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    Sweet ThunderCats Xbox 360 Makes Me Bummed the Movie is on Hold

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/06/09

    In reply to Sweet ThunderCats Xbox 360 Makes Me Bummed the Movie is on Hold
    Is that the Eye of Thundera or a RRoD?? #xbox360thundercats
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/06/09

    In reply to Sweet ThunderCats Xbox 360 Makes Me Bummed the Movie is on Hold
    Why bother with CG-animated movie if we could get THE REAL THING:
    [xspblog.com] #xbox360thundercats
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    Bokusatsu_Tenshi was starred Bokusatsu_Tenshi was unstarred
    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    11/06/09

    In reply to Sweet ThunderCats Xbox 360 Makes Me Bummed the Movie is on Hold
    Using the Sword of Omens voids the warranty. #xbox360thundercats
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    11/06/09

    @Dr. H. F. Danger: As does Snarf hair clogging the vents. #xbox360thundercats
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    11/06/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat: Keep your foot off that blasted samoflange! #xbox360thundercats
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/06/09

    In reply to Sweet ThunderCats Xbox 360 Makes Me Bummed the Movie is on Hold
    Let's hope Microsoft supports it when it gets the Red Eye of Thundera. #xbox360thundercats
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    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    11/06/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Oh, plus fuckn one. ! :)
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    Edited by Danny Allen at 11/06/09 7:50 AM Danny Allen was starred Danny Allen was unstarred
    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    11/06/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Nice one. Also, thanks for the nostalgia trip - I will get you for this! *shakes fist* #xbox360thundercats
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    11/06/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I heard a good way to cure that is to wrap it up in a towel like Mum-Ra. #xbox360thundercats
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    11/05/09

    In reply to New Xbox 360 Warranty Stickers Better Guarantee Chastity?
    Well, if it's anything like the stickers on a linksys router, careful use of a DE safety razor blade can remove it intact. As someone who pulls the thread out of money, I know what I'm talking about. #xbox360warrantysticker
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    Image of Malthian Malthian
    11/05/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Please say it's just 1's and 5's. I don't need someone accusing me of being a counterfeiter if I pay with a 20 that passed through your hands. #xbox360warrantysticker
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    GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure promoted this comment Malthian was starred Malthian was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    11/05/09

    @Malthian: 20's, 50's, 100's, etc but I haven't done it in awhile. #xbox360warrantysticker
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    Image of WrecklessRich WrecklessRich
    11/05/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Isn't that a federal offense? #xbox360warrantysticker
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    GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure promoted this comment WrecklessRich was starred WrecklessRich was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    11/05/09

    @WrecklessRich: Only if you destroy/deface money in a manner to make it unfit for recirculation. #xbox360warrantysticker
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    Image of Duckspwn:Loves Approving Reds Duckspwn:Loves Approving Reds
    11/07/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat: Sounds interesting... please explain =D #xbox360warrantysticker
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    Image of MikeN300 MikeN300
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360

    We started doing this a while ago, I still have an xbox torn apart sitting in a fish tank with bottles of mineral oil ready to go we just never followed through with it #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of cruzer555 cruzer555
    10/24/09

    @MikeN300: Do it, you'll probably get on a site like gizmodo for being the first xbox 360 to be dunked. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of MikeN300 MikeN300
    10/24/09

    @cruzer555: Oh I should read better I didn't even realize that wasn't a 360 I'll have to finish it up then #oilcooledxbox
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment MikeN300 was starred MikeN300 was unstarred
    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    10/24/09

    @MikeN300: Do it and shoot me an email. We'll post! #oilcooledxbox
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    Mark Wilson was starred Mark Wilson was unstarred
    Image of Jimmy From The Block Jimmy From The Block
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
    Those poor poor mineral oil fish #oilcooledxbox
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    spannu promoted this comment Jimmy From The Block was starred Jimmy From The Block was unstarred
    Image of garfnodie000 garfnodie000
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
    So, as mentioned before, he left the fans on it. Now I'm sure the fans will still work and help to move some fluid around, but for how long. Fan's were not designed to move a thick fluid like mineral oil. Won't they were out prematurely?
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    KhaiJB promoted this comment garfnodie000 was starred garfnodie000 was unstarred
    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    10/23/09

