The Longest Thread (K'Nex Forum Version)

Shadowman · #**251** 08-20-2009, 05:39 PM

Arrgh! My neighbors are re-doing their house to sell it, and they have been doing it since June. You won't believe how much trash they took out of their house. First, there were lots of dump trucks and a bulldozer, and they were making so much noise. Then every single day I woke up to the sound of a saw cutting tile and wood. Besides the dump trucks, they also needed a dumpster to take out all their trash.
Right now I hear some kind of banging noise, but it's very annoying. I hope they're finished re-modeling their house soon!

**MP thrill rides** · #**252** 08-20-2009, 08:55 PM

Um... where do you live?

Shadowman · #**253** 08-20-2009, 09:14 PM

Smyrna, Tennessee.

**BGTKing** · #**254** 08-21-2009, 10:50 AM

I used to work in Smyrna, Ga, just outside of Atlanta.

**The KNex Weasel** · #**255** 08-21-2009, 02:19 PM

Hello, everyone.

Checking in from my new dorm.

Shadowman · #**256** 08-21-2009, 05:10 PM

^Is your dorm nice?
I just got back from a pep rally from school, and my ears are still ringing. Fortunately, my neighbors aren't making any noise today

**BGTKing** · #**257** 08-22-2009, 10:45 AM

My freshman dorm was tiny as crap. It sucks living in the same room as a random person.

**The KNex Weasel** · #**258** 08-22-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadowman

^Is your dorm nice?

Yes and no. There's enough room for me to store all my things, but there's no air conditioning.

Right now, I'm practically the Freshman Playboy of NIU, most likely because I'm not afraid to play a piano in front of 500 people.

Shadowman · #**259** 08-22-2009, 08:25 PM

^No air conditioning? I wouldn't be able to stand that.
I think I'm going to get a nice condo when I go to college. I'll make sure it has plenty of room for my ball machines (if I'm still interested in them by then).

**The KNex Weasel** · #**260** 08-22-2009, 11:31 PM

Well, I'm in a room under the shade of a conifer tree (I think a Pine), and we get to have a fan, so that keeps things from getting too hot. Plus, the lounges in the hall are air conditioned.

On the other hand, in the halls that are air conditioned, they never turn the things off (not even in Winter). A lot of people have told me it's a lot harder to stay warm in those places when the temperature outside is oh, say, -10*.

SwimZONE · #**261** 08-23-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by The KNex Weasel

but there's no air conditioning.

Colorado University?

**BGTKing** · #**262** 08-23-2009, 08:26 PM

How old is the dorm you are living in?

**Coaster105** · #**263** 08-25-2009, 10:04 PM

I Hate Math... I suck so horribly at it. First class of Grade 11 math, and I'm totally lost. At least this is my last year taking it.

**BGTKing** · #**264** 08-26-2009, 10:39 AM

What type of math are you doing?

**Coaster105** · #**265** 08-26-2009, 12:22 PM

^Principles Math, which is the hardest level. I really didn't want to take that high, but my counselor insisted that I did.

**Kairah** · #**266** 08-26-2009, 01:22 PM

Math = Fun!

Shadowman · #**267** 08-26-2009, 06:40 PM

^That is if you have the right teacher.
I had to repeat Algebra I this year because I sucked at it last year.

**BGTKing** · #**268** 08-26-2009, 10:17 PM

I mean, like what kind of stuff are you doing in that class that is difficult?

**Coaster105** · #**269** 08-27-2009, 12:34 AM

They jumped right into the middle of some really hard algebra. I think what i hate is that They expect you to remember every last detail from last years math, and don't explain it again and just give you a bunch of questions that you have no clue how to do. I guess, I hate the teachers more then the actual math...

**The KNex Weasel** · #**270** 08-27-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BGTKing

How old is the dorm you are living in?

Oldest residence hall on campus, I think. Fortunately, I don't use it at all except to sleep, so it's not too big a load to bear.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coaster105

They jumped right into the middle of some really hard algebra. I think what i hate is that They expect you to remember every last detail from last years math, and don't explain it again and just give you a bunch of questions that you have no clue how to do. I guess, I hate the teachers more then the actual math...

Trust me, be glad you're not doing statistics or calculus yet. In algebra, you use four functions to solve a thousand problems. In calculus, you use a thousand functions to solve four problems.

And speaking of which...(*winces at calc homework*)

**Coaster105** · #**271** 08-27-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The KNex Weasel

In algebra, you use four functions to solve a thousand problems. In calculus, you use a thousand functions to solve four problems.

No idea what you just said.

I just bought 1ss 1 rr a tyranno bot set and a tub, for 40 bucks off of craigslist.

Craigslist is a great site to get knex off of.(in my area anyways)

**Kairah** · #**272** 08-27-2009, 05:23 PM

Sweet! Especially that tyranno bot is cool

**Coaster105** · #**273** 08-27-2009, 06:07 PM

^yeah it is cool. The instructions were missing from the Tyranno bot, so i just spent the last 2 hours trying to build it just from the picture on the box. When i was finished i still had 30 pieces left over, so obviously i missed something, lol.

Shadowman · #**274** 08-27-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Coaster105

^yeah it is cool. The instructions were missing from the Tyranno bot, so i just spent the last 2 hours trying to build it just from the picture on the box. When i was finished i still had 30 pieces left over, so obviously i missed something, lol.

I remember trying to build the Trampoline Tower just from a small picture in a catalog, and I actually thought it would work! I was about 7 years old then. After all those years of wanting that set, I finally got it last summer.

**BGTKing** · #**275** 08-30-2009, 09:21 PM

And another week of classes begins already tomorrow.

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