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Old 12-12-2008, 12:22 AM   #431 (permalink)
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I agree about just trying stuff and not quitting gets you amazing places! I'm starting to believe that almost nothing is impossible, except for eating the whole world in 1 second. (must resist... must resist...)
Heh.. try slamming a revolving door. :P

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Old 12-12-2008, 12:28 AM   #432 (permalink)
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Eating the whole world in 1 second (except for you know who) and slamming a revolving door! man, I think that's about it. Also, ... nope that's it.
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Old 12-12-2008, 12:44 AM   #433 (permalink)
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Eating the whole world in 1 second (except for you know who) and slamming a revolving door! man, I think that's about it. Also, ... nope that's it.
Don't forget Oprah eating healthy... that'll never happen either.
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She was going to be an astronaut on one of those russian ships for like $30 million , but the scientific community asked her not to, because the earth would fly out of the orbit around the sun and crash into Jupiter (because of the DRAMATIC sudden loss of a huge mass).
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I was confused at first... but then I LOL'D.
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I think my first attempt is going to be an upgrade to my electric bike. Right now I'm using a 20amp 48v controller. I'll use maybe 100v mosfets so I can jack up my max speed a bit.
OK, Paul. You're outside my level of experience now. Home made controller? Maybe this should be in its own thread...

But I loved the Mosfets when I was a kid! The Swedish chef cracked me up. Oh, and that Beeker!
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New Thread dedicated to controller.

That's an excellent idea! The darn car works just dandy. I'll have to figure out the right area for it. Fossil free fuel? hmm... maybe? Maybe not? I will a little tink!

I used to love the mosfets too. They used to give me FieldEffectTransistor's (fet's) of laughter. Isn't it weird that the swedish chef had human hands? My family is swedish (some of them). They really do talk like that!
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But I loved the Mosfets when I was a kid! The Swedish chef cracked me up. Oh, and that Beeker!


I'd love to get hold of that spaceship myself... Mork Mork Mork
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Holy Cow!

Holy Cow! I remember that episode! It seemed really familiar, and when he bounced the egg, it all came back. I love the swedish chef. Has anyone ever seen the episode with Christopher Reeve, where Miss Piggy wasn't able to Karate chop him?

I still need to install the heater in the car. It was 14 degrees today. Unlike Ben, I took the other car! I checked the voltage. The batteries still read that they were full, but when I took it out last week when it was cold, the voltage drop was more while accelerating than usual. I got all the way down to 66v while accelerating. Usually it drops to 68.
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Channel some of that engine heat back to your batteries :P Save juice by doing it!

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