@alacrity just to patch the used one, right?

@alacrity @seraphimcaduto As per the decision of the Regiment, yes.

@alacrity Unless you are “Flat Stanley”.

@alacrity if that 5’ roll only came pre-cut in 10" strips.

@alacrity @seraphimcaduto @werehatrack But if it were up to me, I’d replace it.

@alacrity @seraphimcaduto @werehatrack

I got this reference:

A Scottish Soldier, in full dress uniform, marches into a pharmacy.

Very carefully he opens his sporran and pulls out a neatly folded cotton bandana, unfolds it to reveal a smaller silk square handkerchief, which he also unfolds to reveal a condom.

The condom has a number of patches on it. The chemist holds it up and eyes it critically.

"How much to repair it?’ The Scot asks the chemist. “Six pence” says the chemist. “How much for a new one?” “Ten pence” says the chemist.

The Scot painstakingly folds the condom into the silk square handkerchief and the cotton bandana, replaces it carefully in his sporran, and marches out of the door, shoulders back and kilt swinging.

A moment or two later the chemist hears a great shout go up outside, followed by an even greater shout.

The Scottish soldier marches back into the chemists and addresses the proprietor, this time with a grin on his face.

He proudly announces:“The regiment has decided to replace!!!”

@IndifferentDude Why don’t you try it & report back? (It says it’s permanent, though, so make sure you’ve produced any kids you want to have first, k?)

@jmbunkin The Amazon listing says 4 inches.

@ircon96 Thanks

@jmbunkin De nada.

@w0rmwood looks like four inches.

@w0rmwood Myriad. (Wait, was that rhetorical? )

@werehatrack It worked! Your order number is: longer-formidable-floor

/image longer formidable floor

@werehatrack Hey, it’s like the bot knew it could fix a fish tank!

@ircon96 Neptune forbid I should ever have one of those again.

@werehatrack Amen! (Or whatever Neptune prefers…?)

@ircon96 @werehatrack he prefers tridents

@qazxto @werehatrack I prefer Eclipse myself.

@katbyter I’d suggest you shave your head before you use it or you will regret trying to take it off after the aliens make their exit.

@katbyter @Kidsandliz
Kind of like the ‘gorilla glue as mousse’ fiasco…?

@katbyter @Kidsandliz Oh no.

I thought it was an alien shield for protection against the alien probes.

Oh, this is going to be a bad day…

@lisameh It worked! Your order number is: flimsy-peppy-stamp

/image flimsy peppy stamp

@hchavers Beans are less obvious.

@hchavers @werehatrack Be sure to get the ANC beans, though. You can thank me later.

@hchavers @werehatrack

But may be harder to remove…

Don’t ask me how I know.

5-y/o me quickly regretted taking the advice of a "friend " to use dried kidney beans as ear plugs…

Especially after I reported my difficulties in trying to remove them to my Da.

My nephew did the same thing with candy corn, however, unlike me, he told no one and it was only discovered when he developed a raging ear canal infection that damaged his eardrum and resulted in his permanent 40+% hearing loss.

@hchavers
Definitely agree with you!

@hchavers @PhysAssist @werehatrack @ircon96
/youtube Pete Seeger - Beans In My Ears

(For 4 or 5 year old me, it was a bean in my nose - who knows why!)

@PooltoyWolf she won’t feel the same

@warpedrotors What do you mean? Haha

@uvassassin It worked! Your order number is: jaded-grubby-gelato

/image jaded grubby gelato

@k4evryng
Probably best kept inside in a controlled environment as well…

@chienfou @k4evryng Maybe in the battery fridge? (I’ll keep mine in the not-film-anymore drawer.)

@k4evryng @werehatrack
Just somewhere that doesn’t get over 100° in the summer I’m sure.

@chienfou @k4evryng Most of all, out of reach of cats and children.

@werehatrack I knew you’d eventually come around…!

@walarney It worked! Your order number is: older-ungracious-spring

/image older ungracious spring

@jonkliao It worked! Your order number is: carnivorous-macho-badger

/image carnivorous macho badger

@dkaine It worked! Your order number is: amok-meager-warrior

/image amok meager warrior

@dkaine do you have to be a vip or something for this to work?

@dkaine @sflesch
In a word: YES.

@dkaine @sflesch Mehmber, at the very least.

