A contest for the fun of it

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iceguy4

iceguy4

Minister of Fire
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UPDATE...winner has choice of a 1968 kennedy half (still a silver coin...40%)or the dime.(pre 1964) for the longest pellet.The remaining coin will go to an entrant chosen by picking from a bowl...all remaining names. This is in an effort lo let everyone hane a chance no matter how short your pellet is..._g Contest will run through to january 1st (dec 31 @ 12;00 EST) rules are as follows...post a picture of the longest pellet next to a inch scale tape. No gluing , tapeing or any other method of making pellet longer then it came out of the bag. to judge I think you guys should be the judge by votes to keep it totally fair. judging will be from the first through the third of january. all ties if any will be broken by post date of original pic posting of pellet ...oldest post wins. Lucky winner will be mailed coin by january 10, 2013. I've seen this done on other forums and it can be much fun. lets have some fun with this....:) Please point out any potential flaws in this contest so they can be addressed
 
just to get the ball rolling. this should not win it as I've been told its"childs play" in the big pellet areana;sick. also try to take a better picture then I did...
 

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Oh great. Now I gotta rip open thirty bags looking for long ones. :mad:
 
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So now instead of searching the threads for the best pellet we will be looking for for the ones with long pellets hoping they are available in our area to score a few bags and win that dime:cool: I'm in I''l see what I can do.
 
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I'll bet I have a vintage bag of Pennywise or Vulcan pellets at the bottom of my shoulder season pile. Might have to dig later. Only about 1 ton of pellets could stand between me and a dime.
 
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Trebio pellets, November 29th 2012
 

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I save a little sample from every new brand and even different years.

The vintage 2010 AWF were the looong ones. Since then, they have all been short and this year they are a fantastic pellet. Short, hot, clean..

I also save a Bag from each brand. I am up to almost 20 different brands.

These are all different brands. I have other samples, but they are year to year of these brands to compare. But I aldo measure heat with a Cole Parmer K-type thermocouple and stack my pellets with a laser line and plumb. ;)
Jotting everything down in a notebook, along with usage (fuel and electric).!!!


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343amc said:
I don't know if its even worth me digging after seeing those monster pellets. Dear Lord those are long.
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343amc said:
I don't know if its even worth me digging after seeing those monster pellets. Dear Lord those are long.
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Pellets are all shapes and sizes... Long and thin to short and fat.

No need to sell yourself short?!?! ;)
 
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I save a little sample from every new brand and even different years.

The vintage 2010 AWF were the looong ones. Since then, they have all been short and this year they are a fantastic pellet. Short, hot, clean..

I also save a Bag from each brand. I am up to almost 20 different brands.

These are all different brands. I have other samples, but they are year to year of these brands to compare. But I aldo measure heat with a Cole Parmer K-type thermocouple and stack my pellets with a laser line and plumb. ;)
Jotting everything down in a notebook, along with usage (fuel and electric).!!!


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Nice baggies kind of remind me of the ones I had Back in the days ,just weren't full of pellets;) all though it was a renewable resource:cool:
 
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You can be sure I'll dig, but I'm going to have to dig deep. If there are any 2009 Pennywise pellets at the bottom of my stash then I have a chance at top 5 if nothing else. The Vulcans from 2008 were worse.

I'm going to have a hard time explaining to the wife why I'm in the pole barn, pellets scattered on the workbench with a beer in one hand and a ruler in the other. I can see her eyes rolling already. "But honey, it's for a major award... "
 
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You can be sure I'll dig, but I'm going to have to dig deep. If there are any 2009 Pennywise pellets at the bottom of my stash then I have a chance at top 5 if nothing else. The Vulcans from 2008 were worse.

I'm going to have a hard time explaining to the wife why I'm in the pole barn, pellets scattered on the workbench with a beer in one hand and a ruler in the other. I can see her eyes rolling already. "But honey, it's for a major award... "
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U a funny guy lol
 
343amc said:
You can be sure I'll dig, but I'm going to have to dig deep. If there are any 2009 Pennywise pellets at the bottom of my stash then I have a chance at top 5 if nothing else. The Vulcans from 2008 were worse.

I'm going to have a hard time explaining to the wife why I'm in the pole barn, pellets scattered on the workbench with a beer in one hand and a ruler in the other. I can see her eyes rolling already. "But honey, it's for a major award... "
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" A major award" perfect for the season ;) great movie
 
"But honey there is a prize for the longest one."

"Give it up dear and go to bed."

"How do you know that?"
 
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DexterDay said:
I save a little sample from every new brand and even different years.

The vintage 2010 AWF were the looong ones. Since then, they have all been short and this year they are a fantastic pellet. Short, hot, clean..

I also save a Bag from each brand. I am up to almost 20 different brands.

These are all different brands. I have other samples, but they are year to year of these brands to compare. But I aldo measure heat with a Cole Parmer K-type thermocouple and stack my pellets with a laser line and plumb. ;)
Jotting everything down in a notebook, along with usage (fuel and electric).!!!


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put a tape rule next to one of those bags and post a picture and you will be in the running for 2nt prize:ZZZ
 
I've been burning Pennywise for 2 years and never noticed any oversized pellets, they must have fixed the problem. I had some Lumberjacks that were as long as my... ur you know.. but they weren't a problem either ;em
 
duh. those who say size doesn't matter are either A. lying or B.trying to make you feel better, ;)
 
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