Posted by
timothy
on from the don't-take-the-salmon-fishing-job dept.
japala writes "Many of us will have to use our computers even when it's summer. Getting sweaty and frustrated, but you have to get the work done or that last level played. Why not cool your mousing hand down with something as unique as BreezePad. DIY all the way baby!"
Re:Better Solution?
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Predius
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Got both their mouse and gamepad. I can't tell when the mouse is on or off unless my hand is on it to feel the breeze. Haven't really done any super hardcore gaming since getting it, so can't comment on it's abiltity to help when gaming or visiting those... moist websites.
Re:Better Solution?
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utahraptor
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I have to say, after having that mouse for 3 months with it slowly becoming worse to unuseable at the end, that it is the worse mouse ever. The noises the fan makes is like the buzzing of an angry hornet. You have to hit it gently to get it to stop. Eventualy, after hitting it too many times, the optics gave out.
not a good idea
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Anonymous Coward
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sounds like a good way to get RSI, you should allways make sure you hands/arms stay warm, better a bit too warm then too cold
Gotta take care of the mouse hand.
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mikeophile
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For some of us, it represents half our love lives.
Re:Gotta take care of the mouse hand.
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sburnett
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I was jus gonna say, if you didnt know what it was about, the whole story would sound like masturbation to me...
"Getting sweaty and frustraited"
"Summer Is Coming"
"Will Your Mousing Hand Survive"
"DIY all the way baby"
..but then again i'm a/. geek, right?
Re:Summer is coming?
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Anonymous Coward
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Hey now, that's awfully Northern-Hemisphere-centric of 'em!:)
Wimpy computers
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andy_shepard
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What kind of pathetic little computers do you use that your computer room isn't hot year round?
Drysol is the answer
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cookie_cutter
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Its basically an industrial strength antiperspirant that plugs your pores. Its great for those with overactive sweat glands.
(Yes, this means there is a cure for ball-sweat)
My brother uses it and now has dry hands year round. Just reapply once a week before bedtime. The stuff can really burn the first couple times you use it.
In Canada its available without a prescription at any drug store. Just ask for it at the Pharmacist's counter.
Other alternatives include iontophoresis (don't buy the unit, just build one yourself with some aligator clips, a resistor and a bunch of 9V batteries in series).
Surgery is also an option for overactive sweat glands, but I'd say the risks outweigh the benefits in that instance.
Re:Drysol is the answer
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Fnkmaster
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Other alternatives include iontophoresis (don't buy the unit, just build one yourself with some aligator clips, a resistor and a bunch of 9V batteries in series).
I'm sorry, did you just recommend I put an alligator clip, a resistor and a bunch of 9V batteries in series with my balls to cure ball sweat? You sir are a disturbed man.
I bought one...
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Anonymous Coward
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Serious problem for some users
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fo0
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Many slashdoters may think this is a joke, but it is a serious problem for some users. I had a friend at college who's hand would sweat so profusely that he had to put a rag over his mouse to keep it from shorting out. No joke!
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/keyboards /6afa/
sounds like a good way to get RSI, you should allways make sure you hands/arms stay warm, better a bit too warm then too cold
For some of us, it represents half our love lives.
Just leaves your hand in perfect shape for the other good use... ..sax.
/.'er... ;)
What? You were thinking something else than Saxophone? You dirty minded
Hey now, that's awfully Northern-Hemisphere-centric of 'em! :)
What kind of pathetic little computers do you use that your computer room isn't hot year round?
(Yes, this means there is a cure for ball-sweat)
My brother uses it and now has dry hands year round. Just reapply once a week before bedtime. The stuff can really burn the first couple times you use it.
In Canada its available without a prescription at any drug store. Just ask for it at the Pharmacist's counter.
Other alternatives include iontophoresis (don't buy the unit, just build one yourself with some aligator clips, a resistor and a bunch of 9V batteries in series).
Surgery is also an option for overactive sweat glands, but I'd say the risks outweigh the benefits in that instance.
...and it blows.
What if they just made a hovercraft mouse? Smooth scrolling and forced air - the perfect hack!
Humor from a Genetically Molested Mind
Summer Is Coming; Will Your Mousing Hand Survive?
Must... Resist... Lame... Masturbation Joke.
-Colin
This is a dupe...
use the search luke
Many slashdoters may think this is a joke, but it is a serious problem for some users. I had a friend at college who's hand would sweat so profusely that he had to put a rag over his mouse to keep it from shorting out. No joke!