tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post5404936694194062476..comments2024-03-23T06:25:06.247-05:00Comments on Detritus of Empire: By Grabthar's Hammer!Tacitushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17007086196578740689noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post-48323208622933192352016-11-17T08:50:37.103-06:002016-11-17T08:50:37.103-06:00I would not have guessed that. I'd have expec...I would not have guessed that. I'd have expected to see some kind of chuck on the bottom to hold the sample. Good thing for them I'm not running that machine. I'd probably run it backwards.<br /><br />Maybe the hammer is for knocking samples loose from some part of the apparatus we don't see?Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post-27159586644903602872016-11-16T16:48:57.801-06:002016-11-16T16:48:57.801-06:00The device is actually for measuring tensile stren...The device is actually for measuring tensile strength. What the Big Hammer is for I can't puzzle out.<br /><br />TTacitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007086196578740689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post-43788602601036108202016-11-16T15:40:54.798-06:002016-11-16T15:40:54.798-06:00Or maybe for crushing those whose Worvan victims n...Or maybe for crushing those whose Worvan victims need to be avenged? :-)Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post-64554415975763717022016-11-16T15:37:19.445-06:002016-11-16T15:37:19.445-06:00Breaking concrete cylinders? Of course, I'm t...Breaking concrete cylinders? Of course, I'm thinking like a civil engineer. It could be for any number of material compression or shear tests.Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.com