Waching daily Aug 26 2018

Hey there, Michael Church with Crawl Space Ninja and today we've got a great question

from Randy.

He contacted us through our Ask a Ninja submission page on our website, which we're gonna put

a link down below so you can do that if you like.

So stay tuned.

Okay, go right ahead.

There's a dirt crawl space, and there's never any standing water.

I do have a high water table in my area.

I dug a hole into the crawl space about a foot deep, and it never fills with water,

so I know I haven't hit the water table yet.

Anyways, it's like the dirt in the crawl space is always moist, never under standing water.

Okay.

And, I've run a dehumidifier down there for probably about a month and a half now.

And while the dehumidifier takes a lot of humidity out,

the soil is still wet.

I've heard of some of something called Wicking, and I'm wondering if that might be my problem.

The ground water seeping up into the top of the dirt crawl space.

Right, right.

Okay.

So, what's going on is, you've had put in a dehumidifier, is it a dirt floor?

In other words, there's not plastic, you don't have any plastic down, is that correct?

Right.

That's correct.

Okay.

So the dehumidifier is controlling humidity and doing a good job doing that.

Is it keeping it under 60%?

No, it's closer to 70%.

Okay.

Wicking is certainly a possibility, and just keep in mind that if you have vents, for example,

that are open in a crawl space.

All right, I'm just going to switch gears a little bit and, and so let's say you have

a crawl space, and all the events around the crawl space are open, and you put in a dehumidifier

and it's 70 percent, 80 percent humidity outside, and then you attempt to lower the humidity

in the crawl space.

The humid air is going to force itself into the crawl space faster because it's chasing

the dry air.

Does that make sense?

Oh, okay.

I understand that, yeah.

Yeah.

So I think that's probably what's going on with your soil, is that as you attempt to

lower the humidity in the crawl space, it's fighting a losing battle.

It's never going to get rid of all the soil moisture because-

Right.

Then it'll just come right back.

So that's why we put the plastic down.

The plastic, we call it a vapor barrier.

Some people say vapor retarder, but basically it's just plastic.

It's a class one, vapor barrier is what they call it.

And basically what it does, is it slows the evaporation down.

So in other words, it's creating a separation between the dry air and the soil.

Okay.

Now, the plastic does not stop the vapor from evaporating through it, which is what the

perm rating is all about.

So basically, the perm rating means that it either flows slow or fast through the plastic.

That's all it is.

So, you'll never stop the evaporation from the soil ever.

Oh.

Especially if you're near a lake like you said you are, right?

You said you have a high water table, you're near water?

Yes, mm-hmm (affirmative).

Yeah.

I've had houses on the side of mountains that's had high water table because of a spring or

something nearby.

So you're always going to be fighting that evaporation from the soil.

So, I would encourage you to put down a good plastic.

Now you can just put it down on the ground, that way it slows the evaporation.

And I think if you do that, if you're using a pretty decent dehumidifier, that should

help get that humidity below 60 percent, because you're slowing that evaporation down.

Okay.

And, you want the humidity below 60%.

I'd prefer 50.

But, you at least want it below 60 because if it stays above 60, it still has a potential

to spawn some fungal growth.

And then really, you don't want that to happen either.

What kind of dehumidifier are you using?

It's a Black and Decker 30 pint.

30 pint?

Mm-hmm (affirmative), yeah.

30 pint.

Okay.

And how big of a space-

Okay.

And how big is the crawl space?

Oh, it's about a 20 foot by 20 foot.

Okay.

About 400 square feet.

Okay.

So technically, that probably is sized properly by the time, I think a 30 pint could do about

three to 400 square feet.

But keep in mind, those are designed for finished areas.

So in other words, either a slab down in a basement or something like that, which is

also slowing the evaporation from the soil.

So, I think if you put in a plastic, it will make the dehumidifier run less, and become

more efficient.

'Cause I'm assuming it's not stopping.

It's probably running all the time, right?

It is.

24 hours a day.

Yeah.

Yeah.

'Cause it's trying to keep up with your high water-

That electric bills gonna be-

Yeah.

We just did a video with Brian Canfield of Aprilaire and he covers some

of the box store dehus and how they do use more energy because they don't run as efficiently.

So, I think he said an Aprilaire 1820, compared to 30, 40, or a 30 to 50

to 70 pint box store dehu would save you about $110 a year. I'm sorry, $110 a year.

Just because like you said, it never shuts off, it's running 24/7 'cause it can't keep

up.

But I think putting plastic down will be a great way to help that dehu who become more

efficient.

Okay.

Yeah, I was just wondering if the dehumidifier wasn't drawing out the humidity.

