07-17-2007 01:33 PM

Smaug

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if it is for vex i would say it would be used gathering balls

07-17-2007 01:38 PM

MrForbes

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towel rack from the Space Shuttle bathroom?

07-17-2007 01:55 PM

AV_guy007

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hmm, Judging by the fact that they are titanium and have serial numbers I want to sat they are medical parts. I have seen plates and screws for fixing serious bone fractures and breaks. They have all had serial numbers on them.

So my guess is that they are meant for medical use.

07-17-2007 02:04 PM

SgtMillhouse648

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Originally Posted by AV_guy007 hmm, Judging by the fact that they are titanium and have serial numbers I want to sat they are medical parts. I have seen plates and screws for fixing serious bone fractures and breaks. They have all had serial numbers on them. So my guess is that they are meant for medical use.

07-17-2007 02:37 PM

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I'm not convinced of the medical part. Titanium 6Al4V is normally used in Aircraft due to its excellent heat properties... So I'm guessing it's something from some sort of aircraft...

The part that really confuses me is that Titanium 6Al4V is usually used inside the turbines and jet engines, because of its heat resistance.

So I have no clue, only more pieces to the puzzle.

07-17-2007 02:48 PM

AdamHeard

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Originally Posted by AV_guy007 hmm, Judging by the fact that they are titanium and have serial numbers I want to sat they are medical parts. I have seen plates and screws for fixing serious bone fractures and breaks. They have all had serial numbers on them. So my guess is that they are meant for medical use.

07-17-2007 02:57 PM

Jeremiah Johnson

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Break your sternum?

07-17-2007 03:26 PM

AdamHeard

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No, I tore the cartilage near the sternum pretty bad.

There is a condition known as "pectus excavatum" which is that "hole" in the chest you see on some people, I apparently had a very, very slight case in which you cuoldn't even tell really. When I get kneed perfectly lined up there, it pushed in rather far and became a rather severe case... It was even cutting off one of my bronchial tubes almost completely (It also was pushing on my heart and supposedly raising my blood pressure). the bar had to be put in to flatten it out while it regrew (which apparently takes a long, long time...).

07-17-2007 04:02 PM

Cynette

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Kinda gross, and yet totally amazing at the same time!

07-17-2007 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard No, I tore the cartilage near the sternum pretty bad. There is a condition known as "pectus excavatum" which is that "hole" in the chest you see on some people, I apparently had a very, very slight case in which you cuoldn't even tell really. When I get kneed perfectly lined up there, it pushed in rather far and became a rather severe case... It was even cutting off one of my bronchial tubes almost completely (It also was pushing on my heart and supposedly raising my blood pressure). the bar had to be put in to flatten it out while it regrew (which apparently takes a long, long time...).

07-17-2007 04:09 PM

Jeremiah Johnson

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Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor Wow. I've done martial arts my whole life, and I've never seen that kind of injury... However, I have seen ribs shattered... is that similar? Glad that things out, cuz that means you're better.

07-17-2007 04:28 PM

eshteyn

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looks like you broke an ice bucket to get the handle and a small jewelery chest for the hinges

07-17-2007 04:47 PM

=Martin=Taylor=

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If I were you I'd use it on next year's robot.

It would make a great conversation piece with the judges

Judge - "So where did your team get the titanium?"
You - "Oh... I had it surgically removed from my chest..."

07-17-2007 06:22 PM

GaryVoshol

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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII If I were you I'd use it on next year's robot. It would make a great conversation piece with the judges Judge - "So where did your team get the titanium?" You - "Oh... I had it surgically removed from my chest..."

07-18-2007 12:40 AM

AV_guy007

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I knew it!

I came really close to having a plate and some screws put into my arm. The doctor showed me them and they looked very similar to the 2 smaller plates shown there.