Comments | aardvarklf: In A Parallel Universe, Thorlabs and Newport Make Sex Toys

aardvarklf

In A Parallel Universe, Thorlabs and Newport Make Sex Toys

Jun 20, 2007 14:00

Maybe I've just been spending too much time searching websites for price comparisons on various optics, but this particular description (for Newport Optics Suprema series mounts) struck me as weirdly sexual ( Read more... )

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monadhrionnag June 20 2007, 15:05:31 UTC

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Can I be as awesome as you are when I grow up?

aardvarklf June 20 2007, 19:36:52 UTC

You are getting there, grasshopper.

In retrospect, I think that a better comment after the increased sensitivity etc. bit would have been "Yeah, well, YOUR MOM offers increased sensitivity and smooth adjustment feel, too." And I can't believe I missed the chance to note that a hex broach adjustment screw sounds positively kinky...

What do you think?

The 140 foot erection jklgoduke June 20 2007, 16:10:26 UTC

Since I happen to be at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at the moment, I am reminded of one of the funniest serious videos I've ever seen. Picture, if you will, a bunch of '60s era science guys complete with buzz cuts and pocket protectors, making a very serious video about erecting a 140 foot radio telescope, and including (accidentally???) about as many double entendres as is humanly possible.

The climactic moment, as it were, came when the derrick heaved and the shaft slid into place...

Re: The 140 foot erection aardvarklf June 20 2007, 19:37:48 UTC

Is this like the construction company whose signs proclaimed "we specialise in quick erections"?

What are you doing at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory?

Re: The 140 foot erection jklgoduke June 20 2007, 23:32:39 UTC

Well, I'm in WV a little early, but next week I'll be on "staph" again at the National Youth Science Camp. Yay!!

taffy23110 June 20 2007, 17:55:27 UTC

Thank you, Aardvark. Needed that this morning. Time goes by painfully slow without any unintentional porn-y literature, and those have been few and far between lately.

aardvarklf June 20 2007, 19:39:27 UTC

Hehe. Of the five people on my friendslist whom I thought would most appreciate this post, three have already replied. Glad I could brighten your day - the Newport website certainly brightened mine!

taffy23110 June 22 2007, 13:15:47 UTC

I got this off my trivial pusuit calendar this morning.
What Big-12 schools band members bang Big Bertha...th e world's biggest bass drum.

Probes! gosplcovrsinger June 20 2007, 20:49:19 UTC

When Brian was researching Geoprobes for work (even the name of the damn thing is dirty) he couldn't belive that the website information wasn't a joke. EVERYTHING about it was sexual sounding! Information about the size of shaft you could get, the hard drilling it could do, etc. It was awesome.

Ohh, I found it! http://www.geoprobe.com/products/products_menu.htm

Just one product description:

Geoprobe® 77 Series soil probing machines are the next generation of direct push efficiency!
This machine is especially ideal for sampling with 3.25-inch probe rods

77 in. probe cylinder stroke allows use of 60 in. probe rods
Over 20 ton pulling capacity for today’s larger sampling tools and deeper depths
Equipped with the powerful GH62 Hammer
Two-speed probe cylinder cycles from bottom to top in less than 5 seconds
Auxiliary hydraulic ports provide power for remote equipment . . .

And it goes on and on like that!

Re: Probes! aardvarklf June 20 2007, 22:34:53 UTC

Oh...My...God...

"Geoprobe® Systems carries a full line of consumable products which allow your site investigation to be trouble-free and contaminant free. We keep items, from sample liners to expendable points, in stock in our warehouse so you have them when you need them."

Or - help, I can't stop laughing -

"Your direct push machine will work harder for you when you give routine care and maintenance."

LOL