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nate_fordham
Oct 20, 2005, 4:40 PM
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I was using my car to put my slack line up and my beaner didnt close all the way. now it wont close. anything i can do????? :?
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mcfoley
Oct 20, 2005, 4:46 PM
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Did you mean "biner problems?"
The actual word is caribiner, we use "biner" for short.
Beaner is a derogatory term...you might offend some people...
Then again, offending people in gerneral, seems to be the goal of quite a few users on this site.
So whatever...
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
LOL
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bobruef
Oct 20, 2005, 4:55 PM
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buy a new biner.
Sounds like your biner has obviously been deformed. Now, while you may be able to fix the deformation, the real issue is whether or not you want to climb on a biner that has been stressed into malforming.
cough up the dough and be safe.
-Bob
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keinangst
Oct 20, 2005, 4:55 PM
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"beaners...gonna eat beans
beaners...gonna...kick ya in the face!"
(a post rating for the first one who can name the reference)
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tuna
Oct 20, 2005, 5:01 PM
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You could get a friend to hold the BEANER with one end against some immovable object. Then back the car up until the bumper hits the other end of the BEANER which could crush it back to its original shape.
That might work YSF.
If possible please film this I think everyone would love to see it.
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shogun
Oct 20, 2005, 5:15 PM
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In reply to: "beaners...gonna eat beans beaners...gonna...kick ya in the face!" (a post rating for the first one who can name the reference)
cheech and chong - Beaners
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onsight_endorphines
Oct 20, 2005, 5:20 PM
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Oh that sounds like great advice. Run a car into it! That way, when it bends back, the aluminum work hardens and forms stress cracks. And maybe, if you're lucky, it will throw itself a few hundred yards (unless your leg is in the way) when it breaks on the slackline.
Obviously, it's probably not that bad.....but the solution is real simple, just buy a new one.
Oh and it's BINER. for CARABINER. Not beaner, not caribiner, carybeenir, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. ^10.
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iltripp
Oct 20, 2005, 5:54 PM
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In reply to: I was using my car to put my slack line up and my beaner didnt close all the way. now it wont close. anything i can do????? :?
Might as well get a new biner... Since you loaded it pretty heavily while the gate was open, the biner bent. It's pretty easy for biners to pop open while tightening a slackline. It's something you should always check.
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angry
Oct 20, 2005, 5:57 PM
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I've never had any problems with beaners.
I find crackers to be most offensive many times though.
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veganboyjosh
Oct 20, 2005, 5:57 PM
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In reply to: I was using my car to put my slack line up and my beaner didnt close all the way. now it wont close. anything i can do????? :?
1.get a new biner
2.learn to set a line without using a car.
3.learn to set a line with a car, without using a biner.
4.give up slacklining.
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bobruef
Oct 20, 2005, 6:01 PM
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In reply to: Oh that sounds like great advice. Run a car into it! That way, when it bends back, the aluminum work hardens and forms stress cracks. And maybe, if you're lucky, it will throw itself a few hundred yards (unless your leg is in the way) when it breaks on the slackline.
I think that's why he asked for footage.
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macherry
Oct 20, 2005, 6:20 PM
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macherry moved this thread from Suggestions, Questions & Feedback. to Slacklining.
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lofstromc
Oct 20, 2005, 7:10 PM
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Keinangst,
Cheech and Chongs Up in Smoke to be specific.
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realdeal39
Oct 20, 2005, 7:13 PM
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What's so offensive about a "beaner"? Or am I just not hip with the lingo?
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dynorat
Oct 20, 2005, 7:25 PM
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I usually don't mix my slacking biners and my climbing biners anyway. If the biner is truly deformed that means that it has reached its yield strength and began to deform. That means the biner will never be full strength again. At least not by any practical methods.
Its best to hang it on your rearview mirror or better yet send it to me for destruction testing. I can tell you exactly how much it was weakened by the deformation. PM me if you like the idea.
Jason
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chauch
Oct 20, 2005, 7:25 PM
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In reply to: What's so offensive about a "beaner"? Or am I just not hip with the lingo?
Beaner is a derogatory term for a Mexican person.
urbandictionary.com is a fantastic resource.
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lofstromc
Oct 20, 2005, 7:27 PM
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Beaner is derogatory word for Mexicans.
It derives from the word bean, sources I've consulted allude this to refried beans or possibly Charo beans, both common items use ubiquitously in Mexican cuisine.
Other sources site the term as originating from what is commonly refered to as the mexican jumping bean, which is actually not a bean. The common jumping beans sold in novelty shops throughout the southwestern United States come from a deciduous shrub (Sebastiana pavoniana) with dark green, leathery leaves that turn red during the winter months. The jumping bean shrubs grow on rocky desert slopes and along arroyos in the region of the Rio Mayo in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua. One of the best places to see this shrub is in the vicinity of Alamos, Mexico, known locally as the "jumping bean capital of the world." Mr. WOLFFIA (the editor of WAYNE'S WORD) recently photographed this interesting shrub in canyons of the Sierra de la Laguna in the Cape region of Baja California. By late winter the shrubs become a blaze of red, in sharp contrast with the beautiful green fan palms (Erythea brandegeei). Another lesser-known jumping bean shrub (Sapium biloculare) is sometimes called the Arizona jumping bean, although it is by no means limited to Arizona. The Arizona jumping bean occurs along washes and rocky slopes from the vicinity of Ajo, Arizona, south through the desert areas of Sonora, Mexico and Baja California. It also occurs on some of the islands in the Gulf of California. Like many other members of the diverse Euphorbia Family (Euphorbiaceae), freshly cut stems of both species of jumping bean shrubs exude a poisonous milky sap. In fact, several tribes of native Indians reportedly used the sap to poison their arrow tips. In Mexico the shrubs are sometimes called "yerba de la flecha," which translated means herb of the arrow.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
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brent_e
Oct 20, 2005, 8:12 PM
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hey lofstromc,
could you please change your name to beanguru. And wear a large, bean-shaped hat?
Thank you
Brent :D
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lofstromc
Oct 20, 2005, 8:28 PM
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As for the hat, yes it shall be done.
But believe it or not there is another out there who's knowledge of beans exceeds mine; an alchemist of the Fabaceae you might say. I've heard he can take a bean and turn it into the wind. :lol:
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brent_e
Oct 20, 2005, 8:33 PM
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In reply to: As for the hat, yes it shall be done. But believe it or not there is another out there who's knowledge of beans exceeds mine; an alchemist of the Fabaceae you might say. I've heard he can take a bean and turn it into the wind. :lol:
I didn't know you've met my dad????
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lidosis
Oct 20, 2005, 9:04 PM
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why does this topic have to be in the slacklining forum huh mods can't you make a new forum like "idiots" cause I don't think any user group wants to claim them.
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lidosis
Oct 20, 2005, 9:08 PM
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why does this topic have to be in the slacklining forum huh mods can't you make a new forum like "idiots" cause I don't think any user group wants to claim them.
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lofstromc
Oct 20, 2005, 9:26 PM
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Are you one of those people that takes slack lining seriously???
Lighten up tight-ass.
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wjca
Oct 20, 2005, 9:32 PM
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In reply to: why does this topic have to be in the slacklining forum huh mods can't you make a new forum like "idiots" cause I don't think any user group wants to claim them.
On the contrary, there is already a place for these type of people, "idiots" as you so casually dismiss them. And lofstromc got my last vote, the only trohy I gave out today. He is welcome in community, if the slacklining forum doesn't appreciate his contributions.
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lofstromc
Oct 20, 2005, 9:37 PM
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Thanks WJCA!
Lidosis you make me so :cry: :(
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