This is Disgusting

[mike96]

if roaches can survive a nuclear blast, i doubt that a bug bomb will kill em.

while i was stationed overseas in Japan we had a couple of guys catch one and put it in a Ziploc baggie... they then put the plastic baggie in the microwave on high for 60 seconds and the damn thing lived.....

 

[PurpSalad]

ohTHANKS GUYS. haha i love hearing that even if i torch the mother####ers they'll still survive D:

 

[dsm-onster]

while i was stationed overseas in Japan we had a couple of guys catch one and put it in a Ziploc baggie... they then put the plastic baggie in the microwave on high for 60 seconds and the damn thing lived.....

There's not enough water in the roach for the microwaves to excite to an appreciable heat.

With respect to a nuclear blast, the kinetic energy or the convective heat if close enough would certainly destroy a roach considering you can kill them if you step on one.

They would survive the fallout. That's the misunderstanding, thus the urban legend.

 

[mike96]

ohTHANKS GUYS. haha i love hearing that even if i torch the mother####ers they'll still survive D:

your welcome.

 

[Blurred Talon]

They would survive the fallout. That's the misunderstanding, thus the urban legend.

Bing! 100 points.

Roaches are very hard to kill, they've adapted to lots of poisons. IIRC, they are one of the oldest creatures on the planet.

Cockroaches are among the hardiest insects on the planet. Some species are capable of remaining active for a month without food and are able to survive on limited resources like the glue from the back of postage stamps. Some can go without air for 45 minutes. In one experiment, cockroaches were able to recover from being submerged underwater for half an hour.

It is popularly suggested that cockroaches will "inherit the earth" if humanity destroys itself in a nuclear war. Cockroaches do indeed have a much higher radiation resistance than vertebrates, with the lethal dose perhaps 6 to 15 times that for humans. However, they are not exceptionally radiation-resistant compared to other insects, such as the fruit fly.

The cockroach's ability to withstand radiation better than human beings can be explained through the cell cycle. Cells are most vulnerable to the effects of radiation when they are dividing. A cockroach's cells divide only once each time it molts, which is weekly at most in a juvenile roach. Since not all cockroaches would be molting at the same time, many would be unaffected by an acute burst of radiation, but lingering radioactive fallout would still be harmful

Cockroach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[AK Maniak]

And now they've adapted again. They were probably looking for a peaceful home and figured since DSM's hardly run it would be perfect. And in the rare event that the car does run and is drivable its like a vacation once or twice a year

 

[Jimmer307]

This is f*cked up... I say open the sunroof and drop a bomb. Close the sunroof and let the car sit for a week.

 

[NYCRedlineTalon]

This is f*cked up... I say open the sunroof and drop a bomb. Close the sunroof and let the car sit for a week.

Lmao true thats what I'd do...............but i got into an accident last summer with my other talon and i spun out and went into the grass and bushes and trees off the highway. and i had 100z of spiders and crickets and other stuff Ive Neva even seen b4 in there. i drove away from the accident went straight to home depot and bombed the hell out of my car like i let off 2 insect bombs after taking the seats out. Let it sit for two days cause i had to fix the damages. Then i vacuumed it out and my problem was solved.

 

[PurpSalad]

guys. dont mean to kill everyones theories of the stupid ass roaches not dying, but their all dead. dropped 3 bombs in there, left it for an hour...their all dead hahahah. BUT MOVING TO MY CLUTCH PROBLEM PLEASE HELP. for a brief explanation:

cars got a brand new master and slave cylinder. ss line is old but still good EXCEPT FOR(according to previous owner) the last steel part. it goes steel to rubber to steel. well that last ones messed up. but my friend and i took the elbow at the end apart and retighten everything and guess what, no leaks, no air bubbles (after bleeding). but of course with my luck, the damn clutch is still on the floor. like. it'll go up maybe an inch...if anything. CAN ANYONE HELP? we cant figure this one out, and noone at autozone could either haha. thank you.

