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July 13

Self-standing pull-up bar

How can I build a self-standing pull-up bar like this one? --Belchman (talk) 21:36, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Instructtables.com is a good source. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 21:54, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Unbelievably Instructibles does not seem to have an exact tutorial for this. However, they have a lot of tutorials about assembling similar frames out of pipes. You might look at their tutorials pipe beds. APL (talk) 03:13, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you all! --Belchman (talk) 08:56, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

is driving while waring a burqua dangerous?

is driving while waring a burqua dangerous? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.102.181 (talk) 22:07, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for linking dangerous. I would assume so, as your peripheral vision would be quite limited and actions like looking over your shoulder to drive in reverse might cause the "viewport" to misalign. But a definitive answer would have to come from someone who has worn one before. 61.189.63.171 (talk) 22:32, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Driving in a burqua is no more dangerous than driving in a ski mask or motorcycle helmet; wearing glasses likely interferes with your peripheral vision more than a head covering. --Ludwigs2 23:25, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

I think the reason the distinction between ski mask or motorcycle helmet and burqa is hinted at by 61.189 - the burqa is made of cloth of some sort, which probably won't stay so nicely aligned with the eyeline as the head is turned as either of those do. 94.168.184.16 (talk) 00:48, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

I bet it's still safer than driving while texting. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:52, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Meanwhile, I'm getting this bizarre mental picture of Fred Waring in Muslim "drag". Oy! ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:58, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

if it becomes an issue, I'm sure some enterprising person will create a "driving burqua" with appropriate modifications, --Ludwigs2 01:22, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Like the burqini? 24.189.88.30 (talk) 01:47, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

more or less, except I think they'd call it a Lamburquini <badum-bump>--Ludwigs2 02:03, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Why would you say that spectacles significantly interfere with peripheral vision? The frame does not take up a significant portion of a person's field of view, and most people's uncorrected vision is still good enough to see oncoming cars. APL (talk) 03:08, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

I wear glasses, and was able to pass my driving test wearing them. However, I am well aware that my peripheral vision is significantly worse than when I wear contact lenses, because not only is my peripheral vision uncorrected, but I also end up ignoring my peripheral vision because I can see so much better through my glasses. Much like someone with one eye much stronger than the other can end up ignoring the vision from the weaker eye. The difference between playing sport (like badminton or netball) in my glasses versus contact lenses is noticable: my peripheral vision is almost non-existant in my glasses, and I react much slower to people and object that are not in front of me. Although I am safe driving in most situations, I do much more active looking around in my glasses to compensate, and there are undoubtedly situations in which I will make a mistake, or react too late, that would not happen wearing contact lenses. I won't see a motorbike approaching from the side until it is quite close, unless I have deliberately looked to the side to check. In this respect, it is very like wearing a burqa. I am sure that responsible, burqa-wearing drivers also compensate by including more active looking around, like I do wearing my glasses. 86.164.57.20 (talk) 13:50, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

It's probably not a big problem, since people who wear burqas are generally not allowed to drive anyway. Adam Bishop (talk) 03:14, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

It is a problem in western nations. Perhaps not a huge problem, but a problem that sometimes attracts media attention because of the touchiness of the subject. APL (talk) 04:34, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

France seems to have got the right idea.--Artjo (talk) 06:14, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

A problem? maybe. A political problem? almost certainly. But a very, very small problem when compared with the amount of individuals who drive too fast, who don't check the condition of their vehicle, who drink and drive or who use a mobile phone whilst driving. 86.4.183.90 (talk) 07:03, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Maybe not dangerous for the driver but definitely dangerous for others on the road.Fragrantforever 08:30, 14 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fragrantforever (talk • contribs)

A lot depends on the design, and whether you're wearing the sort of burqa which prohibits even clear forwards vision. In that case, then yes it is dangerous. However, the niqab, or half-face veil shouldn't hamper vision or the ability to turn the head. Let's not get political or xenophobic, eh? BTW glasses are a problem. With them my straight ahead vision is fine but my peripheral vision is terrible, and I can see that causing problems in the future. --TammyMoet (talk) 08:53, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

How bad? Bad enough that you can't see a car? Soft Contacts aren't available in my prescription, so I'm honestly curious here, but I don't have any problem reacting to things that I see 'around' my glasses. I couldn't read that way, but I could spot a car in daylight with little problem. APL (talk) 18:25, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

The problem here is not spotting a car, but estimating speed and distance, given the junction between natural sight and aided sight. I have to turn my head rather than move my eyes if I want to properly estimate how far away and how fast that car is travelling. Given the current state of my rheumatoid arthritis, that may not be an option for me 10 years hence. --TammyMoet (talk) 18:41, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

The usual burqua is a full length gown with no sleeves. It could impede dangerously a driver's arm movements for steering, signalling by indicator switch or hand gesture, horn, window winding, handbrake and gear change. Insects occasionally enter cars and a wasp getting trapped inside the burqua would be ungood for both inside. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 17:52, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Right, and someone is absolutely going to drive wearing a garment that doesn't allow them to hold the wheel. Remember that what many people call a burka is often one of the many other types of clothing worn by muslim women. For example, calling the niqab a burka is quite a common mistake. I'm sure you're well aware of this, but it is important to be very clear about it when someone asks such a question. 86.164.79.167 (talk) 18:55, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

The OP is not more than a million miles from Birmingham, UK. A driver wearing a burkha in Birmingham would attract attention from the police. A recent Crimestoppers[1] item was "Men who carried out three robberies disguised in burkhas are being hunted by detectives." Cuddlyable3 (talk) 21:46, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

In Kuwait, female drivers are barred from wearing the niqab due to security reasons. The regulation came about almost 10 years ago when Kuwaiti security authorities were pursuing sleeper terrorist cells. Authorities feared that the niqab individuals belonging to such cells could use the niqab to pass through checkpoints unnoticed.[2] Cuddlyable3 (talk) 21:46, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

To the OP, the correct spelling is WEARING a burqua. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 21:46, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

The spelling is wearing a burqa? That's hard to picture. I thought spellings were abstract objects, and didn't wear clothes per se. --Trovatore (talk) 07:47, 19 July 2010 (UTC)