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- Sun Jul 14, 2002 12:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Requesting deletion of eccentric flywheel garbage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19392
Re: Requesting deletion of eccentric flywheel garbage
Come ON!<p>Can't we all just get along?<p>Let's cut the juvenile "cutting" contest. This is not a place to question someone's family responsibilities or gender preferances. Leave that to the schoolyard, fundamentalist church or KKK rally.<p>Oh, I'll catch hell for that...<p>The guy has a r...
- Thu Jun 06, 2002 12:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: GPS Devices To Track Cars
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5597
Re: GPS Devices To Track Cars
It depends what you mean when you use the term "missing".<p>Do you want to know where he is in case he really IS missing? Or do you need to know where he's BEEN? Like at who's house or what bar etc.<p>If he travels fairly long distances a data logger might be the most practical way of find...
- Tue Jun 04, 2002 7:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Eccentric Fly wheel
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6774
Re: Eccentric Fly wheel
Granted, using a 5-gallon bucket seems rather low-class, especially as this is a somewhat dubious project.<p>I saw an ad for a book called "105 uses for a 5-gallon bucket", or something to that effect. This is certainly an unusual application for a plastic drywall bucket. ;-)<p>The COOLEST...
- Tue Jun 04, 2002 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Amazing Idea
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8078
Re: Amazing Idea
Yeah. No redeeming value in doing smoking either meaning of the word IMHO. The term "smoking" having further special meanings of course.<p>Pardon me, I have to spend a penny.
- Sat May 25, 2002 12:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Amazing Idea
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8078
Re: Amazing Idea
In american english, flog just means to hit repeatedly.<p>Heard a rumor today, that in english english, "keep your pecker up" means to keep a good attitude and your head held high. In america, of course, it means something else.<p>Is this true?
- Sat May 25, 2002 12:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: gold
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2394
Re: gold
Nobody's talking and the price of gold is going up!
- Sat May 25, 2002 12:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Eccentric Fly wheel
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6774
Re: Eccentric Fly wheel
You're making me blush.<p>Some ideas: Think of an unbalanced load in a washing machine. With most of the clothes on one side of the drum it wobbles and the whole machine vibrates. See if you can find an old pager or get a junk one from a repair shop or electronics store if you can. Try taking it apa...
- Wed May 22, 2002 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Electronic Fireworks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2740
Re: Electronic Fireworks
Wow!<p>Laser illuminated confetti baloons and spark discharge cannons!<p>[ May 22, 2002: Message edited by: Gary ]</p>
- Wed May 22, 2002 8:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Eccentric Fly wheel
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6774
Re: Eccentric Fly wheel
I thought the Puritains died out!<p>Let's keep to the mechanical and electrical stuff if we can. An eccentric flywheel is just a flywheel mounted "off-center".<p>The size and weight of the weight affects the amount of motion. Years ago I got a little motor at of all places, an army surplus...
- Sun May 05, 2002 8:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hearing Aids
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3356
Re: Hearing Aids
Saw an ad in Family Handyman I think it was, for a mail-order hearing aid from a no-name company. $19.95 and it fit inside the ear. Looked like it might be worth the risk even if the company isn't legit.<p>Am having high frequency hearing loss myself. Difficulty hearing high tones, some birds, small...
- Sun May 05, 2002 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CGI on low voltages
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4592
Re: CGI on low voltages
If skin resistance is low enough, even low voltage is supposed to be potentially deadly to people. Am not sure of the exact voltage required to "do the job", the destructive thing to living things is amperage, not voltage. Salty or hard water can be a very good conductor. Electrical curren...
- Sun May 05, 2002 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Building a...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14174
Re: Building a...
Code named the "Rock polishing machine"!?!<p>The web site is quite a trip. Although, this is not a wall wart type of application.<p>Apparently the Mars (my term) version is 22 pounds, is 115 volt AC, has a 6.3 amp fuse, and a 1/17 HP motor. Apparently the machine can be noisey at times. It...
- Sat May 04, 2002 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Electronic Fireworks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2740
Electronic Fireworks
Okay guys, July 4th coming up in two months. Time to think pyrotechnics in the air. So as not to set dry grass on fire, I'm wondering if some kind of solid state fireworks are possible. Maybe shot from a slingshot or air cannon, or my carbide tennis ball cannon.<p>Am thinking about very small things...
- Sat May 04, 2002 12:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Building a...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14174
Re: Building a...
Sorry, I'm not very sophisticated either, apparently.<p>Is this a Japanese word you are using?<p>If you are talking about some kind of V_br_t_r, all you need is a low voltage motor and an off-center flywheel.<p>Or are you talking about something used as a hardware lock, called a D_ngl_? Or something...
- Sat Apr 27, 2002 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Motor Scooters
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3255
Re: Motor Scooters
check inlinesports.com they have quite a few of the zappy units discounted now that ZAP is going through bankruptcy. See the message board on yahoo's stock watching service under the NASDAQ symbol ZAPPQ or ZAPP if you are interested in finding out what is happening with ZAP. Some of these scooters h...