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Icy-Flo - The solution to this summer's heat
Steve Kerrison writes "Desperate times call for desperate measures, but I'd like to think of this as more of an exercise in cunning. It's hot, but I'm not, thanks to an Icy-Box and a Panaflo. This was nearly categorised as hardware hacking, but then the only 'hacking' required was the removal of four thumb-screws."
Er... it's called a fan... I was at least hoping for something more high-tech, like Peltiers and stuff :)
Uh..this is news? some guy wiring up an old psu-fan to cool himself? how elaborate....
must be a slow, slow news day...
Hooking a 5v fan to 12v and using it to cool the user instead of the computer qualifies as front page material? Wow. Slow news day already?
Program Intellivision!
what is this, an article about connecting a fan?
whats happening to slashdot?
Honestly. That seems to be about the most silly thing I have seen in ages.
A floor ventilator around the corner from where I am sitting, goes at about $30.
Smaller models (like the one he is using) goes as low as $10-15.
If your time worth so little (and remember, the FTA says its for those that _has_ to work) that this is a solution for you, find a better paying job!
Wow, I really didn't expect the Slashdot editors to accept my submission of this. Still, this is what happens when you can't be arsed to go out and buy some proper cooling. Take it at face value folks, it's just a bit of light humour! I'll just sit here staying cool.
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