Can you produce [X] in less than 15 seconds?

[slinches]

I could, but won't. There are women who work here who have them, but they are likely to be attached to their nails.


A fake finger?

[flicky1991]

Nope.

Medicine?

[faubi]

Several different over-the-counter and prescription medications.

A glass bottle?

[Freddino18]

*mumble mumble* unreliable classmates *mumble mumble*

A strand of hair longer than your hand? (no need to rip one out)

[slinches]

Not on me.

a wig?

[flicky1991]

Nope.

An insect?

[SirGabriel]

Does a robotic grasshopper count?

A robotic animal?

[Freddino18]

No.

A book?

[flicky1991]

Yes. Lots.

A pair of sunglasses?

[slinches]

I'm wearing a pair of regular glasses, but they aren't tinted so I guess they don't count.


Safety goggles/glasses?

[ucim]

Yeah, down in the basement. I can get there in fifteen seconds.

A two-line cordless speakerphone? (The cordless part doesn't have to be the speakerphone part.)

Jose

[heuristically_alone]

Definitely not.

A mechanical pencil?

[faubi]

Two of them right here on my desk.

An umbrella?

[Freddino18]

No. Go fish.

A fish?

[flicky1991]

Don't think so.

A child?

[ucim]

No. According to Grease, it takes fifteen minutes, not fifteen seconds.

An icicle?

Jose

[Freddino18]

School security guards would stop me.

A badge that grants access to something?

[slinches]

I'm wearing my work security badge right now.

Something that you shouldn't have access to, but do anyway?

[ucim]

The access-granting-item is right here, but it would take more than fifteen seconds to actually get to the place it grants access to.

An audio-coupled modem?

Jose

[slinches]

Nope. Those never made much sense anyway. Why convert an electrical signal to audio only to use a phone to convert it back into an electrical signal?

A modem that is capable of speeds higher than 1Gb/s?

[heuristically_alone]

Sadly no.

A car radio?

[Freddino18]

No. I am not the Flash. Or Reverse-Flash. Or Earth-2 Flash. Or Earth-3 Flash. Or Zoom. Or Jesse Quick. Or Kid Flash. Or Savitar. Or Quicksilver. Or Johnny Quick. Or Godspeed. Or Black Flash. Or Impulse. Or Speed Demon. Or Inertia. Or Baron Blitzkrieg. Or The Rival.

A rechargeable, portable, auxiliary power source?

[somitomi]

Right here in the stupid drawer of my desk.

A bicycle?

[Freddino18]

No again.

A device with a floppy drive/just a floppy drive?

[ucim]

I have a bunch of floppy drives in the basement, and some computers with floppies in them. I don't know which ones work, though I know some of them do.

A swimming pool?

Jose

[flicky1991]

No.

A hamster wheel or similar pet exercise device?

[slinches]

Nope. No pets allowed at work.

A book on a very specific technical subject?

[Tillian]

I have all of my old course books right in front of me. I don't know if they would count as "very specific", but I have an introductory book in Model Theory and a thick survey-ish book about the current body of knowledge of Homotopy Type Theory anno 2013. I'd say those are pretty broad, but you be the judge.

Something that you lost or had stolen from you, but is now in your possession again.

[SirGabriel]

I couldn't find my Nook charger a couple days ago, but it turns out it was in my laptop bag the whole time, and at the moment it is about 2 feet away from me. Does that count?

A custom license plate?

[ucim]

If my ham radio plates count, then yes. Alas, they are not on my car, as there was an interruption in registration (long story) and the bureaucracy for getting them properly reassigned is... well... bureaucratic.

A handwritten love letter?

Jose

[heuristically_alone]

Yes. My greatest treasure. Though im sure I could write one in 15 seconds as well.

Pink underwear?

[slinches]

Yes, but they aren't mine.

The love of your life?

[Freddino18]

Meanie.

A breadboard?

[faubi]

Yes.

A bell?

[slinches]

That depends. Does a bronze plate that resonates nicely, like a bell count? How about a picture of a Bell helicopter? I also have a coffee cup that's bell-shaped.


A way to use a common item near you that is outside of its design intent?

[Freddino18]

I could beat someone with a water bottle.

A water bottle that does not have a circular cross section anywhere along its length?

[slinches]

I don't think that exists. The opening at the top of bottles is universally round as far as I can find. Some have square caps, but the cap fitting itself is still round. The closest thing I know of is a snapware container, but that shouldn't count.

Something entirely impractical for its originally intended use?

[somitomi]

We have a dish rack in the kitchen that I absolutely despise because the only things you can safely place on it are plates less than 2 centimeters thick overall. Everything else requires an art halfway between building a house of cards and stone balancing.

A hat bobble not attached to a hat?

[Freddino18]

I am sorry, but I love that hat (It's in one of the inside pockets of my jacket right now).

An article of clothing not made in Asia?

I don't think that exists.

Damn, you're right. the one I was looking at actually had a twist-off lid.

A Blender file?

Edit: oops, two questions!

[slinches]

Apparently, I can: https://download.blender.org/demo/test/splash-pokedstudio.blend.zip


A blended beverage?