And then, through the wicking process it was just being replaced again.

That is correct.

I think that's what's going on, Randy.

I think you got it.

Yep.

Mm-hmm (affirmative), alright.

And a French drain probably wouldn't help me if there's no standing water.

No.

Some crawl space companies, they just automatically put in a French drain and, and we encourage

what you would call a French drain to a sump pump.

Especially if you haven't owned the house for very long because, we just had last year

I think in 2017, we had one of the biggest rain storms.

It was seven, eight days straight of rain, and there were crawl spaces that had never

flooded before and they flooded.

So you never know what's gonna happen.

So in that sense, I understand encouraging everyone to get a French drain and a sump

pump in a crawl space.

But from what you're telling me, that will not fix or help your situation.

Right.

Because you don't have any standing water.

Now-

Three or four years down the road-

If you went ahead and put one in, and then your crawl space floods, you're covered.

But stopping the evaporation, I would go with the vapor barrier first.

Alright.

We did have a problem back in March, a minor flood.

And, this was the only time I've ever had, in 19 years, the only time I've ever had standing

water in the crawl space.

Oh Wow.

Okay.

And the water actually wasn't coming in from the wall area, it was bubbling up through

the dirt.

Through the dirt.

Right, right.

And it was actually bubbling up through the middle of the floor and through the dirt.

Well keep in mind too, another part of the French drain is a vapor barrier.

Because if you don't have a good plastic down and have it attached to where it won't bubble

up above the plastics.

So in other words, it's overlapped and taped properly, that plastic helps to keep the water

under the vapor barrier in order to push it to either your sump pump or your French drain. Okay?

I see.

Because, once it gets above that plastic, it may not ever make it to your French drain

because now it's separated from where it needs to be in order to migrate to the French drain

you see.

So you got to have it installed properly for the French drain even to work also.

Right.

Alright.

So, would you recommend the French drain and the vapor barrier?

Well, if you were here in Knoxville, I would certainly let you know that I would recommend

a French drain.

And you can choose not to do it, but just keep in mind that if you were going to hire

us, and then your crawl space floods, and you told me Michael, I don't want a French

drain, well then you change your mind.

Now I got to go rip all the plastic out that we put in, which costs more money-

Right.

To put the French drain in.

So-

Right.

I think I would err on the side of caution in your situation and go ahead and put one

in.

I mean 400 square feet, the material isn't going to be that much if you're going to do

it yourself.

Right.

Right.

Okay, well Michael, I thank you very much.

Well we thank you too Randy, and thanks again for letting us have you on our YouTube channel.

Okay?

Hope you have a great day.

Okay, you too. Thanks.

Thanks.

Bye.

Well Randy, it was great talking to you about a potential wicking of moisture out of the

ground, and vapor barriers, and French drains.

We had a great conversation.

I really appreciate you taking time to help educate everyone out there in the world that

has questions just like yours.

And, appreciate everyone watching, and we hope you make it a happy and blessed day.

And I hope you like this video down below and we'll see you next time.

God bless and we'll see you later.

For more infomation >> Why Is The Soil Still Wet After Installing A Dehumidifier? | Wicking In Crawl Space | #AskANinja 002 - Duration: 10:44.

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What is: Steel Vengeance - Cedar Point - Duration: 5:43.

Steel Vengeance is a steel hybrid roller coaster,

located at Cedar Point, in Sandusky, Ohio, USA.

The ride, which was manufactured by American company, Rocky Mountain Construction, became

the park's third operating hybrid roller coaster - after the likes of Gemini and the

Cedar Creek Mine Ride.

All three of these rides feature a metal track, reinforced by a grid of wooden supports.

However, unlike the other two, Steel Vengeance uses RMCs modern iBox track technology, allowing

for the ride to complete multiple inversions as it navigates the course.

Cedar Point's new addition opened to the public on the 5th of May 2018.

Upon debut, the ride broke an alleged 10 records, many of which were within the category of

Hybrid roller coasters.

It currently resides as the tallest, fastest and steepest hybrid roller coaster, also becoming

the world's first hyper-hybrid, that's a hybrid coaster measuring over 200ft (61m) high.

On the grander stage, Steel Vengeance did set a new world record.

The ride features a total of 27.2 seconds of airtime during it's layout, more than

any other roller coaster around the globe.

The ride can be found in FrontierTown section of the park, next to the likes of Maverick,

another of the Cedar Point's well loved rides.

Interesting, the story of Steel Vengeance plays on this competition between the two

attractions.