 

[chronister76]

Raid! Bug bomb !that should kill the pest !it could of been worse, could of been mice.

 

[PurpSalad]

BTW IF YOU EVER HAVE TO DO THIS, might want to air it out a bit cause i feel dizzy as #### after playing with the car right after dropping those bombs in there haha

 

[maddog_187]

I think I might have you beat on this one. Just bought a project car that was sitting for 4 years and bought it with out seeing it in person because it was 400 miles away. Car was a little dirty inside and had a weird smell tried all kinds of deodorizers and nothing work so finally decided to swap interiors from another car and after pulling carpets there was so much mouse crap it was unbelievable. I had to strip interior of the car and drown it in bleach vacuum all the crap (literally) out of it. I had almost half a garbage bag filled if I didn't need the car I would have torched it. Luckily no hauntivirus yet!

 

[PurpSalad]

damn dude. that would suck ass. this one was only sitting for about 4 months so no mice just roaches

 

[DSMnoobsause]

I think I might have you beat on this one. Just bought a project car that was sitting for 4 years and bought it with out seeing it in person because it was 400 miles away. Car was a little dirty inside and had a weird smell tried all kinds of deodorizers and nothing work so finally decided to swap interiors from another car and after pulling carpets there was so much mouse crap it was unbelievable. I had to strip interior of the car and drown it in bleach vacuum all the crap (literally) out of it. I had almost half a garbage bag filled if I didn't need the car I would have torched it. Luckily no hauntivirus yet!

i parted out and scraped a 90 gsx for that same reason

 

[wdawson4]

im going to check my 90 gsx right now after hearing these stories my stomach is churning im so scared right now that im gonna something living under my carpe......

 

[GSXSixteenG]

There's a few rat and mice stories floating around tuners.

 

[rabenne]

I have seen where the pedal wouldnt return when the master cylinder push rod is misadjusted. You may want to play around with that. try setting it somewhere in the middle and go from there. Good luck! Contrats on the roach killing!

 

[scott91370]

Just use a regular bug bomb in the car. Leave the windows up for a couple days then open it up and gut it. Clean everything well and you should be good to go.

 

[SlowChild3]

Damn, I'm about to put the battery back in my car to roll my windows up. figured it'd be nice for them to be down while rebuilding motor.

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[PurpSalad]

wellif anyone encounters this problem, those bombs work like magic. well,unless their just chillin there. ill buy an extra box when i get my paycheck, its like a thing roaches will each and bring back to their nest and then kill everything there

 

[OneBad2L]

its like a thing roaches will each and bring back to their nest and then kill everything there

Aww they're like little suicide bombers.

Still having clutch problems? Try these and if it still sticks to the floor your new slave is probably a bad one or a leak is hidden someplace.

Slave Cylinder for the Clutch

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...how-properly-bleed-your-hydraulic-clutch.html



This one I don't think has anything to do with the clutch falling to the floor but maybe if it is really out of spec it will so check it out.

Clutch Adjustment

 

[PurpSalad]

^ yea i have absolutely no idea yet, but im currently waiting for the last part of my line to be shipped in. If that thing plugs in and i bleed it and it works, then yay, if not, then ima flip a shit on the dude that sold it to me.

but thanks man ill definately look into that shit if i have any problems

 

[DGajre777]

I had ants in my car 5 years ago, I bought a 3 can fogger kit, put one in the driver seat, one on the back seat and on in the trunk. The inside of the car was completely fogged up for about 3 hours, but it's been 5 years and I still haven't seen an ant. I did see a termite in the back today, damn MFD support board and sub box in the trunk...

 

[PurpSalad]

bro i woulda ####ing paid money to swap the ants for the roaches. I'll deal with ant bites all over instead of roaches just crawlin around. im so glad their dead haha

 

[97-gst]

im glad you got the roach problem fixed