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Weirdest Case Mod You've Ever Seen
mattman writes: "Here's the stangest case modification you've ever seen. Someone assembled a pile of computer parts, hooked them up without a case and covered the lot with quick-dry spray foam. The result is a light-weight computer ready for LAN parties." This is wrong.
whatttya think?
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I say cool cause it is different, I say dumb cause it is different, I say weird cause it is different but still don't know what to think. I guess it sorta looks like a brain. It is an interesting idea but wouldn't it overheat?
but the EMF from that guy's case is wreaking havoc with my electronics. Doesn't he recognize the importance of shielding?
This is wrong
I really like when there is a good explanation like that because...
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In case it gets /.'ed, I've made a mirrot at this site.
looks like he's been looking at too many pr0n sites. =)
my other computer is your Windows(tm) box...
It's heat resistant up to 100C and more or less inflammable.
This is such an unfortunate word...
I doubt the thing is really that lite either.
me and the family just dissimilated my PC and started crapping all over it. By the end of the month i'll be covered completely and we'll put it in the fridge to solidify.
One hell of a case for LAN parties
Occasional refreezing will be needed though..
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That's scary. I'm gonna need to make a case mod out of things I find in my kitchen.
Besides the HD being mounted outside of it all, I call it a winner in portability, recycling and shock proof value.
I would also have cast vents for the cpu and video card and used perhaps a different colour foam..
...but is it fireproof foam?
HSH
It was great -- everything fit in nicely and it was easy to move around. I was constantly a bit worried that it'd catch fire, but it didn't. The thing lived for about a month until I put together enough money to order my current case (a bit-ass SuperMicro with a mess of drive bays and fans).
Oh, and I got to drink the beer, too. That was the best part.
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Dumbest move of my life...
Of Compaq computers that were impossible to expand. I have a feeling that comp will not be getting any upgrades anytime soon. While this may be odd, I think the weirdest thing I ever saw was an "aquarium" mod in which the motherboard (flex atx) sat in the bottom of a decorated tank (pirate theme) full of mineral oil. Anyone have a link to anything like that?
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Yeah yeah...we all know what he was REALLY doing. He needed to test something before he used the foam to make a mold for his man-parts so that he could go build naughty sandcastles on the beach this summer.
...All I can say is that my life is pretty strange...
All I can say is : what a monstrosity...
Interesting... but he'd better not run an athlon unless you wanted the liquid case mod... hehehe flame away...
I would call it ghetto becauase it's sloppy around the edges and not even as clean as some of the cardboard box/duct tape mods that are out there. on the upside he tried something new and props for that
It was covered in on Slashdot However, use the previous link, the story's link is no longer valid. You've been warned.
http://www.maximumpc.com/ did more or less this.. but they left the computer in the case and filled the case full of foam.
Though their computer would not boot after they filled it with foam.
Ok, the foam is an obvious issue, but..
He's running Windows (cheap shot)
It's an Apple HDD (look carefully at the label)
Is that a Voodoo in there? (check out that classic loopback cable)
That's an old NIC (planning on using a transceiver?)
Yeah, I know his specs are listed at the top of the page, but I guess it was just kinda fun to point the out.
I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.
It's a high end server equipped with a safety device that sparys the interior with impact absorbing foam in the event of a crash. German safety engineering, of course.
Only problem is, the poor bastards tried to run MS Windows on it.
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Cost of computer parts- 100 dollars
:p
Cost of foam- 30 dollars
Cost of time spent on 2 days worth of work- free
A picture of your mom's grin when she witnesses her son's greatest invention ever- A foam case- Priceless.
You could mount them in a wall of your house and it'd double as insulation.
God spoke to me
I would LOVE to see him try to get that computer through the airport in one piece. It looks about as non-suspicious as a wooden gun.
Finally, an answer for those who bitch about case mod stories under "hardware."
Anybody got a link for that aussie (I think) guy who stuffed a PC into a model car? *That* was cool...
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I think that, with all the eccentricity I claim to have, I should've done that first! I mean, damn. I'm losing my edge. (g)
But, anyways. Yeah. I like it.
