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Neat trick. It seems the printer uses some kind of optical sensor to check the toner level.
Too bad most printers use an electronic chip in the cartridge that counts how much you've printed and just stop working after x number of pages or x mg of toner/ink, obviously the printer refuses to print anything if you just tape over the connectors on those.

The best advice for anyone looking for a new printer: find an old printer with replaceable print heads (for ink) or drum (laser). Printer technology hasn't advanced much in the last 10-15 years. Just make sure there are drivers available for it.

@Morganth: It's not that the printers have inadequate cooling and need the ink for cooling. Most inkjet printers work by heating tiny ink-filled tubes (there's usually over 100 in the print head), instantly vaporizing the ink, forming a bubble that shoots a tiny drop of ink out of the tube and then pulls more ink into the tube from the other side. If there's no ink to vaporize the tube could overheat or more probably whatever ink is left dries up and clogs up the print head. If you put a heatsink on the heating elements the printer just wouldn't work.

>> ^syncron:
Makes sense I suppose. The alcohol evaporated into a gas as it heated inside the closed container. When the container burst, the flammable gases made contact with heated metal components of the microwave, which caused it to ignite and explode.


You mean the heated elements in the back i guess? Because i'm under the impression there is no metal in the microwaving-area of a microwave as it sparks like shit off the remotest covering of even gold leaf on a cup or glass. So i assume the gases would have to disperse through the back to find some heated metal components (presumably a circuit board or some kind of wire?)

Looks good. Does anyone know what kind of oven he is using? It looks like the pans he is using fit perfectly into the cook top like if they were made to be used together, and I can't see the heating element.

Heh, no not at all

I'm working on my escape to the country!

In reply to this comment by laura:
hey I wanted to tell you that I hope that didn't come across as pretentious...what I meant by that was that our hot tub is totally pieced together, rube goldberg style. Heating element dropped in at night gets it up to 108F by morning in the winter, and our "jets" at this point are hanging off the side, made for a bathtub but work quite well. I would say it is one step above this, really:
http://myinnerredneck.getpaidfrom.us/files/2008/07/tub.jpeg



In reply to this comment by Deano:
>> ^laura:
Proof
that if you want it badly enough, you make it happen...it's the little things.


That looks wonderful. Oh well, I'll continue to keep it real in the hood.

hey I wanted to tell you that I hope that didn't come across as pretentious...what I meant by that was that our hot tub is totally pieced together, rube goldberg style. Heating element dropped in at night gets it up to 108F by morning in the winter, and our "jets" at this point are hanging off the side, made for a bathtub but work quite well. I would say it is one step above this, really:
http://myinnerredneck.getpaidfrom.us/files/2008/07/tub.jpeg



In reply to this comment by Deano:
>> ^laura:
Proof
that if you want it badly enough, you make it happen...it's the little things.


That looks wonderful. Oh well, I'll continue to keep it real in the hood.

>> ^grinter:
I'll tell you what's creepy,
it's that heating element on the stove that glows blue!


>> ^xxovercastxx:
>> ^grinter:
I'll tell you what's creepy,
it's that heating element on the stove that glows blue!

Digital cameras are sensitive to infrared light. I'm guessing the IR filter on his camera is crap and the heat from the element is what we're seeing. The result is a blend of the visible colors plus a cool white added from the heat (greater temperature increases the intensity of the white). If you remove the IR filter you'll get a far more dramatic change. Here's a photo that intentionally exhibits the effect.


Rofl. Seriously, rofl. Way to over-complicate things, IR and camera wave-lengths... cracked me up, you guys. Just take a look at his stove at 1:27-1:47 (the other ring). It's clearly fueled by a propane tank, and I know because I've utilized ones such as this for years , it's not your usual electric one, duh. It's actual flames that were burning blue, not a heated metal element. DOH.

>> ^grinter:
I'll tell you what's creepy,
it's that heating element on the stove that glows blue!


Digital cameras are sensitive to infrared light. I'm guessing the IR filter on his camera is crap and the heat from the element is what we're seeing. The result is a blend of the visible colors plus a cool white added from the heat (greater temperature increases the intensity of the white). If you remove the IR filter you'll get a far more dramatic change. Here's a photo that intentionally exhibits the effect.

