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Lean Mean Grilling PC Mod

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the doesn't-make-a-fine-panini dept.

An anonymous reader writes that "This bloke has turned a George Foreman Grill into a webserver using what looks like a mini-itx pc. This really does bring a new meaning to the Lean Mean FAT grilling machine!" This is actually a pretty clean looking design. Very well done.

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  1. Let's get this one out of the way by Stick_Fig · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obligatory joke about frying one's motherboard.

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  2. Can't grill anymore by IO+ERROR · · Score: 4, Funny
    But the grilling functionality is lost!

    Very nice how he crammed all that hardware inside there, though.

    Oops, now it's /.ed. I bet you can grill on it now!

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    1. Re:Can't grill anymore by Nate+Fox · · Score: 4, Funny

      But the grilling functionality is lost!

      Not if he OC'd an AMD

    2. Re:Can't grill anymore by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Funny

      If they want to cook even faster, a heatpipe straight from the ATI or Nvidia would be nice. I'd like to use an Omaha steak as a heatsink.

  3. Seems the lean mean grilling machine by CliffH · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... just overheated.

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  4. New meaning to "frying the web server" by flitelog · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I hear web pages server this way contain less fat, but the grill marks sometimes obscure the text.

    1. Re:New meaning to "frying the web server" by dr_dank · · Score: 3, Funny

      Best of all, the non-stick cooking surface drains the goatse away for healthier web surfing.

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  5. better the other way around by AssFace · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought it was going to say that he somehow mated his graphics/CPU chips to the grilling plate of a Foreman and used the heat to grill things.
    Far cooler IMO.

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  6. Got egg? by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the website:

    > Technically it's lost the grilling-functionality, but with a bit of tin foil on top of the heatsink and a fork-bomb, I reckon I could probably still fry an egg with it.
    >
    > And yes, this webserver is hosted on the grill.
    >
    > January 11th 2005 17:28:29
    > Up 6 day(s), 8 hour(s) 14 min(s)

    Two points come to mind:

    1: Optimistic, isn't he?
    2: At least he'll get his chance to fry that egg.

  7. Clearly it's hosted on the grill as well. by Herbster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Clearly it's hosted on the grill. Good thing that's built to take some serious heat - /.'ed with 0 comments - smokin'!

  8. What could you fry with a Slashdotting by VAXman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Technically it's lost the grilling-functionality, but with a bit of tin foil on top of the heatsink and a fork-bomb, I reckon I could probably still fry an egg with it.

    An egg? With how busy it is now he could probably fry a whole cow.

  9. Re:No posts and already gone by LurkerXXX · · Score: 4, Funny

    About your webserver... Stick a fork in it. It's done.

  10. Re:Just curious.... by albino+eatpod · · Score: 3, Informative

    " And yes, this webserver is hosted on the grill."

  11. Re:Passive Meat Coolng systems? by UWC · · Score: 5, Funny

    I call it... a meatsink!

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  12. I lost weight the iGrill way! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Using the iGrill, I went from FAT32 to FAT16. My clusters have never been smaller!

  13. WORKING mirror by RobertTaylor · · Score: 4, Informative

    Worrking google mirror with pics!

    Brought to you by the letters R O and B.

  14. I once used a 386 server as a grill by 91degrees · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually it was a barbecue. Found the server in a skip. Threw out the motherboard. Took the (full height!) hard disk drive out. Filled with charcoal and lit up.

    Not a lot else I could do with it. I supose an AT case could still have been useful in 1999, but a 386 was a little outdated even for a desktop machine.

  15. Re:No posts and already gone by wernercd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Owner: Hrm. My Server is up and running! Man I'm hungry.
    *Looks around*
    Owner: Now... How can I cook me some lunch. Oh I know how to get things fired up...
    *Loads up /.. Posts story. stands back as grill again is able to cook a hamburger*
    Owner: Mmmmm. Mabye I should have used a P4 tho, took so long to cook with a good cpu.

  16. Way to go, MacGyver! by SmokeHalo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now build a server rack for that thing out of a piece of chewing gum, a rubber band, and a paper clip.

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  17. Re:Passive Meat Coolng systems? by chiph · · Score: 2, Funny

    Strangly enough, Presto sold a small appliance in the 1970's called the "meat toaster".

    Chip H.

  18. oblig. simpsons quote by Darth_brooks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Moe: "It can flash fry a buffalo in 30 seconds"

    Homer: "30 seconds? awwww, but I want it now!"

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  19. I bet I can guess his filesystem.... by gosand · · Score: 2, Funny
    So is it safe to assume that his filesystem is .... FAT32?


    Damn, that was awful.

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  20. mirror by SKPhoton · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here's the coralized mirror of the site.