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deadly_pudding posted:Would... this actually happen? I'm going to admit that I was really mediocre in physics before I continue this line of questioning, so feel free to school me It would, but with the setup they have I'm imagining the effect is mostly negligible. It would pull some energy out of the system, thus allowing more energy to transfer at a higher rate, but the amount of power an LED is going to be drawing is tiny. It'd be better if the mug had like a magnet that automatically rotated a stirring rod using a low rpm motor...  Or if you could use some pressure expansion to REALLY cool that fucker down  but that'd be vastly more complicated. (And would have to be refilled)LED light for temperature that doesn't use batteries is okay, but a device that really actively cooled your drink without batteries would be pretty dang nifty. In the end they've just made a far less effective, high-tech alternative to frozen mugs.
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I have been educated  Also, couldn't they have just like glued a mood-ring to the side?
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Zaphod42 posted:It would, but with the setup they have I'm imagining the effect is mostly negligible. It would pull some energy out of the system, thus allowing more energy to transfer at a higher rate, but the amount of power an LED is going to be drawing is tiny. But I thought the point was to have a hot drink with the LEDs to indicate when it is cool enough (but still hot) to drink? They probably expect you to finish the drink before the slightly accelerated cooling caused by the generator has any real effect.
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ThaShaneTrain posted:Our old friends from New Ork City are at it again: Possible, if there are modifiers. Rolemaster's critical hit tables are the most famous (and amusing) example.
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Zaphod42 posted:It would, but with the setup they have I'm imagining the effect is mostly negligible. It would pull some energy out of the system, thus allowing more energy to transfer at a higher rate, but the amount of power an LED is going to be drawing is tiny. I thought you were going down the road of suggesting that mounting the cup on a turntable would have some kind of effect (like helicopter being able/not able to take off) that could ignite a controversy so Marilyn VosSavant could weigh in and the Mythbusters could test it. In those guys dreams...
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deadly_pudding posted:I have been educated Hell you can get sticker thermometers from a pet store for like $5.
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Cyril Sneer posted:Hell you can get sticker thermometers from a pet store for like $5. While those wouldn't really be suitable for this range of temperatures, you could pretty easily make a similar thing that would be, and it would work about how you would expect and give you close-enough readings, but then your cup wouldn't have a microcontroller and LEDs to tell you the scientifically determined Perfect Coffee Temperature. What you're paying for here is something you can point at while telling your friends how awesome it is, while they drink from their $2 Ikea mugs and still manage not to damage their mouths, via use of the sophisticated temperature measurement device known as "their lips".
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Someone please make gloves with thermal sensors that light up LEDs on the fingers to tell you if what you're touching is cold, hot or just right. Also make them touch-screen compatible, for that added iPhone accessory kickstarter magic.
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FrozenVent posted:Someone please make gloves with thermal sensors that light up LEDs on the fingers to tell you if what you're touching is cold, hot or just right. Those might actually be useful for people with congenital insensitivity to pain. They don't feel the heat, but their skin can still burn.
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Nyarai posted:Those might actually be useful for people with congenital insensitivity to pain. They don't feel the heat, but their skin can still burn. I'm sure medical science has a better solution than crowdsourced iPhone accessory gloves.
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Who remembers the StunGun iPhone case that would deliver an underpowered current to an attacker mostly just annoying them like a slightly amped up joy buzzer? Well, would it surprise you to know that they're not very smart? http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131028/LIFESTYLE/310280011/Company-promotes-stun-gun-phone-case-here-though-s-illegal-own?odyssey=tab The Detroit News posted:Company promotes stun gun phone case [in Detroit] - though it's illegal to own it At least the guy from Louisiana is honest. I heard there are black people in Oakland and Detroit, better sell my stun guns there!
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SpoopyMonkey posted:While those wouldn't really be suitable for this range of temperatures Okay not those ones you find in aquarium stores, but they do make ones with extended ranges. I've used them in product testing before: http://www.omega.ca/shop/pptsc.asp?ref=RLC-80
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pathetic little tramp posted:Who remembers the StunGun iPhone case that would deliver an underpowered current to an attacker mostly just annoying them like a slightly amped up joy buzzer? Detroit News posted:Further furthermore, while Tasers are legal here, stun guns aren’t, because they don’t dispense bar-coded confetti that identifies the user the way Tasers do. So clearly only registered people can have Tasers, that are fitted with the confetti attachment, etc. Seems perfectly logical and sensible - I mean we wouldn't want irresponsible kids "tazing" people on the bus or something for kicks... Clearly we need to take that a step further and put some kind of difficult to remove identifiers on bullets and register them the same way (tiny tungsten or whatever chip with numbers embedded in the bullet). Hunters, police, valiant home defenders, virtually ANYONE who has a reason for having a gun shouldn't mind this kind of identifying information - right?
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JDM3 posted:Clearly we need to take that a step further and put some kind of difficult to remove identifiers on bullets and register them the same way (tiny tungsten or whatever chip with numbers embedded in the bullet). Hunters, police, valiant home defenders, virtually ANYONE who has a reason for having a gun shouldn't mind this kind of identifying information - right? They can already pretty much do that with forensic ballistics, to an extend. I'm not sure I understand the point you're trying to make.
