23 Aug
2006
23 Aug
'06
2:30 p.m.
--- Teo Zenios <teoz at neo.rr.com> wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Peters" <tpeters at mixcom.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
Posts"
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Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Hotdog cooker links
> I built a hot dog cooker when I was 9, consistin
g
of a small piece of pine
ad
(1x4 nominal), two nails, and a line-cord
connected to 110VAC mains. It
was
> based on an idea I saw in a book somewhere. My d was absolutely sure it
ty
wouldn't work. It did. We disassembled it
right
after using it because of
> the hazards of exposed line voltage and two poin things sticking up.
ng
Those were the days.
I recall a TV show a long time ago (some guy showi kids how things worked)
was showing how to cook a hotdog like that (I thin
k
they used those small
forks that you held corn on the cob with) and
plugged them into 110VAC for a
few seconds. The salty liquid in the hotdog
conducted enough electricity to
cook the hotdog in a few seconds. I bet that show
never gets replayed these
days because of lawyers.
Hmmm... the only one I know like that (that
isn't on today) was Johnny Ball Reveals All.
It was a UK show though, but was great for
learning about science and stuff... except I
wasn't really into science much back then.
(Johnny Ball is Zoe Balls (famous Radio DJ/TV
Presenter) father).
There is, of course, How 2 aswell. That show
has been running in the UK since.... well, since
I was a teenager. That makes it atleast 15
years old. Fred Dinage and erm... the other
guy still do it, but Carol Vorderman left to do
other things.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
23 Aug
23 Aug
3:16 p.m.
> I recall a TV show a long time ago (some guy
showing
> kids how things worked)
> was showing how to cook a hotdog like that (I think
> they used those small
> forks that you held corn on the cob with) and
> plugged them into 110VAC for a
> few seconds. The salty liquid in the hotdog
> conducted enough electricity to
> cook the hotdog in a few seconds. I bet that show
> never gets replayed these days because of lawyers.
As Mr. Lizard would say: "We're gonna need another Timmy..."
24 Aug
24 Aug
10:50 a.m.
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk wrote:
--- Teo Zenios <teoz at neo.rr.com> wrote:
Tim Hunkin's Secret Life of Machines TV series is well worth a look too
(http://www.secretlifeofmachines.com).
I have vague memories of the Great Egg Race being really enjoyable too and
featuring lots of homebrew gadgets - sadly I don't think it's ever been
repeated though. These days there are just too many programmes for morons to
fit in TV shows that actually educate people, I suppose :(
cheers
Jules
ps. Any ideas why your emails to the list (and nobody else's) appear in a
larger font than normal? Not sure if it's just affecting Thunderbird here or
various other people's email clients too!
I recall a TV show a long time ago
Hmmm... the only one I know like that (that
isn't on today) was Johnny Ball Reveals All.
It was a UK show though, but was great for
learning about science and stuff... except I
wasn't really into science much back then.
(Johnny Ball is Zoe Balls (famous Radio DJ/TV
Presenter) father).
There is, of course, How 2 aswell. That show
has been running in the UK since.... well, since
I was a teenager. That makes it atleast 15
years old. Fred Dinage and erm... the other
guy still do it, but Carol Vorderman left to do
other things.
10:42 a.m.
Jules Richardson wrote:
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk wrote:
[snip]
ps. Any ideas why your emails to the list (and nobody
else's) appear in a
larger font than normal? Not sure if it's just affecting Thunderbird here or
various other people's email clients too!
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