Insomnia

[RESiNATE]

never mind that last question...

Damn, and I typed out all that stuff just now!

[poorman3]

does the glass have an opening where you can feel the etching? can lasers be reflected to do the etching.

[RESiNATE]

No, Poorman, the block of glass is solid.
I suppose that they can focus the laser to any given point.
They say: "New laser technology is used to etch very fine dots inside a cube of glass to create visually stunning images. A light source can be added to increase the effect."
(might save up for one of them there light boxes )

I guess that they use some kind of CNC programming (CNC:ComputerisedNumericControl), like they do for punching out holes in a sheet of steel.
Where I used to work, they had a CNC Punch machine that was capable of punching 600 holes per minute - sounded like a machine gun going off lol.
It could handle a piece of steel that measured 2Mtrs sq (8ftx8ft(approx)), and punch out holes of differing sizes in a matter of seconds!
There was a turret in the middle that housed all the punches, and that would spin to the correct punch-size, at the correct X-Y axis...all at terrific speed.
Was very impressive to watch...but very boring to work.
All the operator had to do was load up a piece of steel, press a button *bang bang bang*, unload the steel, then load another one...repeat 500times a day..grrr...

that's why I went back to truck driving lmaooo

[XTC]

"When you have insomina you are never really awake and you're never really asleep. Everything is just a copy of a copy of a copy. When deep space exploration cramps up, it will be the corporations that name everything. The Microsoft Galaxy, The IBM Stellasphere, Planet Starbucks......"

[RESiNATE]

lol, XTC..and the second rule of Fight Club is...

I first saw that film in the cinema, my mate and I were on allsorts of wierd and wonderful stuff (getting the tickets was an episode in itself lmao), and everything was fine, until the moment that he had that mid-air-collision...
I was like, WTF!!!

lol

Excellent film, that says alot that needs to be listened to

[RESiNATE]

Interestingly, I found myself identifying myself with Marla, more than anyone

[Buck268]

Except the part about insomnia is so true... I rememeber last winter....

[RESiNATE]

Yeah, I guess that this thread is proof that insomniacs should be banned from the internet lmaooo
I know I'm awake, and later...I'll know that I was awake...and when I do finally fall asleep, I'll not wake up....

..hey, now there's a plan lol

Sorry, bit of darkness creeping in there lol

[poorman3]

yes, i guess that steel job would be boring to do. but to watch it work would be cool. my brother and step brother have their own machine shop. they have a few lathes, one has that cnc on it. the other is older and its manual.lol.

[Buck268]

See, last year I'd not sleep for days then get maybe 8-12 hours and be up for the next few days... it was terribly boring...