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http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
Have fun!
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clipka escreveu:
> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
>
> Have fun!
shocking! :)
--
a game sig: http://tinyurl.com/d3rxz9
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clipka <ano### [at] anonymous org> wrote:
> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
>
> Have fun!
Hmm, Euro-prongs - I'd need a 110v U.S. model for the ex-wife's birthday gift...
BTW, the ThinkGeek follow-up is hilarious:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/lebedev.shtml
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:08:22 +0200, clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
>
>Have fun!
Good Lord,
Who would spend good money on that when anopened out kirby grip or bobby
pin would do as well.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Robert McGregor schrieb:
> Hmm, Euro-prongs - I'd need a 110v U.S. model for the ex-wife's birthday gift...
Have a closer look - it does come with travel adapters for the US
included :-P
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Stephen schrieb:
> Good Lord,
> Who would spend good money on that when anopened out kirby grip or bobby
> pin would do as well.
Well, I guess there's a reason ArtLebedev decided to offer it
exclusively via ThinkGeek.
Kirby grips and hobby pins are for amateurs - this is for true hardcore
experts :-P
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:01:40 +0200, clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>Stephen schrieb:
>> Good Lord,
>> Who would spend good money on that when anopened out kirby grip or bobby
>> pin would do as well.
>
>Well, I guess there's a reason ArtLebedev decided to offer it
>exclusively via ThinkGeek.
>
>Kirby grips and hobby pins are for amateurs - this is for true hardcore
>experts :-P
Gifted amateurs! ;)
This is something designed to part rich fools from their money.
It is well known that a good buzz adds something to your day and wakens you
better than strong coffee but using something like that is just pure
extravagance.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> Good Lord,
> Who would spend good money on that when anopened out kirby grip or bobby
> pin would do as well.
But think of the superior comfort and excellent connectivity this device
boasts. I think you'll find it's completely worth it!
--
~Mike
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:29:13 -0500, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>
>> Good Lord,
>> Who would spend good money on that when anopened out kirby grip or bobby
>> pin would do as well.
>
>But think of the superior comfort and excellent connectivity this device
>boasts. I think you'll find it's completely worth it!
Ochone, ochone! Comfort is secondary when you're caw canny wi' your pennies.
And where is the spirit of frontier adventure that Americans once had?
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> And where is the spirit of frontier adventure that Americans once had?
We dumped it all in the pacific ocean? :-D
--
~Mike
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:18:03 -0500, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>
>> And where is the spirit of frontier adventure that Americans once had?
>
>We dumped it all in the pacific ocean? :-D
LOL I'll tell my wife, she's always asking :)
--
Regards
Stephen
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clipka wrote:
> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
I'm wondering how you could possibly wire it up such that the last image is
supplying current to all three devices. Or did I miss the joke there?
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> I'm wondering how you could possibly wire it up such that the last image is
> supplying current to all three devices. Or did I miss the joke there?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_and_parallel_circuits
--
- Warp
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> clipka wrote:
> > http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
>
> I'm wondering how you could possibly wire it up such that the last image is
> supplying current to all three devices. Or did I miss the joke there?
Like a checkerboard?
- Ricky
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Darren New schrieb:
> clipka wrote:
>> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
>
> I'm wondering how you could possibly wire it up such that the last image
> is supplying current to all three devices. Or did I miss the joke there?
You mean that weird 5x5 multi-plug socket thing? That's quite simple -
consider this arrangement:
+ - + - +
- + - + -
+ - + - +
- + - + -
+ - + - +
No matter what pair of adjacent sockets you choose, you always have both
+ and -. And this being AC, it doesn't matter which is which.
Quite a clever design as a gimmick, though I guess it's no better or
worse than other multi-plug sockets.
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triple_r wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> clipka wrote:
>>> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
>> I'm wondering how you could possibly wire it up such that the last image is
>> supplying current to all three devices. Or did I miss the joke there?
>
> Like a checkerboard?
Ah yes. I was just looking at vertical and horizontal rows, as in minimal
lengths of wires. Wiring it in a checkerboard makes much more sense in this
application. Thanks!
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".
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clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
So do you think that really, actually, truly is connected internally? I mean,
don't lawyers tend to get worked up over this sort of thing? Can you really
sell an extremely dangerous product as long as you include a disclaimer telling
people you're not responsible if the actually use it? The bottom line is that
it's a pretty funny gag, but I'm pretty 'shocked' they actually sell it.
- Ricky
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> So do you think that really, actually, truly is connected internally? I
> mean,
> don't lawyers tend to get worked up over this sort of thing? Can you
> really
> sell an extremely dangerous product as long as you include a disclaimer
> telling
> people you're not responsible if the actually use it? The bottom line is
> that
> it's a pretty funny gag, but I'm pretty 'shocked' they actually sell it.
I'm sure the customers never complain.
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clipka wrote:
> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
This has to be the most absurd thing I've ever seen. Why would you pay
for something that going to kill y- oh, wait. Tobacco. Got ya...
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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clipka wrote:
> No matter what pair of adjacent sockets you choose, you always have both
> + and -. And this being AC, it doesn't matter which is which.
>
> Quite a clever design as a gimmick, though I guess it's no better or
> worse than other multi-plug sockets.
Neat, and totally impossible in the U.S. Not to mention the whole
polarized plugs thing.
--
~Mike
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> clipka wrote:
>> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/vilcus/
>
> This has to be the most absurd thing I've ever seen. Why would you pay
> for something that going to kill y- oh, wait. Tobacco. Got ya...
>
But in that case, death is slow and painful. In this case, death is
quick ... and painful.
--
~Mike
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>> This has to be the most absurd thing I've ever seen. Why would you pay
>> for something that going to kill y- oh, wait. Tobacco. Got ya...
>>
>
> But in that case, death is slow and painful. In this case, death is
> quick ... and painful.
I can already hear GlaDDOS speaking...
"To improve motivation, a penulty for failure has been added. Touching
the floor of this chamber will result in an unsatisfactory mark on your
record (followed by death)."
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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> Neat, and totally impossible in the U.S. Not to mention the whole
> polarized plugs thing.
In the UK too. In fact the whole system is polarized, the "neutral" pin of
the AC is always connected to Earth at the substation, so essentially one
pin is always close to Earth voltage and the other carries the AC signal.
This means that some equipment might be designed only to switch the "live"
side, if it was then connected the "wrong" way round, it could be very
dangerous. Nowadays I suspect nothing is actually wired like that, given
that it's always possible someone uses an adaptor, takes it abroad and then
gets electrocuted!
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