I’m gonna die from 1000lbs of tile extra

posted Jul 5th 2007 11:29pm by Will O'Brien
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I spent most of my day laying nearly an actual ton of tile in my house. Right now it hurts to just to type. (And thanks to Marsha for the helping hand.)

[ironjungle] sent in his $20 kite cam project. (Same camera as the cat cam)

[Dan] sent along some pics of his and his friends shoverboard builds (leaf blower hover boards)

[fucter] sent along his take on my simple audio mixer how-to.

[B-Rock] sent along a little iphone sim testing performed by our buds over at tuaw.

If you’re trying to develop web content for the latest in geek swag, you might dig firebug for the iphone.

Comments [12]

Reader Comments

A ton is 2000 pounds, not 1000,

Posted at 3:22 am on Jul 6th, 2007 by Dave

are you sure that isent a tonne?
a metric ton is 1000Kg

Posted at 5:54 am on Jul 6th, 2007 by spiderwebby

Yes, quite right. Wiki agrees though its actually slightly more than 2000lbs i believe its 2240lbs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton

Posted at 10:15 am on Jul 6th, 2007 by CriticalFault

A short ton = 2000lbs. I put down nearly 1000 lbs of tile – and something close to that in cement backer board.

Posted at 10:15 am on Jul 6th, 2007 by Will OBrien

…Who cares if he got it wrong or right guy’s, Damn…

Is it one color? Did you integrate a pattern or anything?

Posted at 10:51 am on Jul 6th, 2007 by exine

“Is it one color? Did you integrate a pattern or anything?”

Just look at the photo- they’re all white. ;)

Posted at 11:41 am on Jul 6th, 2007 by the anonny mouse

Save your extra tile! Put it in the attic, but what ever you do, save it. BTW, tiles with dremil cut slots make great mounts for nichrome wire for plastic benders.

Posted at 11:57 am on Jul 6th, 2007 by Joel Aud

i’ve always wanted a freaking hoverboard. any word on when the next album will come out? it doesn’t look like they are very far along yet…
keep it up!

Posted at 12:12 pm on Jul 6th, 2007 by dave

I’m in the process of laying down 50 sq ft in the bathroom. Yes, between the backerboard and squatting for 5 hours, I had to quit. I could not tile anymore. If I cut one more piece, I think I would have passed out. It’s definitely a workout for anyone who doesn’t do it regularly. I just feel bad for you when you have to grout it – at least that’s the easy(ier) part!

Posted at 5:41 pm on Jul 7th, 2007 by chris mca

I’m wondering why don’t they use an annular air cushion like hovercraft do.
“
Cockerell used simple experiments involving a vacuum cleaner motor and two cylindrical cans. He proved the workable principle of a vehicle suspended on a cushion of air blown out under pressure, making the vehicle easily mobile over most surfaces.”

Posted at 5:58 pm on Jul 8th, 2007 by iapx80888

Man, I feel for you with that floor. I spent the weekend reflooring my bedroom in laminate – ripping the carpet out, ripping the underlay out, putting everything down. It was a *much* bigger job than I thought it’d be and took 30 hours straight. I’m in such agony right now because of it too!!

Posted at 6:01 am on Jul 9th, 2007 by Spanky Deluxe

I tiled my house also. Did you notice how the last box of tile weighed more than the first?

Posted at 4:50 pm on Jul 10th, 2007 by Robert