@dkaine @werehatrack I pay the $5-6 monthly fee and it didn’t seem to work. Looks like VIP is no longer available.

@dkaine @sflesch @werehatrack It worked for some other non-VMP members here though. It has to be a comment, not a reply, just
“/buy.”
Just worked for me, below.

@dkaine @Kyeh @werehatrack ah. I may have tried to reply. Thanks. I ordered on the meantime.

@sjk3
Maybe check to see if Project Farm has done the testing for us yet, and if not, maybe suggest that he do so.

@Drez143 It worked! Your order number is: comfortable-whimsical-pixie

/image comfortable whimsical pixie

@callow that seems like it’s better than flex tape

@Anhiel69 @callow
Thanks for posting that. Makes me feel lots better about pulling the trigger!! It’s the kind of stuff that’s nice to have hanging around for those times when you need it.
I have used similar things under pressure. If you do a complete circumferential around the pipe, it helps a lot. Especially if you can do it while it’s dry and not under pressure, let it sit for a few minutes then turn it back on. It can at least buy you some time till you can get a permanent repair made.

@mbersiam It worked! Your order number is: rushing-ambiguous-shape

/image rushing ambiguous shape

@plumpear Three rolls at Amazon vs four rolls here.

@werehatrack Ah ok thank you.

@plumpear @werehatrack
Plus if you become a “mehmber” you don’t pay shipping for a month.

@ublink It worked! Your order number is: frightful-magic-trick

/image frightful magic trick

@IWUJackson It worked! Your order number is: lilac-taut-berserker

/image lilac taut berserker

@Kyeh It worked! Your order number is: moody-wandering-play

/image moody wandering play

@barnabee It worked! Your order number is: frail-berserk-stick

/image frail berserk stick

@mbersiam
Was the surface smooth plastic or was it flocked/velour? This stuff won’t stick to a porous or non smooth surface according to the insert that came with mine.

@chienfou @mbersiam Even mock leather surface texture will defeat a lot of tapes. And some vinyl comes with the surface treated with a glosser or a plasticizer that makes getting anything to adhere to it a real challenge. I haven’t tried this stuff yet, so I don’t really know how good, bad, or indifferent it is. But this report does not fill me with excessive confidence. Eh, we shall see.

@chienfou @mbersiam @werehatrack
Well, if it has a hole in it, I’d have to call that “porous”.

My big question would be, how flexible the Alien tape would be, especially over time.

All my air mattresses develop holes at the seams.

I managed to take some old, clear 2"x2" self-adhesive repair patches that came with the mattresses and get them to work (on seams)! So far…

The old adhesive was obviously old and unsticky, kind of like grandma, but it would still stretch and contract, unlike grandma.

I scrubbed the surface just a bit with a bicycle tube scrubber. Probably didn’t help much - I was afraid of shredding the skin, again, like grandma.

I used some sort of Chinese “Shoe Goo” knockoff and clamped the flexible plastic/vinyl patch in place over too much Shoe Goo. The fresh adhesive removed the old patch stuff, so I was basically relying on the vinyl patch to hold the new flexible glue in place while it cured. I’m sure it helps to let the mattress material and the patch flex with each other and not just crack back open when I refill it.

This was not rubber cement. It fairly obviously melted into the vinyl and patch and seems (or is it “seams”?) to be holding. I truly thought that the adhesive was going to be pushed thru the holes and glue the mattress sides together when I clamped it, but it didn’t.

I assume that the glue has some solvent in it that is banned in the US, since it worked (on SEAMS!).

@G1 @mbersiam
I love Shoe Goo! I also have used that for off-label repairs. Getting a seam to repair is always a major challenge. That seems to be a good solution though. I think roughing the surface a little bit before you put the Shoe Goo on could only help.

@chienfou @mbersiam Reminder though - I used no-name Chinese stuff, so it is probably chock-full of illegal (in the US) solvents.

Remember the really old Testors model cement that used to actually melt the plastic? Probably in there.

Phosphorous? Lead? DDT? Tri-chlor 1,1,1?

Probably all in there.

Good stuff.

@lizrr57 I think Meh got stuck with some old tape which means that we got stuck with it. Hmm… I’m not sure “stuck” is the correct word to use.

@lizrr57 Did you contact Customer Service?

@klynb “tape to adhere the cable box to the bed”

Not asking for any details, but what about a couple of those short bungee cords?