Now, for someone to make one out of grilled-cheese sandwiches... Or maybe tuna. That would be cool.
My dad's office had just upgraded all their comps. I peeked into their office once and found a spare disused 286 motherboard lying around. It was vacation time and I had not only loads of spare time, but also spare computer parts. Somehow, we scourged and cobbled together a floppy disk drive, an 80 MB hard disk, 2MB RAM, an SMPS, a CGA card, a keyboard and a CGA monitor.
The eureka moment was just around the corner.
All of us gathered around that big table in my room and we staring at all those non-connected parts. All we needed was a proper tower. One look at everyone's faces, and we decided to cut holes in the motherboard's cardboard box and let the CGA & ID cards stick *out* of holes in the cardboard box. We put the SMPS and floppy drive outside the box.
Except for an initial burst capacitor (the bulb glowing, get it?), the comp worked perfect, if you call running DOS 5 with windows 3.1 on a CGA system as *perfect* running of the machine.
The question, really, is this. This was in 1997 and I'm pretty sure I'll be able to find some pics or the other if I search carefully, but do you think I should sue Apple for copying the external floppy in iMacs?
(assuming that's possible (the part about Chihuly having a sense of shame (I know Seattlites will understand me here, but I've heard he's left his mark elsewhere in the world too (and on behalf of all Seattle, I apologize))))
Build stuff. Stuff that walks, stuff that rolls, whatever.
Alright who wants to take it to the next step
and make molds to create Animal shaped cases!
looks like pop corn
It was just eye candy, but at least its *good* eye candy.
I dunno, I don't like it. Ok, sure it's lightweight and everything, but again it's only a Pentium 200... might as well buy a laptop I think. Plus, this would suck if say, you wanted more ram, or the cpu went bye bye. Atleast it's different.
I could use a computer in my pool. That would friggen rock.
just wondering how does I guy go about uprading a computer of such sort.
The girls will love it.
"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them." -- George H. W. Bush
The heavy equipment needed for water cooling would defeat the purpose of having a light foam case, so I was thinking a series of ducts.
:-) The duct idea is one I think would be most reasonable, if someone were crazy enough to relly want to try this with a modern PC. The foam idea is kind of neat, though, in a weird way--you could probably sculpt it into just about any shape. Just imagine, you could show up at a big LAN party with a PC-sculpture of the Q3 logo... ;-)
Picture a thin plastic duct leading from one end, to the CPU, to the GPU, and to anywhere else on a given modern system that would get particularly hot--northbridge on some systems, perhaps. *Then* with the ducts in place, one could encase the whole thing in foam and have an intake on one side and an out-take on the other, with a high-capacity fan on each side to keep the air moving and pump the heat out quck.
Then of course one could power on the PC and hope the thing doesn't overheat anyway.
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Would work nicely if they used the foam from this
article.
Hey if they are going to provide me access faster then my crappy cable service here, I'm all for it.
foam in a can? must have!
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I've been looking for a computer I could use in my bath tub. I would probably save something on water heating costs, too.
"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them." -- George H. W. Bush
Oh, this is way cool! I love this non-case. Really. If only the new processors and other parts could stand such treatment and not melt down...
Yesterday was the time to do it right. Are we having a REVOLUTION yet?
...he didn't pay for that extra Windows license.
Let's hope the Microsoft gestapo doesn't get wind of his little project and decide to investigate.
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'97, damn has it been a 1/2 a decade already?!? Is it just me or as you get older does time really seem to pass faster?
That computer looks like the byproduct of several lyposuctions.
Nothing beats a good full tower. I don't know what I'd do without one.
This goes to show that there still is plenty of fun left on the net.
Looks like he just plugs in a HDD and goes. Wonder if he has had any trouble with it slipping? Drive is external to the blob making it a little more delicate than pictured. (Still cool though.)
Still he gets plenty of credit from me just for the creative effort if nothing else.
Bizarre...
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That is the weirdest thing that I ever saw.
I've seen PC mods! But will you ever do this to a Macintosh?
Apple is like a strange drug that you just cant quite get enough of they shouldnt call it Mac. They should call it crack
Now all he needs to do is order a chia pet and put a layer of dirt and seeds on the foam.
