Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Darwin-be-gone
I've been thinking about ways to improve upon the marine fans that I have in my office, keeping it cooler since the facilities people can't make all rooms on this side of the building an even temperature all day. So, I have this 4' x 2' solar panel taking up a whole bunch of real estate in my office window. I hooked up a voltage regulator, some wires and a good sized capaciter to run these twin marine fans.
A few minutes ago, I took a break to get some ice from the cafeteria, but I also wanted to see if any candy would work my mojo, so I opted for the cyber cafe where the candy machines are. Actually, we don't call it the cyber cafe, but with all the 'bots standing around waiting to dispense candy, I call it that.
I noticed that the ice machine there delivers nearly perfect sheets of ice if you don't break them up into cubes to fit in your cup. I wondered how I might best be able to leverage this new knowledge for keeping my office cool.
"Heck! Why stop there", I thought. I've got liquid nitrogen across the hall! It was at that point that I stopped myself short. I'd better not even consider using N2 for anything extra-curicular like this. Then again... muh ha ha!
I could just see the headlines now as it somehow makes a sprinkler effect with the fans and freezes my whole office solid.
I think I'll stick with my original plan of trying to find a 12v compressor for pumping some radiator fluid through a copper pipe. This mythical compressor has eluded me for years though. I may have to build my own.
A few minutes ago, I took a break to get some ice from the cafeteria, but I also wanted to see if any candy would work my mojo, so I opted for the cyber cafe where the candy machines are. Actually, we don't call it the cyber cafe, but with all the 'bots standing around waiting to dispense candy, I call it that.
I noticed that the ice machine there delivers nearly perfect sheets of ice if you don't break them up into cubes to fit in your cup. I wondered how I might best be able to leverage this new knowledge for keeping my office cool.
"Heck! Why stop there", I thought. I've got liquid nitrogen across the hall! It was at that point that I stopped myself short. I'd better not even consider using N2 for anything extra-curicular like this. Then again... muh ha ha!
I could just see the headlines now as it somehow makes a sprinkler effect with the fans and freezes my whole office solid.
I think I'll stick with my original plan of trying to find a 12v compressor for pumping some radiator fluid through a copper pipe. This mythical compressor has eluded me for years though. I may have to build my own.