Once intimidated and disrespected by the musings of Maverick, characters Blackjack, Chess and

Digger have returned to FrontierTown to right the wrongs.

Upon their return, the trio set about constructing a one-of-a-kind machine.

Mirroring Blackjack's impressive height, Chess' unconventional and wild personality,

and Digger's blazing speed - the gang's impressive new roller coaster is the new force

to be reckoned with - giving them control of the FrontierTown area.

As visitors walk up to the ride, they are greeted by the entrance sign, which has been

chained to a large rock face.

Guests can then enter the caged queue line, which travels beneath the ride.

Scattered throughout the queue are signs, allowing them to learn more about the characters

and storylines involved within the attraction.

After traversing the line, visitors enter the plain station building, and board one

of three trains.

The mining themed trains consists of 6 cars, each of which seat riders in 2 rows of 2.

This leads to a total of 24 guests per train.

Once visitors have boarded, they leave the station building, undergo a right hand turn,

traverse two bunny hills, and begin the upwards climb.

Riders ascend the 62m (205ft) high chain lift hill, and crest 61m (200ft) drop.

At this point, the trains dive towards the ground, at the maximum vertical angle of 90

degrees, and reach the top speed of 119kmh (74mph).

After the drop, riders traverse a speed hill, followed by a large airtime hill.

Guests then quickly navigate a second, outward banked, airtime hill, followed by a double-up,

leading riders into the first inversion, an upwards Zero-G Roll.

The trains travels through a 90 degree banked turn, and enters the second inversion, a Zero-G

stall.

Guests head towards the ground through a double down element, immediately followed by elongated

double up, into the mid-course brake run.

Riders then turn left, and descend a large drop.

After navigating yet another double up element, the trains enter a twisted airtime hill, followed

by an overbanked turn, and a second Zero-G roll.

At this point, the rest of the ride experience uses a mixture of airtime hills, overbanked

turns, and a final Zero-G roll to direct guests back towards the station building.

78 seconds after being released from the top of the lift hill, the trains plough into the

final break run, marking the end of the ride.

Throughout the experience, visitors travel through four inversions, and navigate a total

of 1750m (5740ft) of track.

Despite its notable statistics and many records, Steel Vengeance hasn't always been a world

record breaking coaster.

In fact, the ride was the result of a dramatic upgrade to a previous roller coaster at the

park, Mean Streak.

Mean Streak was a large scale wooden coaster, built in 1991.

During its 26 years of operation, the ride built up a bad reputation.

Therefore, many were happy to see the ride close in 2016.

At this point, the track of the ride, as well as part of the support structure was removed,

allowing for the layout to be altered and improved.

It is safe to say that most prefer Steel Vengeance over its predecessor, as a result of the smoother,

faster, and more exciting ride experience.

Furthermore, many name the ride to be their favourite roller coaster in existence, quoting

its abundance of all types of airtime.

However, the rides brief life hasn't been all plain sailing.

Shortly after opening, a train failed to fully stop on the final brake run, causing it to

the lightly collide with a second train in the station.

The ride closed for several days prior to the incident, before reopening with only a

single train in operation.

Steel Vengeance has since returned to normal operation, after the rides brakes and blocking

systems were altered by RMC themselves.

With a ride so loved and highly rated as Steel Vengeance, it leads us to question when, and

where, the next world leading roller coaster will be built.

I'd like to hear your thoughts about what type of ride you think could possibly beat

Steel Vengeance.

Thank you for watching, and I'll see you all next time.

Be sure to check out the adventures of myself, Taylor of Coaster Studios,

Logan of Koaster Kids,

and Chad of Ohio Valley Coasters in our recent vlogs,

as we are travel around some of Europe's best theme parks.

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Is it a sin to be left-handed? | Lesson 23 - Duration: 6:04.

Since the time I was young, I've been victimized as part of a marginalized minority.

Obviously at first, I was unaware that I was anything special until one day, a teacher

all of a sudden slapped me, referred to me as a moral deviant and a tool of the devil

and then forcefully tried to convert me.

What was it that she noticed about me that bothered her so much that she even told my

parents!

I couldn't have been more than four years old at the time… but the immoral offense

that provoked her...

Was the fact that I was coloring with my left hand.

You see, on the ride home I later found out was a devout Christian and she believed that

my left-handedness was something sinister and simply not right with God (no pun intended).

Despite growing up and having to conform to right-handed structures in society, I never

had any other incidents as dramatic as that first one that made me feel inferior until

a recent trip to Ghana, in West Africa.

There on a mission trip, I was reminded of my so-called "deviance" when I began guest

teaching in a room full of third graders.