The only computer that requires a weedeater for maintance.
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Once when hauling my case to a lan party dang thing dropped. Bent the whole case and now I cannot remove my CDburner. Otherwise it works. I imagine if i had something like that it would have softened the blow. If I lose a chunck I could just bring extra foam along.
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from the looks and description it's just a simple ventilation space for the CPU with just one opening. I was thinking more along the lines of a real duct system, specifically designed for maximum airflow over the CPU, GPU, northbridge and anything else that may get toasty on a modern system. What I mean is much like the pre-made duct system they sell for overclockers--I forget what the thing is called, but it's specifically designed to direct the airflow from the intake, over the CPU, and out of the case, unlike with just slapping a fan in the front and back which isn't nearly as efficient.
If airflow is directed very efficiently and driven by both an intake fan and an exhaust fan, even a modern CPU and GPU should be cool-able, whereas with this design the guy specifically warned against just doing the same with a newer, hotter machine. The hard part would be configuring a system of ducts to provide the most efficient airflow possible for at least 3 and possibly 4 components, but it could be done.
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There might just be another way to look at this... don't take it as a "finished" deal, more as a proof of concept to be extended further.
I have a PC running inside a Wizards of the Coast cardboard box (K6-2/300), and have been considering other wacky ways of doing the case for it (no, I will not just use a spare PC case
The PC isn't going to be upgraded any further, as it's already just a linux development workstation and test web/db server. I could take the assembled components, build a basic cardboard frame around the assembly to keep a rectangular (1 PCI card height) form factor, and then simply fill the interior with spray foam. This would yield two benefits: (1) The exterior cardboard frame doesn't actually support the components once the foam has solidified, so it doesn't have to be strong (and could probably be removed afterward), (2) the PC is still a rectangular form factor and *very* stable (no cards coming lose in this thing!).
Yep, this is definitely a go. I'll be headed to a hardware store in the morning, and my finished result should at least be more aesthetically pleasing than the "sheep mound" these guys built
It's not a case modification is it? In fact, most of them aren't. It's a new case (or not, in this case) built from scratch. Not a modification, but a "case concept" or a "case design", a "custom case" as opposed to a "custom modification of an existing case".
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I wonder what his monitor looks like?
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hmmm. didn't show a picture of the monitor. judging from the high quality parts they used for the computer, though, i'd wager that the monitor was a simple crt based one... in which case, it woudln't be very mobile.
and besides, if you wanted to have a portable computer to take with you to a lan party, why not just get a laptop?
anyway's, i'd worry about people trying to "pop" those "bubbles"...
I was thinking, since it is running windows and has the right shape and texture, why not just finish it with a coat of brown paint?
looks like a sheep.
>but do you think I should sue Apple for copying the external floppy in iMacs?
Prior art...
I swapped the internal floppy drive of my Amiga with a 3.5" 40meg MFM Minscribe hard drive. The floppies were 2 stacked Sony 3.5" 720K double density drive. That was back in 1987 and was shown at local user club.
I like to have a high-powered system available to me when I'm on the road, and my budget doesn't allow for a high-end laptop (plus I don't like them). Given that when I'm on site there are generally extra monitors available, and peripherals can fit in spare space in my suitcase, this is just the sort of thing I'd like to have my computer in so I can take it on airplanes with me instead of shipping it or sending it with baggage. Just peachy!
"You're never ready, just less unprepared."
Run a proper OS on it! ;-)
Neat idea, but the execution is horrible.
Surely the next step is to create a nice mould for the case, and inject the mould with the foam. I've done pretty much the same thing using cans of insulation foam (used to fill large holes in walls). I took large balloons and filled them full of foam, then cut the balloon away from the foam. This gave a really nice teardrop of hard foam, that was very light.
Off the top of my head, I fugure the same thing can be done using a styrofoam cooler box with a PC in it, fill the thing full of foam after blanking off the internal guts with card, and when it's set crack the case off and shape with carving tools.
The beauty of doing this is that you could, with some serious planning, create some amazing looking designs that had built in air ducts that forced the cool intake air to spiral around heatsinks and hot components. I imagine a nautilus shell would be easy to do - you'd end up with a PC that looked really cool and would be built with great cooling capabilities from a single fan or set of fans.
