Winter Sucks

[PCeBiker]

old stinky "brushed" power tools create ozone as well,

I know that smell from sparks and electronics class, where we built a Jacob's Ladder using a 20,000 volt oil burning furnace igniter.

I remember a tree getting hit by lightning less than 100 feet away from me, and there was that same smell in the air.

You never forget that smell.
It's like the distinctive smell of burnt hair, or burning brake pads or clutch plates.

 

[PCeBiker]

carny farts are the best

Pickled Eggs with Beans, and Beer is the best recipe for making Blue Angels.

 

[PedalUma]

Will you have an automatically triggered igniter?

 

[PCeBiker]

Will you have an automatically triggered igniter?

Ignition is tricky.
Bare assed Angels aren't recommended due to the potential for burns, but too much clothing can trap the gas, so you need a thin layer of breathable fabric to help prevent burns.

It's best to be seated or bent over when blowing off an Angel so that the flames shoot sideways and away from yourself.

Perhaps a piezoelectric igniter would be better, without an open flame, but a bug zapper on your taint might be worse than a lighter?


My little sister fired off her first Blue Angel when she was 12 years old.
She was wearing her lime green fleece onesie pajamas and melted the entire ass area of her pajamas.
(Cotton and wool don't melt, but they singe up nicely as well.)

 

[PedalUma]

Did your little sister first eat Pickled Eggs with Beans, and Beer?

 

[kevinmccune]

carny farts are the best

Will you have an automatically triggered igniter?

sphincter sparker"(reverse of dragon igniter)

 

[Dave Rocks]

I bet PCeBiker is working on plans for a device to help save battery discharge
by propelling his ebike with his farts.

 

[6zfshdb]

A classic "Afterburner" .

 

[PCeBiker]

Did your little sister first eat Pickled Eggs with Beans, and Beer?

It was probably just a Kraft Dinner fart at that age?

We had just learned a new trick and hadn't figured out the best ️ recipes yet.

 

[kevinmccune]

I bet PCeBiker is working on plans for a device to help save battery discharge
by propelling his ebike with his farts.

I give you the methane "fuel cell"!

 

[fooferdoggie]

Winter really sucks when it is 95 out and you’re too tired to ride. I wanted to ride my regular bike today, but I haven’t ridden this year in the heat, and the regular bike generates a lot of heat anyway. Of course, tomorrow will be 72.

 

[LandoftheGiants]

Fog is the only thing that's puts me off, it's like riding in the rain. It gets down to 0-C here often and I like to ride at 1 or 2 am but it's not uncomfortable. I have all the modern winter clothing, even a silk ski mask to go under my woolen ski mask, and special windproof booties that go over the toe area of the shoes to keep the wind chill factor out. Pants are nothing special as brisk spinning generates a lot of heat in the legs, I just use track pants over nylon shorts with a pair of those padded girly-boy underpants as the foundation. I tried long Johns once but my legs got too hot. As for up top I have a light Dainese motorcycle jacket that's lined and use an old supple pair of motorcycle winter gloves. A lot of motorcycle stuff is designed better than pushbike stuff. The neck ring is a must too.

 

[tomjasz]

Winter really sucks

Its just a bit cold. Winter riding in Minnesota is doable dressed for snow maggots. (Snowmobiles)

 

[scottsdalecommuter]

35 degrees here in Illinois today and the bike commute was nice and crsip, got the heated gloves on, balaclava for face since im waiting until december to not shave, clear glasses for wind, and one of the biggest hacks just simply tucking pant legs into socks and shirt into pants, overall nice and crisp ride and got me nice and awake and alert for work today! stay safe out there everyone. bike rode perfect and found a different route where i interact with less cars which is always nice and more peaceful!

 

[PedalUma]

The first real el Niño rains arrive today on the west coast along with 30 and up to 50 foot waves.

 

[6zfshdb]

Sounds like you may need one of these:

 

[Roamers]

35 degrees here in Illinois today and the bike commute was nice and crsip,

It was a nice crisp morning! Since it is supposed to get into mid to lower 20s tonight (also IL), rolled out of bed at 6AM to start the van's diesel engine preheater to get treated fuel into the heater system. Put trash, recycling, yard waste at the road b4 heading back to bed. Every day gets closer to swapping bikes and snowblower between storage and "ready for action".

 

[PedalUma]

People from around the world are arriving for Mavericks Saturday to surf 50 foot waves. If someone dropped a gallon jug of water off a roof and on your head, multiply that by 100,000.

 

[6zfshdb]

Maybe something like this?

 

[kevinmccune]

I know that smell from sparks and electronics class, where we built a Jacob's Ladder using a 20,000 volt oil burning furnace igniter.

I remember a tree getting hit by lightning less than 100 feet away from me, and there was that same smell in the air.

You never forget that smell.
It's like the distinctive smell of burnt hair, or burning brake pads or clutch plates.

back in the day(wish I could find a copy) there was a wonderful book in the school library on how to construct divers electronic and electric devices,everything from a furnace or kiln that would melt copper( needed asbestos of course) to large glass plate capacitors,those were the days bet the school libraries don't have these on the shelfs now( the "dangerous book for boys" was a disappointment,practically every nice firework was banned in VA around 1966,causing a lot of little morons such as my self to experiment making my own,they even had restrictions on "black powder" those days,now you can buy "tannerite" at a lot of sports stores go figure,"pyrodex" doesn't seem to have the same result as the old " Dupont de Nemours" black powder( I finally figured out how to make the stuff-even more dangerous using various things-one day it hit me,still have my eyes and fingers,time to quit,besides I lost interest.The problem was back in the day you could buy class"b" fireworks at the corner grocery and gram for gram they were probably more powerful then 40% dynamite,a "cherry bomb" would shred a metal 2 gallon oil can( would be pyromaniacs out there be very careful its not worth it,besides its illegal DONT trust cannon fuses and various ignition devices,better yet just go some place and buy commercial class"c" fireworks to satisfy the kid in you.
Funny thing the purple arcs seem to have a garlicly odor,while the blues smelled more like natures ozone(fwiw)