Electrolysis and Fire!

This is part of a series on cleaning cast iron with electrolysis.

I couldn't resist any longer and I decided to try to light the hydrogen on fire.

The cake is not a lie!

I tried to upload a picture of my birthday cake, which looks very much like the cake from portal, but the upload froze repeatedly and I gave up.


So, I guess the cake is a lie, after all.

Electrolysis Continued

Please read earlier safety warnings before attempting this.

It has now been 6.5 hours total running time with the current on. However, I've had a busy week and the skillet has spent plenty of time sitting in the water with nothing happening. I think the rust sediments settled on it because it looks a bit browner than before.

The wire mesh I was using as an anode has disintegrated and is now useless. No more current through that. I have replaced it with a stainless steel kitchen rack thing from IKEA. The new rack does not reach as deep down into the skillet, so I am concerned that I am going to get most current flowing through the rim and not as much cleaning down at the bottom.

Cleaning cast iron with electrolysis part 3

This is part of a series on seasoning cast iron cookware.

SAFETY WARNING: This process (electrolysis of water) generates extremely flammable hydrogen gas. Use adequate ventilation, keep away from flame, spark, children, and idiots. There is also a possibility of electrical shock. Read all safety warnings and take appropriate precautions or do not attempt.

At 180 minutes, current had dropped to ~5A (down for 10A @ 135 minutes). The charger was turned off and the skillet was removed for inspection.

Cleaning cast iron with electrolysis part 2

This is part of a series on seasoning cast iron cookware.
SAFETY WARNING: This process (electrolysis of water) generates extremely flammable hydrogen gas. Use adequate ventilation, keep away from flame, spark, children, and idiots. There is also a possibility of electrical shock. Read all safety warnings and take appropriate precautions or do not attempt.

Checked on setup at 135 minutes.

Seasoning cast iron cookware

This is the start of what should become a series of posts about my progress in seasoning cast iron cookware.

Objective: achieve a high quality surface on a cast iron skillet.
Summary of intended procedure: clean current skillet with electrolysis then season with flax oil at high temperature.

Phase 1: Electrolysis.
SAFETY WARNING: This process generates extremely flammable hydrogen gas. Use adequate ventilation, keep away from flame, spark, children, and idiots. There is also a possibility of electrical shock. Read all safety warnings and take appropriate precautions or do not attempt.

Inappropriate Wrist Strength

As the waiter gathered the used plates, quoth my mother, "you must have really strong wrists". I told her it could be inappropriate to tell a man how strong his wrists must be. She did not understand. I've decided that it's better that way.

Fitness website!

fitocracy.com

This website tracks your exercise and awards points. I find it to be a very helpful motivational tool.

Fitness Sandwich!

This is a nice sandwich to go with your workout. It works best if you pick a healthy whole grain bread with low sugar.

• Bread
• Peanut Butter
• Sliced banana
• Cinnamon
• Psyllium Husk

Fitness smootie!

Put the following into a blender:

• A big handfull of frozen blueberries
• A small handfull of frozen spinach
• A peeled banana
• A big sprinkle of psyllium husk (it doesn't taste like anything, and fiber is good for you. Pour in as much as you dare)
• One or two scoops of protein powder. I use a vanilla flavored whey protein. I recommend something on the order of 30g of protein.
• Any powdered vitamins or supplements you'd like to add.
• Milk or soy milk. Pour it in until it starts to wet any powder at the top. The final consistency should be a thick liquid.

The final product will have a good amount of protein and fiber. It tastes pretty good, too. I think it's better with soy milk.

How many US states have you shit in?

I've put my mark on Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, and Utah. Maybe Alaska, but I can't remember if I did my dumping exclusively on the ship or not.

Crossing the Double Yellow Line Into the Carpool Lane

The double yellow line means do not cross. It is not okay for you to cross it, even if it's convenient. Drivers in the carpool lane are often going faster and it is the difference in speed which is dangerous. That's why there's a line that you're not allowed to cross.

Enter and exit the carpool lane only at designated points!

The Glory of the Spork

Imagine that you are sitting in a nice Asian restaurant eating fried rice. You use a spoon to get a nice scoop full of rice. But wait! Look at that nice crisp [YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE HERE]! You attempt to scoop up the vegetable on top of your spoonful of rice, but it rolls off. You can't do it! You could use a fork, but then most of the rice would fall through. But if you had a spork, you could scoop the rice and then stab the vegetable! You'd be the big winner! You see, BOB thought of all of this when he created the spork. If you had thought of this also, you wouldn't have been eating fried rice with a spoon.

Spork Poetry!

Look what I found!
The Quest for the Holy Spork

The Ballad of the Battle of the Sporks

Putting your phone on speaker and holding it while driving

Dear southern California drivers:
Why do you think it's OK to hold your phone near your head while it's on speaker? Do you think that's what the hands free law means? Do you think it's better to do that than just holding it to your ear? Well, it isn't. You're holding the phone, so it is not hands free, and I hope your distracted ass gets a ticket. Why don't you hang up and pay attention to the road? I don't want you to crash into me because you are too caught up in whatever you're talking about. Just shut up and watch the road.

Today, I learned what Santorum REALLY means.

It may be the name of a politician, but santorum also means something else! Isn't that fun?