Shell shaped quiet PC anyone?
Now wash your hands.
that'd make one helluva mess...
--Chemguru
Sorry, this might be lightweight and an original idea, but why has no one done this? Simple: This is a REALLY ugly mod. It looks like barfed uo by a space alien, and I don't mean in the good way.
That said, the biggest problem I see is that you cannot upgrade the machine, at least not without considerable effort.
Personally, I think a styrofoam casing would've been a much better idea if your concerns are weight.
This has been brewing in my mind for some time now. I have seen transparant cases, transparent harddrives, tacks and now foam cases. Where are the laptop mods. Please post any links you have to laptop mods that are not stickers and spraypaint. This has been bugging me for some time. I want in on the mod action.
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I've come across the idea of mounting electrical components in a moulded foam support while searching for general info on EPP foam. I don't have any experience with this myself, but it does look like an interesting idea.
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Try searching google for "E-PAC" EPP foam.
The URL for an article on the subject is http://www.cconvergence.com/article/CTM20000515S0
The EPP design guide that I originally found is a pdf file that can be downloaded from http://www.tuscarora.com/components/epac.htm
It's suitably pustulent looking that he really should have died the foam black and green to have an H. R. Giger machine. Hey, he's Swiss too, right?
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Look again at the NIC. I'm guessing the dark square, right above the AUI connector, is an RJ-45.
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Anyone else look at this case and think of that scene from the first ghostbusters movie where they ask Ray what he thought of and he says the Stay-Puff Marshmallow man? The stuff oozing out of the case sort of reminds me of after they blow Stay-Puff up and there's white goo everywhere.
Everything looks great, except for one thing
"...reset button and speaker..."
A solid block of foam , perhaps the worst speaker box you can build.
like it wasn't bad looking enough already!
yikes!
there's no place like ~
Is there a elastic foam, that could be used to create bouncing PCs?
Great for Basketball players, they could check their email while practicing.
All I had to do was go to the pub.
Admittedly I did leave both bars of the electric fire on after having just put may PC down in fornt of it.
Interestig moulding effects....
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This is a True Model of a disposable computer, or the last few brain cells of a college student. ---He stop sniffing the stuff your using!
Gives a new meaning to the word "shitbox"
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That thing would give me nightmares.
Someone you trust is one of us.
At least, you can overclock it without any scruples...
Is it only me, or does this also remind you of one of the Roger Dean designs for Yes tours in the 70's? No, I'm not that old, I've just seen the pictures and loved the music...
(this is not a
Upgrading will be a bitch..
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Taking a computer in the bath tub has always been my advise to the peoply i did not like...
When I used to use a tower machine for LAN gaming the tower wasn't the part that I dreaded carrying in. It was the 17 inch monitor that had to go along with me. Since then, I've swapped everything for a nice compact unit that weighs about 7 pounds and fits under my arm, everything included.
Give it a week then the foam will start eating the metal on the pc board, chips and cards. That foam will eat metal over time.
...than an iMac...impressive.
-- Bob
Is this the new iMac?
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Hard drives, fans, cdplayers and the like, should be vertically or horizontally, in this mod the cdplayer and hdd don't seem to be.
The reason for this is; that this saves wear on the bearings. With fans it's not important but with more sensitive equipment it plays a role in MTBF.
Next we'll see paper mache cases that can double as pinatas. Just think, when you're fed up with your old computer, you could hang it from the ceiling and hit it with a baseball bat. Just pick the RAM up off the floor like candy!
Looks Great! But what is that nasty OS it's running?
Embedded systems?
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I've seen places use excessive fire-proofing as a decorative feature.
I wonder if it gets them better insurance rates?
A Beowulf cluster of these? Don't you worry about the health implications of something so hideous?
No, I'd rather encase my computer in a termite colony before encasing it in whatever material that is.
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this is the weirdest but also the ugliest. more pointless than any of the others. some smuck with some spray foam and a old computer. not serving a puropse not taking anytime not even to make it cool or look good.
