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Red X Game profile

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Jun 15th 2019, 0:59:50

I am thinking about getting some but have no exp with them.
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Jun 15th 2019, 9:44:53

they can't carry as much weight as regular shelves but they look nice
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Jun 15th 2019, 10:11:03

I was going to say halve the weight they claim to hold and you'll be fine.

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Jun 15th 2019, 12:38:58

I've never thrown mine in the water, but I assume they would float
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Jun 15th 2019, 13:02:08

You can easily increase the buyancy by adding something buyant to them like a couple of air, or better still; helium,-filled PET bottles underneath them or perhaps a Zeppelin. Also depends what medium you want them to float in?

Water and blood have about the same density but if you want them floating in air you might want to increase the ambient pressure by a few orders of magnitude and have a light-weight container with a vacuum or helium/hydrogen inside.

Mercury is great as a medium at the first glance because of its high density but its actually quite corrosive both to metals and other things. If your shelves are glass or plastic this can work.

Molten uranium is even denser but does create its own problems. If you can get around them then ideally you can create an equilibrium between the decay heat from U235 and the heat losses so you can maintain a steady state molten pool in your house. It can cover your heating needs for the rest of your life!

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Jun 15th 2019, 14:01:52

/face palm
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Jun 15th 2019, 14:12:02

I like the zeppelin idea. You can also burn it for reenactment, dual purposes
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Jun 15th 2019, 15:55:56

Didn’t read that.

Steeps Game profile

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Jun 15th 2019, 18:01:42

Put a bracket under your floating shelf to make them stronger.

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Jun 15th 2019, 20:12:48

Originally posted by Steeps:
Put a bracket under your floating shelf to make them stronger.


That is what I was planning on doing. I was just curious what experiences everyone has had with them, but you know I came to the wrong place for that. Thank you very much steeps
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Jun 16th 2019, 9:23:40

https://www.ikea.com/...shelf-white-art-90282180/

got a stack of these around the house. what they can support depends on what you fixe them to the wall with, and what the wall is made from. we have red brick walls (typical in UK). Fixed with e.g 6 x no6 3-4" screws they will happily support e.g full bottles or books along their full length.

Beware the shorter versions are fixed differently (read craply!).

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Jun 16th 2019, 21:19:17

Got couple in my house but their decorative. They don’t support the same weight as regular shelves.

But if you can find some where the connections can go into wall studs with a hidden bracket it may support more.