I simply began writing my name on the board when the class erupted into laughter, finger pointing,

and name-calling.

Their teacher just stood there... snickering to herself.

To make matters worse, the next morning, while going up to receive communion at mass, I was

again reminded of the left-handed stigma when the priest hesitated to put the host into

my palm.

He awkwardly rearranged my hands to place the Blessed Eucharist so that my right hand

would be used to consume it.

He then proceeded to lecture the entire congregation on the "proper way" to receive communion.

All of us lefties on that trip forced ourselves to comply for the remainder of the time we

were there.

So why so much prejudice against us lefties?

Left-handedness is mentioned 25 times in the Judeo-Christian Bible

describing it as … as someone deserving of a lesser blessing (Gen 48)

… as conniving (Matthew 6)

.... as a fool (Ecclesiastes 10:2) … as someone cursed into everlasting fire

with the devil (Matthew 25

It was believed that Eve was developed from Adam's left side, resulting in left-handneness

not only being also associated with feminitity, but consequently inferiority.

During the Spanish Inquisition, the Catholic Church would condemn -- and occasionally execute

-- those who used their left hand.

Likewise, across the Atlantic at the Salem Witch Trials, left-handedness was one of many

pieces of evidence used to implicate those suspected of witchcraft.

At the turn of the 20th century, the left hand was looked at by scientists as not the

mark of the devil, but as the result of biological abnormality -- labeling those of us who possess

this trait as primitive, abnormal, uncivilized, and more inclined to commit a crime.

Psychoanalysts even came to see lefties as a sign of homosexuality or general sexual

deviancy, including incest and perversion.

As the century progressed, Educators viewed left-handed students not as pupils, but as

problems.

Some teachers, like the one from 30 years ago, resolved to retrain

left-handed students to write with their right hands, in spite of the mental, emotional,

and psychological distress that it could lead to.

In the 1970s, left-handed children were considered academically and behaviorally challenged,

and disposed to diseases including schizophrenia.

In the two decades that followed, psychologists noted that left-handed people lived shorter,

poorer lives, and that being left-handed was the result of "neurological insult or physical

malfunctioning".

The word itself doesn't help us out all that much either.

The Old English meaning of Left (lyft) meant "Weak, idle, foolish"

Whereas right meant "just, good, fair, proper, fitting, and straight."

This series of course isn't about science, educational theories, or linguistics, so I'm

not going to attempt to explain any of those latter points.

But I can at least tackle the biblical and theological perspectives on left-handedness.

As always, it's important when reading anything, especially Scripture, to look at the history

of the text, including authorship, audience, and the culture in which it was written.

While the Bible does record characters assuming rightcentric cultural norms, it doesn't

state that rebuking the left-hand side is valid.

For instance, JACOB used his left hand to give a lesser blessing to Joseph's older

son (Gen 48:14, 19), but it was still a good blessing.

Left-handed warriors were singled out for their skill in battle (Judges 3:15-21; 20:16;

1 Chronicles 12:2, and Matthew 20:21 shows that being seated at the left side of the

king was still a coveted position of authority and power.

One main historical reason for the dirty perception of the left, comes down to toiletry habits.

Left has been associated with uncleanliness by societies who lacked plumbing and the modern

luxury of toilet paper.

After relieving oneself, one was required to clean themselves using their non-dominant

hand.

And so it would've been considered offensive to use that hand for any other purpose….

including holding a fork, shaking hands with others, waving, or even simply raising that

hand higher than the waist level.

You wouldn't serve dinner on a toilet bowl right?

Then Why would you use your toilet hand for anything other than uncleanliness?

And hence the reputation of the LEFT being dirty.

If you think that sounds crazy, men, take a look at where the flush valve is the next

time you use a urinal.

In short, this is an example of theological cultural appropriation.

God does not hate lefties.

Nor does God favor the right.

Scripture scribes simply wrote to specific audiences who were already using their non-dominant

hands to clean their hineys and so the righthanded preference found its way into the actions

of the Bible.

Overall, It's silly to think that a society would categorize a population's entire moral

character and self-worth based on one physical trait that they were born with and for all

intents and purposes, doesn't do a single thing to hurt other people.

It's silly to think that unless a person is willing to undergo the emotional and psychological distress of a forced conversion, that they would be accused of being a tool of the devil and thus worthy of damnation.

It's also silly that this trait has been offensively labeled as a biological abnormality

-- or unnatural if you will -- and that it's a sign of degeneracy and sexual perversion

that poses a threat to families and society.

But I guess this is the cross we are forced to bare.

All for having the audacity to want to follow through with our inborn inclination

to write with our left hand.