Comments for Play with the Machine

Comment on Water-powered turbine generator idea: Strait Power by gavin

gavin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:34:32 +0000

Oh yes, very similar. Thanks for the link. Also, how cool is it that FloDesign’s CEO is named Stanley Kowalski?

Comment on Water-powered turbine generator idea: Strait Power by Chris H

Chris H — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:41:47 +0000

Very fun video; I’d love to work on a project like that. The design reminds me a lot of the FloDesign turbine — applying an outer guide to increase the flow rate behind the turbine, thus creating a vacuum that accelerates air through the inner tube (thereby increasing the overall energy capture).

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21737/

It’s also seems similar in principle to the Dyson “bladless” fan: http://www.dyson.com/fans/

Comment on Minority Report meets Oscar Mayer? by gavin

gavin — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:21:14 +0000

Very good idea. Maybe the samples given out post midnight could be canned coffee and aspirin?

Comment on Minority Report meets Oscar Mayer? by Gong

Gong — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:13:28 +0000

this is actually perfect for dormitory blocks. i ate the kraft products diet while in college. it was all i could afford. gas station convenience store fare. i completely blanked on the video tech. perhaps a genetic flaw?

Comment on On pricing Aerogel, Saffron & Truffles by gavin

gavin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:16:36 +0000

Hey thanks for tip.

Like this bit from their About Us page: “Unlike other companies that have offered monolithic aerogels for sale in the past, we ~~manufacture~~ autofacture our own aerogels. With robots. No joke. Robots that make aerogels. How ’bout that, NASA? Can you do that?”

Comment on The Ham Belt by gavin

gavin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:14:17 +0000

Hey thanks! Yeah, I’m rusty. So rusty I forgot about comments. But thanks for reading!

Comment on On pricing Aerogel, Saffron & Truffles by Will Walker

Will Walker — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:22:10 +0000

I you’re looking to buy pieces, not granules, of aerogel, the best place to check out is http://www.buyaerogel.com. They have the widest range of the stuff in stock, and they also carry the blanket and granule form factors.

Comment on The Ham Belt by Todd

Todd — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:58:19 +0000

Glad to see you posting again. You’ve always been one of my most trusted way-finders of the world wide web of information.

Comment on The Aldi Automat by TODD

TODD — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:29:16 +0000

The music alone makes me want an Automat bun. I’ll be in Germany next week – maybe I’ll give it a try. No music no buns.

Comment on This is how you did Industrial Design in the 1960s by gavin

gavin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:03:05 +0000

So true–a very relaxing little film. And aside from the missing freeway, that area around the Pier still looks pretty much the same 40 years later.