@nprofile1q... as for the immunity, it seems it only applies to "invalid regulations": https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4557&num=0&edition=prelim

I don't read it to mean blanket immunity (like what the Republicans and Reagan gave Pharma).

@nprofile1q... This is what happens when the government socializes farming and half of your entire nation's gross production is corn and soy for some reason.

What's wrong? You haven't even touched your sweetened** corn flakes.

@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... does the shear scale of my retardation not surprise you?

@nprofile1q... it is not a simple bolt; there is an unthreaded rod used to allow one end of a structure to be fixed and the other to float. A load slid out 12" on a shaft is going to lever, so I'm guessing the advertised rating is testing at least the midpoint on the shaft.

The large diameter is to disperse force. Most of the failure will be crushing the wood beneath the screw, not failure of the screw.

@nprofile1q... For some, an understanding of sheer strength develops only after the rapid unloading of a hammock following a "300lb" eyebolt failure.

@nprofile1q... link me the mcmaster 1 3/4" diameter collared wood screw with a 6-12" smooth bore and a threaded end.

@nprofile1q... sheesh. When I installed my new hot water heaters I bricked them up off the ground for that reason.

@nprofile1q... bruh...

@nprofile1q... also thanks for the pictures.

The barely-pictured shower curtain in your first picture gave me an idea.

My electric service panel is VERY close to my plumbing, and it has always made me extremely nervous that a leak could spray the panel.

I'll be doing that this weekend, and I owe the idea to the leak in your parents basement and your post, so thanks!

I don't know why I never considered just putting up a plastic sheet/shower curtain before now.