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Hobolicious
11/09/09

In reply to Giant Patio Heaters With Tiny Media Players Are Finally a Reality
I love that you have to be 6.5 feet tall to view that tiny screen properly. I can see it now:

"Honey, why are you standing on a stool in the cold watching the game on that tiny screen?"

"BECAUSE I CAN WATCH THE GAME AND KEEP MY JUNK TOASTY AT THE SAME TIME!" #poseidon
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tomsomething
11/09/09

@Hobolicious: Not necessarily. You could sit really far back. Or you could could tilt the unit down by leaning it against some cardboard boxes or a pile of hay. #poseidon
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Kaiser-Machead
11/09/09

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What an unfortunately irrelevant name for what it does.

They should've put a Google panorama-cam on top of it instead. #poseidon
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aec007
11/09/09

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AWESOME !!!
It'll look great next to my portable patio-shower / barbeque and my lawnmower / tanning bed! #poseidon
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Monty
11/09/09

In reply to Giant Patio Heaters With Tiny Media Players Are Finally a Reality
Apparently the tester at Chillchasers is Mephistopheles or they might have thought to put the media player on the other side away from the trap door to Hades. I just hope it has a nice back and forth motion so folks can move from side to side to follow the show they are watching -- great exercise, after all, and the heater makes it an outdoor sauna.

Um, correct my stupidity here, but isn't a standard plug in the United States in the 110v range, and not a "standard" 220v option (which has multiple plugs available in this country, as I recall)?

Fortunately the nice green color makes up for all of the other faults.
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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
11/09/09

@Monty: It looks to be a UK product. #poseidon
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Monty
11/09/09

@Shamoononon: Thanks for the tip - should have know it was those damn limey's.

Hey, the heater on this thing might work for frying the hair off of the legs instead of shaving. Just a thought for you. #poseidon
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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
11/09/09

@Monty: I'll take that into consideration. #poseidon
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Curves
11/09/09

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I dont "get" patio heaters. Put on a frigging sweater or go in the house, dont add your 2 cents to global warming. #poseidon
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Hello Mister Walrus
11/09/09

@Curves: They create a pleasant sensation, akin to sitting around a fire. I agree that it's not the most energy-efficient way to be warm, though. #poseidon
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Muzzled
11/09/09

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I am a LOT more impressed by the floating umbrella #poseidon
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The Lab
11/09/09

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Hilariously tiny screen aside, this thing has some major issues. First, from a global carbon footprint point of view it is much more efficient to burn gas to produce heat than coal to produce electricity and electricity to produce heat. (before you jump on the coal thing, look it up, that's where most electricity comes from) Secondly, the design of most patio heaters features a reflector that reflects heat downward instead of letting it drift away. Shouldn't have gotten rid of that. Finally, the shiny green looks great in the renders, probably much less so in meatspace. That brushed steel of most heaters is more classy, imho. #poseidon
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