How can this happen?!

[spanner570]

I am building the Airfix 1/72 Vosper M.T.B.

This morning I was cleaning up this part of the forward gun railings when....PING! Well, not so much ping, I simply dropped it.

The thing in my hand is a bit of electric cable inner wiring I've managed to shape and glue as a replacement.


I know we have all had small bit of plastic go awol during a build, but how on earth can such a relatively large piece of plastic just disappear, when I simply dropped it?

...and yes, it could have gone 'Boing', but just how far can such a thing fly?

Answers on a post card to......

[Guest]

570 . Based on the circumference of the said part , the fall height coupled with the structure of the plastic inbuilt spring PE(spring) = kx^2 / 2 . approx distance from first contact with ground will be in the region of 453 .5 mm due south of your bench.

Yours 453.

[colin m]

570 . Based on the circumference of the said part , the fall height coupled with the structure of the plastic inbuilt spring PE(spring) = kx^2 / 2 . approx distance from first contact with ground will be in the region of 453 .5 mm due south of your bench.

Yours 453.

I concur.

[Guest]

Have you looked on top of the fridge?

[stona]

That's easy.

Your part has almost certainly been transposed to another universe where it has become part of a model railway set up.

K A Bronnikov (physicist).

[spanner570]

453, Colin, Andy and Steve.......and all the 'Likers' and 'Funnys'

Up yours!..... :tongue-out3:

[spanner570]

570 . Based on the circumference of the said part , the fall height coupled with the structure of the plastic inbuilt spring PE(spring) = kx^2 / 2 . approx distance from first contact with ground will be in the region of 453 .5 mm due south of your bench.

Yours 453.

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[Gern]

I am building the Airfix 1/72 Vosper M.T.B.

This morning I was cleaning up this part of the forward gun railings when....PING! Well, not so much ping, I simply dropped it.

The thing in my hand is a bit of electric cable inner wiring I've managed to shape and glue as a replacement.
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I know we have all had small bit of plastic go awol during a build, but how on earth can such a relatively large piece of plastic simply disappear, when I simply dropped it?

...and yes, it could have gone 'Boing', but just how far can such a thing fly?

Answers on a post card to......

Try dropping this one and see where it bounces. It's bound to land on top of the first one now you've made it - Sod's Law states you'll always find the missing part immediately after you made/bought a replacement.

[stillp]

Try dropping this one and see where it bounces. It's bound to land on top of the first one now you've made it - Sod's Law states you'll always find the missing part immediately after you made/bought a replacement.

In my limited experience of finding dropped parts, it'll turn up just after you've glued the replacement on.
Pete

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Normally I would concur with 453 but I feel he has missed a relevant factor. Due to the warmer than usual weather we are enjoying I am sure you had the window open in order to keep your work space comfortable. Therefore given a draught speed through the window of 7.34 mph the part will not be 453.5mm due south but will be 472.3mm 4 degrees west of south.
I hope this helps.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Let's face it , it's gone to never neverland and will re-appear once glue is applied to the new part. Happens all the time.

Cheers,
Richard

[spanner570]

Thanks a bundle for all your words of encouragement, boys.

Hi Ron
Normally I would concur with 453 but I feel he has missed a relevant factor. Due to the warmer than usual weather we are enjoying I am sure you had the window open in order to keep your work space comfortable. Therefore given a draught speed through the window of 7.34 mph the part will not be 453.5mm due south but will be 472.3mm 4 degrees west of south.
I hope this helps.
Jim

Jim, I took notice of your revised co-ordinates. What does a thick old joiner like 453 know of such matters anyway?

I am typing this on a laptop. Why? I'll tell you why, I'm in A&E! I followed your advise and ended up climbing through the skylight and promptly slid down the roof, landing directly on top of the wife. She is in the next bed, but at least she has a smile on her face and keeps muttering "You being on top of me reminded me of our our courting days!

The stupid woman is obviously in shock......

[peterairfix]

This must be catching as I am writing this one of my figures on my hms victory figurehead just disappeared within two seconds of dropping I even seen where it went and lo and behold it's gone.

[Guest]

Hi Ron
Normally I would concur with 453 but I feel he has missed a relevant factor. Due to the warmer than usual weather we are enjoying I am sure you had the window open in order to keep your work space comfortable. Therefore given a draught speed through the window of 7.34 mph the part will not be 453.5mm due south but will be 472.3mm 4 degrees west of south.
I hope this helps.
Jim

Dear Sir I apologise for the miscalculation, I had indeed no knowledge that 570 had his attic window open. Based on that assumption you are entirely correct. How ever I feel I must point out that 570 is suffering from
disillusionment and more than likely has eaten the said part. Further to this I had just been reliably informed he threw himself off the roof, this proves he is raving mad and should be commited.

Yours 453.

[Guest]

The bounce on these litlle pieces of plastic follows no known law of physics. If I ever do find a piece it's usually an incredible distance away and in a completely different direction from where I'd expect it to be. I also lose my tubes of CA quite often, but they're usually found glued to my elbow.