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Postby hoxlund on Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:16 pm

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Postby Ian on Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:31 pm

If it gets hot enough you could fry some food in there. Mmm.. french fries..
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:34 pm

I would NEVER do that with my computer.... it's just.... WRONG
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Postby Boba_Fett on Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:43 am

Saw the video earlier today. As Peter would say: Freakin' Sweet! I've seen PC's doused in plenty of fluid before, but using cooking oil was the dumbest/coolest idea I've ever seen on tape for PC cooling (well, maybe THG's nitro-cool was more crazy, I dunno). Good stuff :)
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Postby pranav81 on Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:33 am

Excellent stuff................


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Postby Alejandra on Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:46 am

No way. imagine when need to change some connector, aaaggghhh #-o
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Thu Jan 12, 2006 1:18 pm

Alejandra wrote:No way. imagine when need to change some connector, aaaggghhh #-o


Yeah, I change my ODD's at least once a month.... this month it'll be a lot more then that :P
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