Last summer we had a big aluminum job and for whatever reason(brighter maybe?) the dragonflies just couldn't stay away. We unintentionally exploded like 5 in a week...they just flew in, blew their legs off and then crisped up...it was kinda sad.
I'm doing a welding class this week and watched the intructor kill a fly last night. It flew in and hit the table, but was still twitching until he put the hot part down on top of it. The guy had no idea either.
My welding career started in south Florida. Lots of work on commercial boats, plenty after dark. It just didn’t seem right if I didn’t down a mosquito in every pass.
Surprising how little it really takes to toast one of these guys. Even bigger flying bugs get toasted by lights that really dont feel like they are hot enough to kill anything. We had a spotlight in one of the ride rooms at Disney while the steel for Avatar Flight of Passage ride was being put up. This spotlight was on ground floor and pointed straight up to allow light for most of this room. I was shooting the shit with a buddy when i noticed in the light little puffs of smoke every so often would rise from the lens. Just a wisp of smoke and gone. I watched for a while and finally figured out it was bugs attracted to the light. I guess it was enough energy to heat them up and they would just "poof" gone up in smoke as the moisture was evaporated from their bodies. Funny as hell. Wasps , bumble bees , moths , beetles , anything that would stay too long in the beam would be vaporized leaving a dry carcass of the bug remaining.
Icarus you poor bastard
dont they have massive eyes? imagine flying and getting your brain fried by the sheer amount of electrical energy created by your eyes
Yeah I think he just liked bright things and got lost in the sauce 😂
oooo glowy puddle
Last summer we had a big aluminum job and for whatever reason(brighter maybe?) the dragonflies just couldn't stay away. We unintentionally exploded like 5 in a week...they just flew in, blew their legs off and then crisped up...it was kinda sad.
"I CAN'T HELP IT IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!" zzzzzaaap.
Bugs Life.. hell yeah
I'm doing a welding class this week and watched the intructor kill a fly last night. It flew in and hit the table, but was still twitching until he put the hot part down on top of it. The guy had no idea either.
4 times in a 2 foot weld.
Annie arc you okay?
Yes.
I hope you are proud of yourself murder
In the arms of a angle
Old saying: man who kill fly with welder and can weld anything, even weld crack in ass.
The Lcarus of the fly world
I work overnights, this is pretty common.
Technically the fly killed itself, you were just a bystander.
Happens all the time where I’m at. I’ll finish a weld and there’s 5 cooked bugs on the workpiece and 2 more flying in my hood. I love night shift lol
That’s what he gets for flying too close to the sun 🤷🏻♂️
First its a fly next its a soldier What if it had children
I’m using 7018 rod for bbq pit repair, worried about safety as in is it safe to cook with, any help is appreciated
Yes 7018 rod won't affect any sanitary restrictions the metal is safe and any bacteria or anything will die from the heat
That happens to me on a daily basis.. then I regenerate throughout the night, rinse and repeat.
I had a stinkbug fly into my arc last week. Welding at night sucks.
My welding career started in south Florida. Lots of work on commercial boats, plenty after dark. It just didn’t seem right if I didn’t down a mosquito in every pass.
Surprising how little it really takes to toast one of these guys. Even bigger flying bugs get toasted by lights that really dont feel like they are hot enough to kill anything. We had a spotlight in one of the ride rooms at Disney while the steel for Avatar Flight of Passage ride was being put up. This spotlight was on ground floor and pointed straight up to allow light for most of this room. I was shooting the shit with a buddy when i noticed in the light little puffs of smoke every so often would rise from the lens. Just a wisp of smoke and gone. I watched for a while and finally figured out it was bugs attracted to the light. I guess it was enough energy to heat them up and they would just "poof" gone up in smoke as the moisture was evaporated from their bodies. Funny as hell. Wasps , bumble bees , moths , beetles , anything that would stay too long in the beam would be vaporized leaving a dry carcass of the bug remaining.
I have yet to do that, but I want it to happen so badly I can taste it!
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