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Oil-Cooling 802.11 Infrastructure

Posted by timothy on from the unusual-means-admirable-end dept.

gomoX writes "A group of 802.11b fans in Tordera, Spain, are running a wireless node on the roof of a building, with the idea of a free wireless network for everyone on the neighbourhood. Its a system running linux with a home made can antenna, mounted on a plastic tool box in the roof. To keep it cool under the sun and protect it from rain, wind, they have immersed it into vegetable oil (yes, the whole thing). As oil is non-conductive, everything should run fine. The site is in Spanish, here is the google translation and the google cache."

2 of 186 comments (clear)

  1. Why FI? by stratjakt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    String cables.

    Wireless stuff is all a big fad that'll end as soon as its proven how much cancer it causes.

    Wires and cables are where it's at.

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    I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
  2. But you have to remember... by pit432 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    to change the oil every 3000 miles^W GB...