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Man Suffers From 100 Unwanted Orgasms A Day

A Wisconsin man suffers from “Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome” that causes up to 100 unwanted orgasms a day.

Come again?!

What might seem like the gift that keeps on giving to some has been a non-stop nightmare for a Wisconsin man who suffers up to 100 unwanted orgasms every day.

“There’s nothing pleasurable about it, because even though it might physically feel good, the whole time inside your mind, you’re completely disgusted by what’s going on,” said Dale Decker, who suffers from Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome, an uncontrollable condition that causes spontaneous and persistent orgasms unrelated to any physical stimulus or feelings of sexual arousal.

Barcroft Media reports Decker, 37, of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, is the first man to speak publicly about the condition, which he said is ruining his life.

“Depending on where you’re at, if you’re in public, if you’re in front of kids, if you’re around strangers, I mean it can make a person break real fast,” he said. “When you’re on your knees at your father’s funeral at his casket, and you’re saying goodbye to him, and then you have nine orgasms right there while your whole family is standing behind you, you never want to have another orgasm as long as you live. But you know what? They just keep on coming.”

He first began suffering from the condition in 2012, after slipping a disk in his back while getting out of a chair. While on his way to the hospital, he had five unwanted orgasms, and they’ve continued on a regular basis ever since.

Decker said he has been unable to work since the accident that inexplicably triggered the condition, and has been mostly housebound, out of fear of experiencing orgasms in public.

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Wisconsin Man Suffers From 100 Unwanted Orgasms A Day

 

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America’s Tallest Flagpole

The world’s tallest tribute to freedom.

God bless America!

Acuity 400′ Flagpole Project

Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, served as the technical advisor for a 400-ft-tall, free-standing flagpole owned by ACUITY Insurance Company in Sheboygan, Wis. The pole, which is currently the largest in the United States, was dedicated in June amid comments from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, and appearances by skydivers and military dignitaries. 25 ACUITY employees who are military veterans carried the 350lb, 60ft x 120ft American flag that was lifted onto the pole during the ceremony.

“ACUITY erected its first flagpole after 9/11 as a tribute to our Nation’s soldiers, and from there its meaning, intent and symbolism have grown to mean many different things to many different people. During this latest installation we knew this was much bigger than a construction project and we were committed to doing it right in order to provide our community with a beacon of hope and patriotism well into the future,” said Sheri Murphy, ACUITY’s vice president, services & administration and flagpole project lead. “It brought a great sense of comfort and confidence to our team knowing we had Arup’s experience and expertise guiding all aspects of the project on our behalf. They helped us stay focused and the end result is exactly what we were striving for. It was wonderful to have them by our side.”

ACUITY appointed Arup to review and oversee all technical aspects of the flagpole’s design and fabrication, which included wind engineering; supplemental damping design; cold weather engineering; metal fatigue analysis; geotechnical, electrical, and mechanical engineering; moveable structures; corrosion protection; lighting; and security camera review. Key engineered components of the flagpole include a rotating truck slew bearing assembly at its top, and three pendulum-type tuned mass dampers within the pole to suppress the first three modes of cross-wind oscillations.

“It’s easy to underestimate the engineering challenges,” said structural engineer Hans-Erik Blomgren, who served as Arup’s lead designer. “There’s some really specialty engineering involved. In particular, the need to withstand oscillating in the wind, subzero temperatures, and ice that the flagpole will frequently be exposed to during its 50-year lifespan required careful consideration.”

ACUITY enlisted Arup as technical advisor for the project upon hearing about its engineering design for the 394-ft-tall Spire of Dublin. Arup relied upon engineering experts from throughout the firm to scrutinize the design to ensure the flagpole can be sustained for a 50-year design life.

“Current design standards and codes of practice do not adequately cover projects of this nature,” Cormac Deavy, Arup’s principal in charge for both the ACUITY and Spire of Dublin projects. “These projects require fundamental research into the physics of the problem and rely upon ‘first principles’ engineering and a fundamental understanding of the loads, materials, and structural response to create elegant, efficient designs.”

A site-specific wind and climate report determined that the flagpole should be designed for a low service temperature of minus 41 degrees Celsius. Dampers will suppress vibrations and help to reduce fatigue on the flagpole.

In addition to the Spire of Dublin, Arup has also completed similar projects, such as the United States Air Force Memorial and the flagpole at King Abdulla Square in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which currently stands as the world’s largest flagpole.

Key collaborators on this project included contractor Mortenson; US Flag & Flagpole Supply; structural engineers APE Inc., and tuned mass damper supplier Flow Engineering.

Flagpole facts:

  • At 400 ft, the tallest flagpole in the world flying a U.S. flag
  • The flagpole is 11ft in diameter at its base tapering to 5ft 6in at its top.
  • The pole weighs approximately 420,000lbs and was fabricated and erected in six sections.
  • The 60ft x 120ft flag weighs 350lbs.
  • Over 500 gallons of paint provide corrosion protection.
  • The foundation is comprised of 680 cubic yards of concrete.
  • Designed to withstand low temperature service of minus 41 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of 120mph

 

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Life Size Tonka Truck

Brad Doane is living his childhood dream of driving a life size Tonka Truck. The 40-year-old tow truck driver from Menomonie, Wisconsin, has spent a year converting a Chevy pickup drive train into a scaled-up functional replica of the 1969 Mighty Tonka Wrecker Tow Truck.

As a little boy, Brad collected every Tonka truck there ever was, but it wasn’t until a few years ago, when his mother brought back an old Mighty Wrecker she had bought at a charity auction that he ever considered building a life-size one. Having grown up at his family’s towing garage, Brad knew a thing or two about building a car, and inspired by the new Tonka toy, he decided to put his plan into action. He spent $700 on an old Chevy pick-up and spent a whole year, cutting, bending and welding steel to transform it into a drivable Tonka Mighty Wrecker 12 times its original size. The white body of the vehicle is identical to the classic toy down to the mini cabin and hand-crank-operated towing arms, and Doane even added a tiny steering wheel for ultimate authenticity. It’s a fully functional and registered vehicle that turns heads everywhere he takes it.

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