It's definitly an interesting case, both in its looks and in it's ease of portability. But, isn't part of the reason we have traditional cases because it's easier to upgrade? Adding and/or removing parts is much easier when they aren't completely surrouned by the case material.
Seems to me that there are better ways to create light weight cases which are both easy to upgrade/modify and portable.
If you're really looking for a gaming rig, or just something that's easily portable for a LAN part, go with something like that mini 1GHz machine that Thinkgeek has. It's not the perfect solution (aka, doesn't have that kick-ass graphics card you'd like for an FPS), but it's beyond portable.
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1997: Best damn summer of my life.
Internet, beer, house-sitting,
house-painting, differential equations....
woo, it was awesome. I need another one of those.
When this guy upgrades his system and sells his old parts on eBay, you'll know it.
(Hey, what the.... this video card is covered with some sort of bubbly foam! Doesn't he know he should package things with foam peanuts, *not* spray foam, before shipping!)
visit Afrotech: Ghetto Hardware Fun! Now those are some crazy (stupid) mods...
Look out, it's the blob that ate my computer...
...it used to be our cat Fluffy, now it's a screamin' Pentium 4 with four paw surround sound...
just go ahead and pull it's tail...
...and yes, it's a real mouse.
...and your case melts.
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If you are ever at a LAN party on a sinking ship, you are in good shape with this mod! :-) Of course, you would have to coat your mouse as well, which could make it a little hard to use.
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Okay so maybe it's not in a box shape... but it STILL has a FLAT BOTTOM!!
running the risk of going OT, but....
Did anyone else recognize that "abby normal" was from Young Frankenstein?
Heh,
--jw
By the end of the month i'll be covered completely
You know, this is really something you oughta take over here.
Why bother.
Eloi are stupid, throw morlocks at them!
Ugly doesn't adequetly describe it...
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Remember the Pink Hello Kitty Laptop?
http://www.exonome.com/fj/phkl/
Faux fur is ideal, don't you think?
(Reality reasserts itself sooner or later.)
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bah, can't use normal 'subject' messages only?
There is no holographic Microsoft Windows license on this box! Quick, call the Business Software Alliance!
Except for the fact this blob isn't yellow, I think this must be how Douglas Adams envisioned the Vogon Constructor Fleet.
Why don't this guy spraypaint it shiny brown like a giant freshly laid turd?
I'm at a loss for understanding what made him do this. What a wreck. Not only would it be nearly impossible to fix or upgrade anything, the case seems as much impractical as it is an eyesore. Happily it seems to have been mostly put together as a joke, and the $40 pricetag is agreeable.
Re. casemods, was it ever a good idea to strip these machines down and removing the shielding in order to install big plexiglass windows? I'm sure there was a good reason why we wanted the cases to shield against RF interference. Cutting big holes in the cases or omitting them entirely seems like a questionable practice to me.
"Neuhausplatz" is apparently Swiss for "Giant's Snot."
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Most of these gadgets and things I think "Wow, I'd really like to have one of those... maybe when I'm rich"
This one makes me sorry to be a geek at all.
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As below, so above and beyond, I imagine drawn beyond the lines of reason. Push the envelope. Watch it bend.
For the handyman of the future, quick dry foam (aptly called 'Good Stuff' in the cans I get) is the answer to all your maintanence problems.
Throw out your duct tape -- the future is now!
the Trapper Keeper has merged with his computer
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I am waiting to see any pictures,
but the background color is the "standard" color that you see just before you see a dog and a woman together in some position. go to newpic and click a few times.
Elite P5HX mainboard (4x PCI, 5x ISA, 4 RAM slots, Socket 7) (Intel 430 HX chipset)
Intel Pentium MMX CPU at 200MHz
72MB DRAM (72pin)
Miro Crystal S20 2MB Graphics card (S3 chipset)
Monster3D Voodoo1 4MB 3D accelerator in PCI slot
ES688 AudioDrive ISA sound card 16bit stereo
SMC 10Mbit Ethernet card ISA
540MB IBM DALA 3540 IDE harddisk
NEC 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
4x UMAX IDE CD-ROM
External IDE HD connector
GhostLED(TM) LEDs
FCC is going to have a field day on this one.
