Topic: A head's up for anyone who has a TV (Read 7880 times)

Third Mate · « **on:** October 15, 2011, 06:04:35 »

The great television, we all love watching that box produce motion pictures. But strangely this never crossed my mind. Tv's can overheat, I did not think it was possible with all the safety features but better be careful. Did anyone have a tv turn into a steam engine before?

Mad_Fred · « **Reply #1 on:** October 15, 2011, 08:11:17 »

Errrmm.. What's a TV? Is that something new?

Simos31 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 15, 2011, 09:12:59 »

It feels scary to assume that global industries, from marine enterprises to automobiles or home appliances are trying to suck out the last penny from insurance by sinking useless fleet or recalling consumer products for safety reasons. I don't remember any vehicles being recalled for leaks or faulty breaks in the nineties. It sounds weird that such malfunctions became so common in the totally computerized 21st century industrial design. I guess industry fears recession and and stagnation in demand more than anything. It seems that some wouldn't hesitate to blow up oil rigs or empty oil pipes in rivers so that oil keeps on flowing flawlessly.
Insurance should not be the toy of careless bankers.

Third Mate · « **Reply #3 on:** October 15, 2011, 10:26:24 »

Quote from: Simos31 on October 15, 2011, 09:12:59

It feels scary to assume that global industries, from marine enterprises to automobiles or home appliances are trying to suck out the last penny from insurance by sinking useless fleet or recalling consumer products for safety reasons. I don't remember any vehicles being recalled for leaks or faulty breaks in the nineties. It sounds weird that such malfunctions became so common in the totally computerized 21st century industrial design. I guess industry fears recession and and stagnation in demand more than anything. It seems that some wouldn't hesitate to blow up oil rigs or empty oil pipes in rivers so that oil keeps on flowing flawlessly.
Insurance should not be the toy of careless bankers.

I have a feeling if the markets keep crashing, people will turn to "insurance" alot and the only option. By the looks of it they are starting with MegaShips, soon airplanes and every thing that moves. And before you even say anything, humans as well, "It was an accident" now the insurance will triple skyrocket!

Third Mate · « **Reply #4 on:** October 15, 2011, 10:28:03 »

Quote from: Mad_Fred on October 15, 2011, 08:11:17

Errrmm.. What's a TV? Is that something new?

Fred my good man :L that was a good joke, they come in all shapes and sizes giving an output of motion images mostly in color

dexter7 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 15, 2011, 11:34:08 »

My friend Fred a television is not new it is an old thing with awesome capabilities!

rjwhyte09 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 15, 2011, 11:55:06 »

A Scottish Guy Invented the first TV?
http://www.magicdragon.com/Wallace/thingscot.html#Te

I Know Alexandra Graham Bell was scottish he Invented the Telephone.

vin_sun · « **Reply #7 on:** October 15, 2011, 12:58:28 »

Quote from: Third Mate on October 15, 2011, 06:04:35

Did anyone have a tv turn into a steam engine before?

It used to happen in the Soviet Union during the Communist regime.

Read this article:-

http://reasontostand.org/archives/2011/08/29/exploding-tv-sets-and-government-regulation

vin_sun

VirtualSkipper · « **Reply #8 on:** October 15, 2011, 13:12:30 »

I heared you must never leave on old big TV on stand-by because just one spark (because of the dust it attracts) can set the whole works on fire!

I have such a TV....

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 15, 2011, 18:41:44 »

Quote from: rjwhyte09 on October 15, 2011, 11:55:06

A Scottish Guy Invented the first TV?
http://www.magicdragon.com/Wallace/thingscot.html#Te

I Know Alexandra Graham Bell was scottish he Invented the Telephone.

It was John Logie Baird who invented the television- and yes, he was Scottish.

Scotland has had a disproportionately high number of inventors and many inventions we take for granted came from Scotland (from 1750-1850 England led the invention stakes before 1850-1910 in which Scotland was at the forefront of technology).

However- since tv has given us such rubbish as "im a celebrity get me out of here" and "strictly come watch paint dry" I don't think this is one of the inventions to crow about!

Rbsanford · « **Reply #10 on:** October 15, 2011, 20:23:50 »

Quote from: Stuart2007 on October 15, 2011, 18:41:44

However- since tv has given us such rubbish as "im a celebrity get me out of here" and "strictly come watch paint dry" I don't think this is one of the inventions to crow about!

well not everything on tv is total garbage...

like: everything thats not on MTV

rjwhyte09 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 15, 2011, 21:58:26 »

Quote from: Rbsanford on October 15, 2011, 20:23:50

well not everything on tv is total garbage...

like: everything thats not on MTV

Yeah Like The X Factor its great.

Rbsanford · « **Reply #12 on:** October 16, 2011, 00:00:49 »

lost was great.

dexter7 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 16, 2011, 01:23:54 »

Indeed it was and still is!

Rbsanford · « **Reply #14 on:** October 16, 2011, 01:30:16 »

ive only seen seasons 1, 2, 3.

Third Mate · « **Reply #15 on:** October 16, 2011, 03:26:40 »

Quote from: Rbsanford on October 16, 2011, 01:30:16

ive only seen seasons 1, 2, 3.

Oh my, Lost has really captured my imagination

, I miss a few other reality tv show such as extreme fishing, at the momment we have on tv Superships and Air crash investigators during the weekends

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 16, 2011, 11:14:26 »

Lost? I saw the first episode. That's it.

It is clear when any programme sticks in too many good looking blondes that it is because the story line is rubbish.

Did this over bloated rubbish ever conclude with them leaving the island? Wasn't it something to do with a long lost tribe of monsters living on some unknown mystical island (the globe is mapped!) and one of the passengers was posessed by the devil or some other ridiculous story.

Simos31 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 16, 2011, 22:16:19 »

Me too! whenever my life gets calm and orderly and my emotions feel absolutely balanced and kind, when I've forgotten what means anxiety, stress, fear, violence and perversion, then all I have to do is switch on the tv receiver and bring it all back instantly into my mind and emotion!

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 16, 2011, 22:51:11 »

In any case, Mr Baird might hve designed the tv. However, I'd like to propose the greatest Scottish invention being

GLENFIDDCH WHISKY

saltydog · « **Reply #19 on:** October 16, 2011, 23:04:28 »

Quote from: Simos31 on October 16, 2011, 22:16:19

Me too! whenever my life gets calm and orderly and my emotions feel absolutely balanced and kind, when I've forgotten what means anxiety, stress, fear, violence and perversion, then all I have to do is switch on the tv receiver and bring it all back instantly into my mind and emotion!

Then you need myZen tv..

http://www.myzen.tv/

Simos31 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 16, 2011, 23:38:54 »

Quote from: saltydog on October 16, 2011, 23:04:28

Then you need myZen tv..

http://www.myzen.tv/

doesn't look bad at all as a picture. But to me tv is like homo seeing homo. Monkey see, monkey do.
In the last 30 years of my life I've seen all kinds of homos doing all kinds of things. White, black, pale, taller, shorter, thick and thin, doing that and that and that. I mean I can hardly sit and watch 30minute of motion picture on that glass, not to mention movies. I feel like a dog obliged to watch other dogs living my dogslife, my dogdream and my doggish ambition for me. But after all it's just about liking it or not. For grannies though it's a nice life substitute for the life they can't experience anymore.
I don't think tv can teach me anything more, neither it can substitute my real-life joy of experience or influence any longer my will or ambition. To me it is just a tool of industry which uses advertising to chase and control naive homos. Nothing more than that. Let it burn, i don't care!

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