I'll tell you what's creepy,
it's that heating element on the stove that glows blue!

Heres a few practical benefits:

TV Satellite Dish

NASA developed ways to correct errors in the signals coming from the spacecraft. This technology is used to reduce noise (that is, messed up picture or sound) in TV signals coming from satellites.

Medical Imaging

NASA developed ways to process signals from spacecraft to produce clearer images. (See more on digital information and how spacecraft send images from space.) This technology also makes possible these photo-like images of our insides.

Vision Screening System

Uses techniques developed for processing space pictures to examine eyes of children and find out quickly if they have any vision problems. The child doesn't have to say a word!

Ear Thermometer

Instead of measuring temperature using a column of mercury (which expands as it heats up), this thermometer has a lens like a camera and detects infrared energy, which we feel as heat. The warmer something is (like your body), the more infrared energy it puts out. This technology was originally developed to detect the birth of stars.

Fire Fighter Equipment

Fire fighters wear suits made of fire resistant fabric developed for use in space suits.

Smoke Detector

First used in the Earth orbiting space station called Skylab (launched back in 1973) to help detect any toxic vapors. Now used in most homes and other buildings to warn people of fire.

Sun Tiger Glasses

From research done on materials to protect the eyes of welders working on spacecraft, protective lenses were developed that block almost all the wavelengths of radiation that might harm the eyes, while letting through all the useful wavelengths that let us see.

Automobile Design Tools

A computer program developed by NASA to analyze a spacecraft or airplane design and predict how parts will perform is now used to help design automobiles. This kind of software can save car makers a lot of money by letting them see how well a design will work even before they build a prototype.

Cordless Tools

Portable, self-contained power tools were originally developed to help Apollo astronauts drill for moon samples. This technology has lead to development of such tools as the cordless vacuum cleaner, power drill, shrub trimmers, and grass shears.

Aerodynamic Bicycle Wheel

A special bike wheel uses NASA research in airfoils (wings) and design software developed for the space program. The three spokes on the wheel act like wings, making the bicycle very efficient for racing.

Thermal Gloves and Boots

These gloves and boots have heating elements that run on rechargeable batteries worn on the inside wrist of the gloves or embedded in the sole of the ski boot. This technology was adapted from a spacesuit design for the Apollo astronauts.

Space Pens

The Fisher Space Pen was developed for use in space. Most pens depend on gravity to make the ink flow into the ball point. For this space pen, the ink cartridge contains pressured gas to push the ink toward the ball point. That means, you can lie in bed and write upside down with this pen! Also, it uses a special ink that works in very hot and very cold environments.

Shock Absorbing Helmets

These special football helmets use a padding of Temper Foam, a shock absorbing material first developed for use in aircraft seats. These helmets have three times the shock absorbing ability of previous types.

Ski Boots

These ski boots use accordion-like folds, similar to the design of space suits, to allow the boot to flex without distortion, yet still give support and control for precision skiing.

Failsafe Flashlight

This flashlight uses NASA's concept of system redundancy, which is always having a backup for the parts of the spacecraft with the most important jobs. This flashlight has an extra-bright primary bulb and an independent backup system that has its own separate lithium battery (also a NASA developed technology) and its own bulb.

Invisible Braces

These teeth-straightening braces use brackets that are made of a nearly invisible translucent (almost see-through) ceramic material. This material is a spinoff of NASA's advanced ceramic research to develop new, tough materials for spacecraft and aircraft.

Edible Toothpaste

This is a special foamless toothpaste developed for the astronauts to use in space (where spitting is not a very good idea!) Although this would be a great first toothpaste for small children, it is no longer available.

Joystick Controllers

Joystick controllers are used for lots of things now, including computer games and vehicles for people with disabilities. These devices evolved from research to develop a controller for the Apollo Lunar Rover, and from other NASA research into how humans actually operate (called "human factors").

Advanced Plastics

Spacecraft and other electronics need very special, low-cost materials as the base for printed circuits (like those inside your computer). Some of these "liquid crystal polymers" have turned out to be very good, low-cost materials for making containers for foods and beverages.