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JDM3 posted:Clearly we need to take that a step further and put some kind of difficult to remove identifiers on bullets and register them the same way (tiny tungsten or whatever chip with numbers embedded in the bullet). Hunters, police, valiant home defenders, virtually ANYONE who has a reason for having a gun shouldn't mind this kind of identifying information - right? Haven't you ever watched a CSI, L&O, NCIS etc? You can identify what gun fired a bullet from the markings left by the gun's barrel (assuming the bullet is recoverable). If you are able to recover the bullet, you will inevitably and in the next hour find the gun to match. Also, bad guys file the numbers off of everything, no matter how difficult.
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FrozenVent posted:They can already pretty much do that with forensic ballistics, to an extend. I'm not sure I understand the point you're trying to make. This. You could get around it by changing the barrel, which is easier for certain guns; but altering evidence to avoid incrimination is in of itself a crime, so depending on the offense you could just be making things much worse.
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"Knock knock". "Who's there?" "Mango chutney" "Mango chutney who?" "I have no funny answer. Buy my book. Don't make me get a real job"
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Zybourne Clock posted:"Knock knock". I tried reading that page, but my mind kept processing it as MANGO CHUTNEY MANGO CHUTNEY MANGO CHUTNEY
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Wow I too love Mango Chutney almost as much as I love bolding words, so this Mango Chutney joke book seems right up my alley. I base everything in my life around my love for Mango Chutney to hide the fact that I have no personality. #Mango Chutney e: Dear god that pitch video is painful to watch. The stench of "trying way too hard" is just wafting off of this thing. The inspirational violin isn't helping matters. dijon du jour has a new favorite as of 20:36 on Oct 28, 2013 |
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Out of an entire language's worth of possible word combinations, Mango Chutney may be the single least funny thing it's possible to say.
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dijon du jour posted:The stench of "trying way too hard" is just wafting off of this thing. No, that's just the smell of the Mango Chutney.
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That $200 reward sounds like it would be one hell of a Mango Chut-night. But for real why chutney, seriously why
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Zybourne Clock posted:"Knock knock". quote:Mango Chutney is arguably the funniest and silliest of all dipping sauces. The jokes to be had are endless! Why did the Mango Chutney cross the road? How many Mango Chutneys does it take to change a light bulb?  This is some kind of Andy Kaufman performance-art comedy, right? I mean the jokes aren't... jokes...
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Bad Munki posted:If the jokes Mango Chutney lends itself to are endless, why could he only come up with 50 to put in a book? He didn't say they were endless good jokes. These ones are just the cream of the crop, or the chutney of the crop, if you will (it's a crop of mangos). Tubgirl Cosplay has a new favorite as of 22:22 on Oct 28, 2013 |
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Bad Munki posted:If the jokes Mango Chutney lends itself to are endless, why could he only come up with 50 to put in a book? You have to set a realistic scope for your Kickstarter projects, else you'll end up mango chutneying the hell out of it.
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Pomp posted:
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Phlegmish posted:That's not grammatically correct I please myself, brownies? What's he doing to them? 
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Phlegmish posted:That's not grammatically correct Yeah, cats don't just end their sentences with "meow." Has this guy ever even talked to a real cat? Christ.
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pathetic little tramp posted:Who remembers the StunGun iPhone case that would deliver an underpowered current to an attacker mostly just annoying them like a slightly amped up joy buzzer? What on earth could not be smart about putting a taser to your own head when you get a phone call?
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FrozenVent posted:They can already pretty much do that with forensic ballistics, to an extend. I'm not sure I understand the point you're trying to make. That they presumably can know who shot a taser because it leaves bar coded confetti all over the place, but to identify a bullet based on a serial number like that (could easily be done) requires CSI, ballistic experts and microscopes, etc. The super deadly thing? No rules. Go to Walmart and get your ammo! The thing that merely hurts someone? Major rule. Get barcoded ammo that will identify you. That's my point, should have spelled it out better.
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On the bright side of Kickstarter, there's a nice little cartoon trying to be a full series. It's pretty cool. I really hope it makes it.Zaphod42 posted:
That's all I can possibly believe, but it's just like those godawful Pac-Man joke books, so there is precedent.
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WickedHate posted:That's all I can possibly believe, but it's just like those godawful Pac-Man joke books, so there is precedent. Did someone say Pac-Mango Chutney??? 
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Oscilloscope Watch This looks like something that would seem awesome until you try to actually use it. I haven't done that much with oscilloscopes, but I'm pretty sure there's not much you can realistically do with five buttons and a minuscule screen. Plus wearing the thing on your wrist would, for many applications, likely cause more problems than it solves. WickedHate posted:That's all I can possibly believe, but it's just like those godawful Pac-Man joke books, so there is precedent. You mean like these Pac-Man joke books? http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-geek-humor-books-by-authors-who-understand-neither/ Hell, that Mango Chutney thing reminds me of drat near every themed family-friendly joke book I've even seen - take any old word related to the theme, desperately search for some way to make a pun out of it, and call it a joke.
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Cockmaster posted:You mean like these Pac-Man joke books? This is a fantastic read. The commentary is amazing.
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Cockmaster posted:
Yes, exactly those. Bad Munki posted:This is a fantastic read. The commentary is amazing. Add Seanbaby's commentary to the Mango Chutney book and I might actually donate. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Local Resident posted:Where do I get updates on what Doobie is doing with his dogs, now that the GBS thread is locked? There's always FYAD, but I've heard that they can be unreliable. His Facebook page, he tends to update that sometimes. That is where FYAD was getting updates from.
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