kav Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Ken Aldred said: We only ever used sulphuric acid, which was colourless rather than colorless. I can state flat out you should never mix concentrated Sulpheuric, Nitric, and Hyrochlouric acid together in a test tube in an attempt to clean it out- what it does is create an instant acid cannon which will spray across the entire lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 11:27 AM, Ken Aldred said: Something I've never really thought about. At least in the main comicbook-obsessed countries we have a degree of stability and don't experience the kind of extreme hyperinflation seen in Weimar Germany and Zimbabwe, and consequently need to use wheelbarrows filled with banknotes - unless you're purchasing a Tomb of Dracula key in ultra high grade, so it would seem this week. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 You didn't bring your truck widga didja? I tell you what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGsimba77 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 1:06 PM, telerites said: Did you ever think you could see, buy and pay for comics with just a few taps on a keyboard - not more looking through ads in fanzines to order and no more snail mail ordering, no more sending cash/checks/money orders, and no more stamp licking (and not even sure what or if you would get what you ordered)? No and I may skew much younger here. The technology boom of the 90's changed everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Didja ever think that in 20 years people will be saying didja ever think about stuff we currently believe to be impossible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Like for example "didja ever think that signature books would become vilified as writing on cover and everyone is after pristine books?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 hours ago, MGsimba77 said: No and I may skew much younger here. The technology boom of the 90's changed everything For me the technology boom was the introduction of Pong. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Cigarettes would be more than $1 a pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 1:45 PM, kav said: didja ever think 2 books in same condition would sell for $100,000 difference because one got a 9.8 the other got a 9.6 and if you resubmit the one could end up with a 9.6 and the other a 9.8? When I was a kid in the 60's and even as an adult in 79 getting back into comics there was no such thing as a 9.6 or 9.8 so I never gave it a thought, still don't. On 8/31/2019 at 7:27 PM, romanheart said: Didga ever think you can go back to your childhood and relive it all over again, or realize the best you can do is collect something that can remind you of that sweet time? Well... They say the outer layers of the onion peel first so if we live long enough we all get to relive our childhood. Wait, what am I doing here, what was I talking about, who am I, who are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 26 minutes ago, marvelmaniac said: When I was a kid in the 60's and even as an adult in 79 getting back into comics there was no such thing as a 9.6 or 9.8 so I never gave it a thought, still don't. Well... They say the outer layers of the onion peel first so if we live long enough we all get to relive our childhood. Wait, what am I doing here, what was I talking about, who am I, who are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 10 hours ago, kav said: Like for example "didja ever think that signature books would become vilified as writing on cover and everyone is after pristine books?" I already do. But then again, I'm ahead of the curve. Readcomix and kav 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno Beach Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Didja ever think somebody would spell didja with a g-a? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 36 minutes ago, Juno Beach said: Didja ever think somebody would spell didja with a g-a? When you get as old as I am you might be lucky to just spell your own name right.., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 2:48 PM, Robot Man said: I remember my dad telling me that someday we would be paying for water and TV reception. I thought he was crazy. i have never bought a bottle water in my life Hollywood1892, ComicConnoisseur, FoggyNelson and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Robot Man said: When you get as old as I am you might be lucky to just spell your own name right.., Yep. Take it from ol Vak. Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Back in the 70's there were headlines of a coming Ice Age and the world running out of oil by 2000. OMG, we were all going to be freezing to death by the early 21st century. My how things have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 yup. that wasnt scary enough tho so they switched tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jaylam said: Back in the 70's there were headlines of a coming Ice Age and the world running out of oil by 2000. OMG, we were all going to be freezing to death by the early 21st century. My how things have changed. When I was 14 in the 70's, I thought there would be no more gas, by the time I could get my license 2 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 1 minute ago, comicdonna said: When I was 14 in the 70's, I thought there would be no more gas, by the time I could get my license 2 years later. I was pretty sure that in about 2 years overpopulation would mean jam packed sidewalks and people stuffed in every nook and cranny. comicdonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
