What Can I Do?

**clocker** · 11-13-2003, 06:48 PM

Originally posted by SciManAl@13 November 2003 - 11:19
Wasn't that the group that also had a radiater for a completly submerged system in a thing a liqaud nitrogen??? they were getting negative temps, although i think they could just have one of there radiaters left in a bucket of water... (i think their climate was freezing, but mayby not)...

It's interesting you should mention that Al.

I just met a guy yesterday who is a freak for tropical fish.

He has a very sophisticated tank, pump, aeration, feeding setup, all of which is controlled by a dedicated PC. This PC is water cooled and his radiator is immersed in the fish tank. He uses it as part of the tank heating, the theory being, why not make use of the waste heat that you are generating?

I thought he was just pulling my leg, but he showed me pics of this setup and it was really cool.

The comp is cased in one of those all acrylic cases and the left side wall has several light bars mounted to it. The light bars are software controlled and give him a visual warning should one of his system specs rise (or fall) out of an acceptable range.

I was very impressed.

**Virtualbody1234** · 11-13-2003, 07:03 PM

Yeah, I had posted about those crazy finns that were cooling (freezing) with liquid nitrogen.

Here is that old post from July: http://www.klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=415922

**Virtualbody1234** · 11-13-2003, 07:10 PM

Winter must drive them crazy up there.

Hey clocker, my father was born in Finland so that makes me part Finnish. I also happen to live up here in Canada where we have long and cold winters.

I wonder what all that means.

**DL.** · 11-13-2003, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by clocker@13 November 2003 - 17:59
No, Duct tape is correct.

Originally used by heating and ventilation guys to seal the joints in....let's all say it together....air ducts!

Now tomorrow class, we shall work on the correct pronunciation of nuclear.

Originaly used to seal and waterproof munitions

Was designed by the US navy I believe but after war, was found to be good for sealing air ducts. And it was originaly called duck tape ater it's evolution from cotton duck. This is just a much higher grade of cotton duck with adhesive and waterproofing added.

**clocker** · 11-13-2003, 07:20 PM

I am wrong more often than not...

@VB,

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Unless you start looking out the window at all that snow and then glancing at your PC and going "Hmmmnnn..."

I'm pretty sure there are support groups available.

**Virtualbody1234** · 11-13-2003, 07:26 PM

Well didn't we already talk about that subject just the other day? Putting a PC in a snowbank?

Hmmm. I'm getting ideas for silent computers now. Isn't snow also a good sound insulator?