S2-E13 A Night at Global Dynamics

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Vickie and Dud Gramley (in spirit and maybe a little bit in the background- with a little help from DC and Doug) discuss Season 2, Episode 13, A Night at Global Dynamics

A flesh eating virus has infected Global Dynamics, and the building goes into a security protocol that endangers everyone’s lives.

If you are a first time watcher, we suggest that you watch the episode BEFORE listening to this pod cast.

Links to items discussed in this episode:

Thermal Cleaning:

Thermal cleaning is a combined process involving pyrolysis and oxidation. As an industrial application, thermal cleaning is used to remove organic substances such as polymers, plastics and coatings from parts, products or production components like extruder screws, spinnerets and static mixers. Thermal cleaning is the most common cleaning method in industrial environment. A variety of different methods have been developed so far for a wide range of applications.

The “I hate Rachel Green” Club (Friends):

The I Hate Rachel Green Club was a club that Ross Geller and Will Colbert founded during high school, targeting Rachel. The only other member was a foreign exchange student from Thailand named Ta-Taka-Ki-Kek, who didn’t really know what the club was for

“Resistance is futile”:

1. In Star Trek, part of the standard message used by the Borg when they encounter an alien race they intend to assimilate into their collective. 2. Other uses……

Never go up against (…):

Jim Taggart: [about the GD computer] It fell victim to one of the classic blunders; never go up against an Australian when DEATH is on the line!

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“Never go in against a Sicilian when Death is on the line” – Princess Bride

Autism – 5 Minutes in his head:

The Things We Know and The Things We Don’t

My friend Peg and I have often discussed just how fantastic it would be if we could just get inside our kids’ head for five minutes! That is all we wanted, 5 minutes…. 5 minutes just to see what is really going on in there.