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How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?
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02-15-2009, 02:24 AM
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How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?
I stopped in the local bar after work the other day, and I had a few nails in my pocket I had forgot about. As I was enjoying my Crown and Coke, I had a couple of those nails on the bar just goofing around with them and a fellow asked my WTF was I doing with those nails.
"Seeing how many I can balance on the head of one" He didn't think I could balance any on the head of another, 1 at the most, he allowed. "Tell ya what" I told him, "Buy me a shot for everyone I can more than, say, 3 then." That sounded like a pretty good bet to him, so it was done. So I went out to the truck and grabbed a handfull of green sinkers and my hammer and proceded to balance 18 nails on the head of 1. The guy was pissed. Lucky thing for him I gave up and let him off the hook after about 6 or 7 shots. I think most older carpenters knew this trick, but it's great for getting a free drink or lunch outta the know-it-all kids.  I'll post how it's done later.
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02-15-2009, 09:06 AM
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Re: How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?
I can easily do 12-14,
 if the first two are longer...maybe more. Are all your nails the same size? I do this trick with 12d's and run out of room cause of the diameter of the nail. I hope I don't give away your trick  but I still can get even some "seasoned" carpenters on this
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02-15-2009, 12:43 PM
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Re: How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?
That sounds like it, SDC. This is how it's done:
    
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02-15-2009, 12:59 PM
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Re: How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?
I wonder what the bartender said when you started pounding that nail into the bartop.
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02-15-2009, 01:16 PM
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Re: How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?
Ha! I don't believe it!
A crown and coke, in a local bar, in UTAH!  Just kidding! |
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02-15-2009, 01:23 PM
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Re: How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?
Neat trick. Haven't seen that one.
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Re: How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?Quote:
you have just blown with that post?
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02-19-2009, 09:35 PM
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Re: How Many Nails Can You Balance On 1?
awesome
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