"Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/igrill.shtml Don't you think it's a little small? John's butt could swallow that thing whole in one gulp. -- Slacker
Slacker wrote: > "Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... > >> http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/igrill.shtml > > > Don't you think it's a little small? John's butt could swallow that thing whole in one gulp. that is a really scary thought.
"Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... | http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/igrill.shtml I can tell I need a caffeine infusion as I was seriously wondering for a bit what that would do to a computer's power supply (can you say meltdown?) --- __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. Nelson Binch =^o.o^= http://intergalax.com Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.467 / Virus Database: 266 - Release Date: 4/1/2003
Nelson Binch wrote: > "Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... > | http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/igrill.shtml > > I can tell I need a caffeine infusion as I was seriously wondering for a bit what that would do to > a computer's power supply (can you say meltdown?) > > > --- > __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. Nelson Binch =^o.o^= > http://intergalax.com > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.467 / Virus Database: 266 > - Release Date: 4/1/2003 They were fairly smart and put a huge capacitor in there, IIRC. You can't pull THAT much power over a USB line. Of course, it means you need to leave in plugged in all the time... why not just get a normal one and do the 5 seconds of legwork to figure out how long to cook it? Jon Bond
"Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... | Slacker wrote: | > "Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message | > news:[email protected]... | > | >> http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/igrill.shtml | > | > | > Don't you think it's a little small? John's butt could swallow that thing whole in one gulp. | | that is a really scary thought. As scary as a 5'9", 265 lb man riding a Crossbow or Serfas Monaco saddle? --- __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. Nelson Binch =^o.o^= http://intergalax.com Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.467 / Virus Database: 266 - Release Date: 4/1/2003
On Mon, 07 Apr 2003 00:04:14 GMT, Jonathan Bond <[email protected]> scribbled: >They were fairly smart and put a huge capacitor in there, IIRC. You can't pull THAT much power over >a USB line. Of course, it means you need to leave in plugged in all the time... why not just get a >normal one and do the 5 seconds of legwork to figure out how long to cook it? > >Jon Bond They should have went with the obvious connection for an item like that - Firewire. They could have tied that in fairly well. "Draws heat from your IEEE1394 ("Firewire") connection" -Slash -- "Ebert Victorious" - The Onion
"Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/igrill.shtml > > I thought that was fake for a few minutes, there's no end to useless crap. -- Chris ________________ www.chrisgroff.com
ctg wrote: > "Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... > >>http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/igrill.shtml >> >> > > > I thought that was fake for a few minutes, there's no end to useless crap. > It IS fake. Click on "Add to your cart". It was an April Fool's Day joke tied in with Slashdot. Greg -- "Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late, the battles we fought were long and hard, just not to be consumed by rock n' roll..." - The Mekons
Slacker says: >Don't you think it's a little small? John's butt could swallow that thing whole in one gulp. Not even going to ask how you know THAT! ;-P Steve
> Slacker says: > > >Don't you think it's a little small? John's butt could swallow that thing whole in one gulp. > > Not even going to ask how you know THAT! > > ;-P > > Steve Why it's simple geometry my friend, from John G's "BBQ Season" thread http://www.shavings.net/images/temp/grill.jpg -- Slacker
"G.T." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > ctg wrote: > > "Penny S." <[email protected]> wrote in message > > news:[email protected]... > > > >>http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/igrill.shtml > >> > >> > > > > > > I thought that was fake for a few minutes, there's no end to useless crap. > > > > It IS fake. Click on "Add to your cart". It was an April Fool's Day joke tied in with Slashdot. > The world is a little less dumb today, thanks for enlightening me... -- Chris ________________ www.chrisgroff.com > Greg > > -- > "Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late, the battles we fought were long and > hard, just not to be consumed by rock n' roll..." - The Mekons
"Slash" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > On Mon, 07 Apr 2003 00:04:14 GMT, Jonathan Bond <[email protected]> > scribbled: > > >They were fairly smart and put a huge capacitor in there, IIRC. You can't pull THAT much power > >over a USB line. Of course, it means you need to leave in plugged in all the time... why not just > >get a normal one and do the 5 seconds of legwork to figure out how long to cook it? > > > >Jon Bond > > They should have went with the obvious connection for an item like that - Firewire. They could > have tied that in fairly well. "Draws heat from your IEEE1394 ("Firewire") connection" > "Firewire grilled" - could be a marketing hook! Matt
