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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    09/15/09

    In reply to DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous
    The way it was announced made me think it was some sort of perpetual motion device...

    But my final expectations kinda matched.
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    09/15/09

    In reply to DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous
    Meth = FAIL. Inventor = MEH.

    Inventor on meth = FTW!
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    Image of ri59 ri59
    09/15/09

    In reply to DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous
    So what's the point of the magnets? Just so you can do it? Cause you could just use a direct link and instead of magnets use a fan that is turned by the air. What benefit am I missing?
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    Image of Pippi Longstalker Pippi Longstalker
    09/15/09

    @ri59: The magnets are there in place of a drive shaft to reduce friction to nearly zero.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    09/15/09

    @Pippi Longstalker: I'm a little handicapped here 'cos I got no audio, but the magnets don't reduce friction to nearly zero. There is still a drive shaft--its connected to one set of magnets. Tell me now the friction changes if you dispense with the magnets and glue the CD to the plastic plate on the pencil sharpener?
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    Image of CapitalC CapitalC
    09/15/09

    In reply to DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous
    I <3 crazy people. They make the world a livelier place. :)
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    Log1c promoted this comment CapitalC was starred CapitalC was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/15/09

    In reply to DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous
    It's like Gilligan and the Professor had a love child, except he didn't use any coconut shells constructing this thing...
     Reply
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    09/15/09

    In reply to DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous
    That movie was a ‘snore’! I want my money back!
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/15/09

    @Software_Goddess: Hey, here's a tip. Skip ahead to about the 7:10 mark.

    Oh, too late...
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 09/15/09 4:53 PM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    09/15/09

    In reply to DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous
    I don't get the pointof this article
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    Nick promoted this comment BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 was starred BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    09/15/09

    @BergenCountyJC: you're obviously not very sharp.
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    Image of hadees hadees
    09/15/09

    @BergenCountyJC: its because you aren't that sharp
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    CustomFirmware promoted this comment hadees was starred hadees was unstarred
    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    09/15/09

    @Nick: I'm going to have to pencil you in for a beating
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    Image of Kung-Fu Kurtis Carnivale of Carnage Kung-Fu Kurtis Carnivale of Carnage
    09/15/09

    @BergenCountyJC: You mean, you were unable to draw a conclusion?
     Reply
    Bandit promoted this comment Kung-Fu Kurtis Carnivale of Carnage was starred Kung-Fu Kurtis Carnivale of Carnage was unstarred
    Image of Kung-Fu Kurtis Carnivale of Carnage Kung-Fu Kurtis Carnivale of Carnage
    09/15/09

    @hadees: -1 :/
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    Kung-Fu Kurtis Carnivale of Carnage was starred Kung-Fu Kurtis Carnivale of Carnage was unstarred
    Image of Amsterdaam Amsterdaam
    09/15/09

    @Nick: What lead you to this conclusion?
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    CustomFirmware promoted this comment Amsterdaam was starred Amsterdaam was unstarred
    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    09/15/09

    @Kung-Fu Kurtis: They posted it at a close enough time to have not seen the other ones post.
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    nutbastard promoted this comment Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Jestermeister Jestermeister
    09/15/09

    @BergenCountyJC: This thread has got me so annoyed, I'm going to go drop a #2...
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    09/15/09

    @Jestermeister: report back, and let us know what kind of marks your #2 leaves on the paper
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    nutbastard promoted this comment anon was starred anon was unstarred
    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    09/15/09

    @Nick:

    if you want to grafight, take it outside!
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    Image of Nick Nick
    09/15/09

    @nutbastard: and . . . pencils down.
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    Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/15/09

    @BergenCountyJC: Who starting condoning the heavy bold on the puns in this town?

    Not so hard, guys. It only takes some light pressure to make a mark. Just...lightly....brush the page. Liiiightly....brush it. See? Push too hard, you're gonna break it, you see?
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    09/15/09

    @Nick:

    he ran off when he saw how filled-out you are.

    to what do you ascribe your prowess? right out of the bull pen, you erased him!
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    09/15/09

    @nutbastard:

    must be that new shave you've got. you whittled his hopes down without delay. the poor little stub.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    09/15/09

    @Nick:

    you sent him to an early engrave! being left handed, his performance was smudgy at best. also, you - ok that's all i have.
     Reply
    nutbastard was starred nutbastard was unstarred
    Image of MacBandit MacBandit
    09/15/09

    In reply to DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous
    So I missed something. So is this a Tesla Turbine inside a CD jewel case? I wish he would have repeated that because I wasn't paying attention the first time he said it.
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