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Offline Terabyte2007Topic starter

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Super Conductor Experiments Tonight!!!
« on: January 07, 2014, 12:28:12 am »
OMG, the temp is -15 with a windchill of -35 and dropping!!! Most of the US in a deep freeze not seen for more than 20 years! I need to do some experiments before it warms up.  >:D I need ideas, thoughts??? What would you do if the temp dropped this far!

Some areas are expected to reach over -50 approaching -60 for a wind chill! Damn!

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Re: Super Conductor Experiments Tonight!!!
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2014, 12:31:44 am »
How about having a pee in the snow and seeing if the urine freezes in mid air .....watch your skin exposure though.....you would not want frost bite there  :-DD
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Re: Super Conductor Experiments Tonight!!!
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2014, 12:33:41 am »
test if spit goes thunk around the -40 mark :D (really want to confirm xkcd's chart)

other than that, if you have a power mosfet, see if it actually can handle its power rating even at those ambient temps,
 

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Re: Super Conductor Experiments Tonight!!!
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2014, 12:46:29 am »
My liquor is freezing....
 

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Re: Super Conductor Experiments Tonight!!!
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2014, 12:52:34 am »
Extreme overclocking a processor, with just a heatsink and fan? A drop of 75°C from ambient would allow approx 100% extra power dissipation.
 

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Re: Super Conductor Experiments Tonight!!!
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2014, 12:54:22 am »
I've grilled outside in my shorts the past two days, filets still cook just fine in the cold.

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Re: Super Conductor Experiments Tonight!!!
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2014, 12:55:55 am »
We used to overclock GPUs by blowing the chilled, pressurized nitrogen gas from our LN2 tanks into the GPU fan. Got near-LN2 level cooling using the stock heatsink. Those gases were around -100C.

Make sure to insulate the PCB against condensation!
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Re: Super Conductor Experiments Tonight!!!
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2014, 01:01:22 am »
Blow bubbles & watch them freeze
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