    @garfnodie000: in the original Mineral Oil PC they just kept going and going... air or oil, it made no difference. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
    Pretty sure that's urine. #oilcooledxbox
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    spannu promoted this comment FriarNurgle was starred FriarNurgle was unstarred
    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
    I like how he kept the fans on. I never had a problem with my original or my 360(s) from overheating.... but my AMD 3200 is another matter entirely. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
    I thought electronics + liquid = fail? #oilcooledxbox
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    danger the pirate promoted this comment BergenCountyJC was starred BergenCountyJC was unstarred
    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    10/23/09

    @BergenCountyJC: electronics and conductive or corrosive liquid are bad combos. mineral oil is neither. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    10/23/09

    @danger the pirate: So I could leave my cell phone in it over night - every night and it wouldn't cause any harm once it dried? #oilcooledxbox
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    BergenCountyJC was starred BergenCountyJC was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/23/09

    @BergenCountyJC: No, but it would taste great. #oilcooledxbox
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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Husher Husher
    10/23/09

    @BergenCountyJC:
    ... how long would oil take to dry? #oilcooledxbox
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    Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment Husher was starred Husher was unstarred
    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    10/23/09

    @BergenCountyJC:

    you wouldn't even have to wait for it to dry, really. which it wouldn't. because oil doesn't evaporate. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    10/23/09

    @BergenCountyJC: Yes. In fact, since pure H20 does not conduct electricity, you could put your phone in it all night as well with no chance of shorts. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of MisterWho's Mystery Meat MisterWho's Mystery Meat
    10/23/09

    @BergenCountyJC:
    Everyone knows that in it's pure mineral oil will only serve to lubricate the electrons, thus making the computer go faster.

    However, throw some salt in there & you'll get some deep fried chips. #oilcooledxbox
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    spannu promoted this comment MisterWho's Mystery Meat was starred MisterWho's Mystery Meat was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/23/09

    @Husher: HAhahaha. Zing. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of butternine butternine
    10/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: That's the first time I've heard "taste great" used to describe Mineral Oil....not to mention the explosive diarrhea. #oilcooledxbox
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    Prince Kaiser-Macheadawa promoted this comment butternine was starred butternine was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/24/09

    @butternine: Which is why I always recommend it to others. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
    Oh yes that's all we need, liquid cooled XBox 360's with a sticker on the box saying "Now with more fresh squeezed Ballmer coolant". #oilcooledxbox
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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: You seem to be confused. Ballmer is cooled by magma. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Naw you don't have to squeeze Ballmer to get the coolant. They just have an intern follow him around with a sponge wiping him at all times. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    10/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: And also a sticker on the outside saying it was "optimized" by the Geek Squad. #oilcooledxbox
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
    Yeah, no thanks. When this thing inevitably explodes, you're going to have a hell of a time convincing the authorities it WASN'T sex-related. #oilcooledxbox
     Reply
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    Image of Mad as a Hatter Mad as a Hatter
    10/23/09

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: "that's my sex box and her name is sony!" #oilcooledxbox
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    spannu promoted this comment Mad as a Hatter was starred Mad as a Hatter was unstarred
    Image of vmspionage vmspionage
    10/23/09

    In reply to Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
    If Microsoft couldn't install the regular heat sinks correctly I seriously doubt they could build an oil cooled 360. Would you really want to come home to a dead XBox AND oil all over your floor? #oilcooledxbox
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    Lizard_King promoted this comment vmspionage was starred vmspionage was unstarred
    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    10/23/09

    @vmspionage: Yes?

    I'm sorry, I don't do well with rhetorical questions. #oilcooledxbox
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    spannu promoted this comment mattycakes was starred mattycakes was unstarred
    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    10/23/09

    @vmspionage: Sure, why not.

    I'd put on a song from The Who and it would be just like an episode of CSI right in my living room. #oilcooledxbox
     Reply
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    10/19/09

    In reply to A Fleeting Glimpse Inside Ben Heck's Modding Dungeon
    I love the Bill Paxton pinball machine. Oh, Ben Heck, is there anything you can't whore up? #benheck
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