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

mindy · Postby **mindy** » Wed May 02, 2018 7:24 pm UTC

IE is so slow to load that it took more than 15 sec to start typing this. I had the forum up with mindy logged in before 15 secs were up, though - does that count?

A hat?

somitomi · Postby **somitomi** » Wed May 02, 2018 9:09 pm UTC

No hats, but I think it does.

A better browser for mindy?

mindy · Postby **mindy** » Wed May 02, 2018 11:10 pm UTC

Chrome mobile browser (incognito mode, so I didn't have to log out first).

Furniture that was purchased from a thrift store?

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Thu May 03, 2018 5:37 am UTC

I don't think so.

Jam?

somitomi · Postby **somitomi** » Thu May 03, 2018 8:13 am UTC

I have a tiny jar of it in the fridge.

Something 3D printed?

zighier · Postby **zighier** » Thu May 03, 2018 10:50 am UTC

Sadly not, though I feel like I must have had one at some point.

An individually wrapped chocolate?

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Thu May 03, 2018 11:32 am UTC

No, but now I want chocolate.

A tissue?

faubi · Postby **faubi** » Thu May 03, 2018 3:01 pm UTC

Yes.

A bean?

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Thu May 03, 2018 6:28 pm UTC

Yes. A bowl of them in fact.

A bowl?

ucim · Postby **ucim** » Wed May 09, 2018 2:22 am UTC

Yes. A bunch even.

A laser?

Jose

SirGabriel · Postby **SirGabriel** » Wed May 09, 2018 4:26 am UTC

It would take me a lot longer than 15 seconds to figure out whether my mouse uses a laser. I can't think of anything else in the room that would.

Something which weighs almost exactly 5 pounds?

ucim · Postby **ucim** » Sat May 12, 2018 4:54 am UTC

Depends how "almost", but in any case it would take me more than fifteen seconds to verify that I'm successful. So, no.

It would be easier if I had a set of exercise weights, but why would I want that?

A startup disk (for any operating system) for a computer you have?

Jose

threetwoone · Postby **threetwoone** » Sat May 12, 2018 5:08 am UTC

Yup. Have one for Zorin OS. Computer’s broken though...

Floss?

phillip1882 · Postby **phillip1882** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:06 am UTC

i got so much floss its not even funny.

electricity?

heuristically_alone · Postby **heuristically_alone** » Mon May 14, 2018 2:29 am UTC

I wont try to grab it though.

A truck?

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:38 am UTC

No.

A mother?

voicedotter · Postby **voicedotter** » Mon May 14, 2018 8:33 am UTC

Yes apparently.

A landline phone.

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Mon May 14, 2018 11:57 am UTC

Yes.

Also hi voicedotter!

A floppy disk?

ucim · Postby **ucim** » Mon May 14, 2018 4:41 pm UTC

Yup. Bunches.

A working machine that can read a floppy disk?

Jose

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Mon May 14, 2018 6:46 pm UTC

I don't think so...

A cola drink?

voicedotter · Postby **voicedotter** » Tue May 15, 2018 6:55 am UTC

Doubtful.

A coaster with a 1903 Cadillac on it

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Tue May 15, 2018 6:58 am UTC

...No.

Something with the logo of your school/workplace on it.

voicedotter · Postby **voicedotter** » Tue May 15, 2018 7:01 am UTC

I can indeed, at a casual stroll (work shirt or jacket)

a kitten?

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:32 am UTC

Nope.

A baby?

heuristically_alone · Postby **heuristically_alone** » Tue May 15, 2018 12:43 pm UTC

No.

A reptile?

emlightened · Postby **emlightened** » Mon May 28, 2018 11:05 pm UTC

Nada.

Something you've personally repaired?

ucim · Postby **ucim** » Tue May 29, 2018 2:43 am UTC

Yep. Some things better than other things.

Something you personally built from scratch? (FSVO "scratch")

Jose

Jumble · Postby **Jumble** » Tue May 29, 2018 12:00 pm UTC

My daughter? Although I think I'd have to admit my contribution was limited and my wife did most of the heavy lifting, for the first nine months at least...

Home-made baked products?

emlightened · Postby **emlightened** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 12:35 am UTC

No.

A loved one?

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:49 am UTC

Multiple members of my family are less than 15 seconds away.

A prosthetic body part?

ObsessoMom · Postby **ObsessoMom** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:11 am UTC

No, but now I'll never think of the phrase "part of the family" in the same way again.

A ray of sunshine?

heuristically_alone · Postby **heuristically_alone** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:05 am UTC

Do the stars count? Or reflection of light off the moon?

A towel?

ucim · Postby **ucim** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:12 am UTC

Yes. Who is ever without one?

An LED that is not part of a device?

Jose

heuristically_alone · Postby **heuristically_alone** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:26 pm UTC

I like to have one on case of emergencies.

A muffin?

ucim · Postby **ucim** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:10 pm UTC

What kind of emergency is solved by having an isolated LED at hand?

Muffin? Yeah, I was about to eat one the first time I saw the post; there's still a stack of English muffins right in the kitchen. 'twould take more than fifteen seconds to toast, but untoasted it's still a muffin.

A snow shovel?

Jose

heuristically_alone · Postby **heuristically_alone** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:16 pm UTC

In case my car dies at night and my phone battery is dead. I keep an led flashlight in my car, one by my bed, and one in my bag at all times.

It's summer! Don't need a snow shovel 15 seconds away.

A hankerchief?

ucim · Postby **ucim** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:18 am UTC

An LED flashlight doesn't count as a solitary LED not in any device. The flashlight is the device. Unless you carry an LED and a watch battery, and put them together when you need light.

Handkerchief? Yup, in my pocket.

A (live) chicken?

Jose

marionic · Postby **marionic** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:11 am UTC

Definitely not.

A karaoke machine, or a karaoke-style videogame, or anything that has some kind of built-in karaoke functionality?

phillip1882 · Postby **phillip1882** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:03 pm UTC

only if you count computers as karaoke machine

a bag of chips that's nearly empty?

flicky1991 · Postby **flicky1991** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:09 pm UTC

Nope.

A microphone that's not attached to another device?

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