Crack cocaine appears to be A Thing.
Seems ideal from a dealers point of view 
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Yeah, and letâs face it, drug-users are not exactly famed for their long-term planning skillsâŚ
I was given some before I had the main anaesthetic for an op once. I hated the sensation of suddenly feeling woozy and nauseous, and that was while lying down. Appreciate that many recreational users probably donât just start with it, but I canât say I look forward to ever having it again.
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Same could be said for alcohol. Addicts and alcoholics work through it.
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I guess they had their reasons for giving it to you while you were conscious, but IME it was only used after induction.
This just popped up on my Linkedin.
Want, but might not get my fat arse off the ground.
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Itâs a good fentanyl follow on
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I trust the bird man of Fetlar is watching this.
Lopwell.
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I recall them saying it was a pre-anaesthetic. They did explain why but at that point I was starting to go under so canât remember!
I do remember someone putting lube on their fist and smiling as they turned me over, might have something to do with it I dunnoâŚ
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Itâs bloody powerful stuff, I had it a couple years ago for a colonoscopy. Iâm sure the dose was in the micro rather than milligram levels. I was out my tree fascinated watching my insides on the screen whilst getting a 6ft metal tube shoved up me. Didnât feel a thing, they could have shoved a double decker bus up there and I couldnât have gave a fuck at the time. My heart goes out to those addicted. Particularly those who became addicted via prescription in the US where the docs where coining it in from big pharma. Then it was made pretty much illegal overnight and normal everyday joes are now street junkies. Louis Theroux did a great documentary on it. Should still be on iPlayer i think.
Crash barriers. Taken for granted. Unsurprisingly much more complicated than they appear.
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What could possibly go wrong?
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The international sign language dictionary at Sign language dictionary | SpreadTheSign has an official entry for 5 axis CNC milling machine in English, two versions of German and Estonian.
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Interesting. I was seconded for a few years to the neighbouring accelerator lab at Daresbury, and did some work with their synchrotron and energy-recovery linac machines, but I wasnât aware there had been a predecessor in Liverpool itself. As the machines get larger it really helps if the bedrock on which theyâre built is unusually stable and vibration-free. One of the reasons for choosing Daresbury as a site was the handy outcrop of Bunter sandstone there. I guess that something like that might be harder to reach, and more compromised by tidal distortion and wave noise, not to mention traffic noise, as you approach the coast.
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That it is illegal to get a tattoo in South Korea
Given some of the tasteless crap people get etched into their skin over here, maybe the Koreans have it right
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I find these old videos informative. Fascinating part about brake pads with channels to allow water to dissipate.
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