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Duh.. try the ocau pcdb.. this is where the actual post came from in the first place.. on both this and the car..
that dudes car is on ther somewhere... along with the ashcan computer and the Hal 9000
http://pcdb.overclockers.com.au/
also http://www.overclockers.com.au/ for news and
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/? for their forum... slashdot needs a forum.. if they had one then there would be akazillion more thing to talk about
Duh.. try the ocau pcdb.. this is where the actual post came from in the first place.. on both this and the car..
that dudes car is on ther somewhere... along with the ashcan computer and the Hal 9000
http://pcdb.overclockers.com.au/
also http://www.overclockers.com.au/ for news and
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/? for their forum... slashdot needs a forum.. if they had one then there would be akazillion more thing to talk about
im the one who saw it on the ocau forums (uber getto... in modin' and electronics ), then told the OCAU comunity, and probably from there somone told slashdot.. i would have but ananamous post never make it to front page.
btw, im jaw174..
Seriously. They packed the inside of the E150 cases with foam to direct the air flow inside the case - and they were a HUGE pain to try and put the pieces back together again. Don't believe it? Check it out. Look it up and search for 'foam'.
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Note to Self: Make duct-tape case with old P200 so I can get my site slashdotted.
Apple better rethink their now-out-dated paperweight iMac! I think this is a strong contender for computer design of the year... I can see it now inside the Apple design plant "No! Don't spray so evenly... randomize! randomize! This is chaos, not art!"
I mena sure, this is great for lan parties n such, but if it breaks, you're toast. The Swiss have way -way- too much time on their hands.
Witty quotes suck.
It had to be said. Now, just top it with some of the novety store fake poo-poo.
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Uh oh, the shit is going to hit the fan!
How about putting a cup holder in it so I can get my drinks off the desk. Nothing worse then spilling drnhiks all over your desk during a nice Quake match.
-=BigDaddyMike=-
I see he's decided to live as the Zerg...
He should paint it a sickly pink-gray color, draw lines around the bumps and along crevices, and then name it... Mother Brain.
My first thought: "How do you upgrade the RAM?"
Second: "Finally, a machine you can kick with impunity! (or just your foot)"
Kevin Fox
Have the water freeze-dried out of it and you should alleviate the need to keep it refrigerated.
you people are so closed minded! My lord, If you just used LOTS (i mean lots) of foam and made a really big (like 36'' monitor box) size lump of foam, you could get out a knife and mold it into something quite beautiful. Or, why use a knife? You could make these computers like Jelly! (just don't forget the air holes) - It could be a beautiful work of art, you could turn your computer into a castle (with drawbridge/gate being fan intake etc) or maybe a super car! there's no reason to stop once you're able to freely mold with this stuff!
We're getting so many of these case mod stories, how about giving it its own category?
Is that Tetsuo's computer?
No, I doubt that it overheats... I doubt that its even used.
Rather than a shapeless mass, he should have put the parts in a box lined with wax paper. Wax paper does not adhear (much) to spray foam. It would then look more like a giant rice krispy treat.
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Apparently Cartman's Trapper-Keeper has taken over the computer!
Run before it's too late!
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And unlike this case mod, they're very pretty and functional. And you can build one yourself.
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You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
only apple could come up with ugly case designs (Dalmation and Flower Power iMac anyone?) Here comes some one with way to much time on their hands. Great fun, but I wouldn't use it for anythign serious.
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Picture the scene:
You have a can of that neat spray foam shizz that expands to fill gaps. You've been around and around the house filling and finishing every hole that you can possibly find. You shake the can - still half full. Possible uses race through your mind.
Then you spot a small red party balloon laying on a table...
Now wash your hands.
...I'd say it was built by apple.
I mean, it looks neat on the desk and isn't expandible worth a damn... Steve Jobs must be wetting himself wanting to build something like that for the Mac-faithful.
"The all new Apple-Sauce!"
Lol
If you're on the subject of weird pc cases, then check out the toilet pc, its got to be seen to be believed.
Personally, I think it would be inconvenient to make one yourself.
