View Full Version : Anybody have a gear review for HAL?
The Cheat
04-08-2005, 14:58
If so, how many minutes did it take you to reach Maine?
HAL (http://www.mikeslist.com/2005/04/bionic-suit-goes-on-sale-this-year.html) :cool:
and Here (http://sanlab.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/HAL/indexE.html):D
I wish I could do a review for http://www.backpackgeartest.org/ :jump
SGT Rock
04-08-2005, 15:02
I thought you were talking about the HAL 9000. I took mine to Jupiter once, but it screwed up on me about the same time I got to the end of the trail. I ended up suspending higher functions and using an alcohol version until I got home.
The Cheat
04-08-2005, 15:08
I thought you were talking about the HAL 9000. I took mine to Jupiter once, but it screwed up on me about the same time I got to the end of the trail. I ended up suspending higher functions and using an alcohol version until I got home.
Jupiter would be a blue blaze, wouldn't it? :-?
The Old Fhart
04-08-2005, 15:10
I always found it interesting that "HAL" was the name of the computer in 2001. It is no accident that you get a different name that we all recognize if you replace each of the letters in HAL's name with the next one following it in the alphabet.
Mountain Hippie
04-10-2005, 03:26
Sgt. Rock said "I thought you were talking about the HAL 9000. I took mine to Jupiter once, but it screwed up on me about the same time I got to the end of the trail. I ended up suspending higher functions and using an alcohol version until I got home."
So now we know the secret behind the Atomic Fireball. Don't worry your secret is safe with me. I'll never tell. ;)
The Cheat
04-11-2005, 14:43
An alcohol powered laptop? Must be Sgt. Rock's doing:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=160700387
Mountain Hippie
04-11-2005, 15:43
An alcohol powered laptop? Must be Sgt. Rock's doing:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=160700387
The article says "The prototype is a bulky docking bay weighing 2.2 kg that includes a fuel cell and a built-in lithium-ion battery." Notice the use of ion in the sentence. I believe you may be onto something. Let's see if it comes with a pentagon printer. :D
humm - 12 watt output from a micro fuel cell - that sounds just about perfect for a super bright LED head lamp - I wonder if yellow bottle HEET is pure enough methanol for the fuel cell
SGT Rock
04-11-2005, 19:18
I keep hoping for these fuel cells. One more reason to switch. Heck, one more reason to brew your own :D