Mwallerby

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[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 41 points 5 months ago (5 children)

It's a mini Stirling hot air engine, never seen one that shape before but here's a video of one working

https://youtu.be/t1dT6kTxojc

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 16 points 5 months ago

Probably something to do with cholesterol

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You ever drink Baileys from a shoe?

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 6 points 6 months ago

Would depend on how deep underwater and the pressure and so forth, but maybe look at how steam engine piston rods are sealed - an o-ring or a wiper seal would probably do the job

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 10 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Something janky about the wheels, smells like AI...

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Road distances are in miles, speed in mph, heights in feet & inches, anything else is a hot mess generally trending towards metric the younger you are (or if you're in STEM)

ETA: there was a dumb plan a couple years ago to "reintroduce" imperial measurements after Brexit, mainly aimed at food shops, ignoring the fact that the EU never prevented anyone using them, and then the govt quietly dropped it in December lawl

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 13 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Bhhaaa the French

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 8 points 7 months ago

First computer in about '99, which I'd "built" (I was 8, so I mostly just watched while my dad's friend built it and occasionally let me plug some wires in)

First phone, Nokia 3310 in 2003, with a Simpsons case, I think I've got it in a box somewhere...

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Was about to say the same thing - just annoying it's not all available online in the UK

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I've got two - a potato ricer, basically a big garlic press you put a boiled potato in, instant perfect mash.

And one of those spiral apple peeler/corer/slicers, makes cooking anything with apple in so much faster (it's a fiddle to clean though unfortunately)

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