After all that trouble to make a customised case, it would only take one drunken guy to 'christen' the pc case....
That this that "foam" builds up static electricty really really easy. It also starts to break down into a fine yellow powder after 3 or 4 years. Trust me, I've worked with the crap enough. It doesn't handle vibration well, and any type of "hard" impact will transfer the energy directly to the components. But that much is obvious.
That stuff is also a great retainer of heat, they use it as a stop gap measure in houses where the insolation "doesn't quite fit". All in all it's good for houses, bad for computers.
Om, nomnomnom...
I just suggested to our IS/IT director that he start sending these with our project managers instead of their laptops. You really think they'll have problems with going through airports?
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this isn't freaking usenet...
IDIOT! Stupid, stupid, stupid!
"Gee, let's encase our computer in the same foam that is used to insulate windows and doors! That will conduct the heat away from the system, right?"
Seriously, that computer will be a melted glob of goo after being on for a while.
Seriously, if this guy wanted to do something new, instead of foam he'ld use Jello. Or sewage. Or yogurt.
Then I'd be impressed.
"thanks to Wemblie for parts and help"
nice to see that Wemblie Fraggle found work after the show was canceled.
We are one step closer to the world of eXistenZ.
300 lbs and thumping BASS, it's a wonder you have any downstairs neighbors. Hell it's a wonder you have any downstairs. It sounds too cool.
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The original word "inflammable" meant "inflame-able". "Flammable" is a back-formation created many centuries later because idiots like the people on Slashdot are too illiterate to know the proper meaning of the "in-" prefix.
We need a mod for people that are so dumb. He doesn't even think inflammable is a word!
If you are going to do a case mode, do a case mod!
Its not paranoia when they are watching you...
So it's inflammable huh? So it catches on fire easily? Not a quality I would look for in a case but whatever floats your boat.. (check www.webster.com)
My computer really is a piece of shit!
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Yes! And finally, a perfect machine to run Microsoft Windows XP! :)))
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I bet it comes with the "Windows XP Ready" sticker.
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Demolition Man for computers.
Let's see, I've got an old Celeron 333 I'd been planning to mount on a board and hang on the wall. That,an old 4X CD-ROM, floppy and zip drives, and a removable HD unit that's only rated to ATA-33. Oh, and an old 20G ATA-33 drive to go in it. But hey, why not a window too? Use a ventilated piece of plexyglass for the air intake and then everybody could take a peek inside. And with the removable drive one could set it up for both Windoze and BSD. Man, this is so sick I've got to give it a shot.
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Well, we all know what OS it is running.
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So, how to put a cooling duct to every component topside that feels hot?
I did some lost wax casting when I was a teenager. In that process you model something out of wax, then cover the model with clay. You fire the clay in a kiln, and the wax burns away. Then you can pour molten metal into the negative space where the clay once was, and when the metal cools, you have a recreation in metal, of the original wax model. But we don't need to do that step here.
Here we only require the negative spaces within the mass of foam.
Well, wax is out. I thought one might use balloons, the long skinny kind. Blow them up, or fill them full of water. Make your network of cooling ducts. Spray on your foam, then burst the balloons.
Bits of balloon stuck to hot chips might smell bad you say? Then get someone you know, who wears them, to save their nylons, when they get runs in them. Put some silly putty, or something else that is very plastic, and put it in the toe of the nylon. Then put the balloon in after it. Tie a knot in the other end of the nylon.
The role of the silly putty is to make firm contact with the chip for which you want to provide a cooling duct. Hopefully, when the foam has set, and you burst the balloon, you can use the nylon to pull out the silly putty and the balloon detritus. What if you can't pull out the nylon without destroying the foam? Then put one nylon inside another when you make your sausage, and only pull out the inner one.
What scorching nylon doesn't smell any better than scorching rubber? Then, when you are setting up your ducts, cut holes in the outer nylon that are just big enough to fit over the chips. The duct that goes over the graphics processor on your video card? Maybe you want to blow that balloon up after you fit it between the cards.
This approach may be even more work, but it has the added benefit of making the whol thing look even more hideous.
If you were really careful you could make your ductwork out of ice.