# Spam - No I don't want Train Wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457 "2012-10-11T20:59:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/21 "2012-10-13T16:15:02Z")
I know where there are some train wheels stashed in the bush. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/22 "2012-10-13T18:45:59Z")
I once worked in a steel mill that made train wheels and tyres. (The tyres were made of steel, not rubber, to go outside a smaller wheel.) Part of my job was testing how hard the wheels were. (Yes, I know all steel is hard, but some batches of steel products could be harder than others.) ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/23 "2012-10-13T21:18:08Z")
I think this is one of those deals where they send you too many train wheels and ask you to send a Western Union money order back for the difference in price. Don’t do it! ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/24 "2012-10-14T16:13:18Z")
I’d be very, very cautious about this ad. In my experience you can usually get train wheels cheaper at the local T.W. store. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/25 "2012-10-14T21:05:51Z")
> [@Lust4Life](#): > > I’d be very, very cautious about this ad. > > In my experience you can usually get train wheels cheaper at the local T.W. store. But then you have to carry them home yourself. Do you have any idea how much train wheels weigh? ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/26 "2012-10-14T21:56:56Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > But then you have to carry them home yourself. Do you have any idea how much train wheels weigh? A lot. They’re used as mid-ocean buoy anchors. [Here’s a pic](http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/foci/ice06/images/041406_011.jpg) - not mine - that shows stacks of wheels (starboard side) on deck. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/27 "2012-10-16T19:29:06Z")
I now know way too much about train wheels. Next up: Someone in China is offering to let me distribute bladeless fans: > [@](#): > > We’re a Chinese modern facotry engaged in the R&D, production, sale of bladeless fans. > > Our 1,6000-square-meter factory is manned by 140 workers who utilize advanced equipment such as dynamic balance systems. We also employ 10 experienced QC auditors who ensure that all our products are manufactured accurately. For your assurance, our products are compliant with CE, RoHS, PSE and CCC standards. What’s a “facotry”? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/28 "2012-10-16T19:44:49Z")
Oh, now they _manufacture_ bladeless fans. When I was a child, we had to take the blades off the fans by hand. While they were moving. In the cold. These young kids never know how easy they have it.:mad: ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-no-i-dont-want-train-wheels/637457/29 "2012-10-22T17:07:05Z")
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