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A surge suppressor built into a PC power supply unit that senses voltage overload and ejects the PSU from the case, preferably with a shower of sparks. Also, a spring release mechanism that blows the side door of the PC case at every BSOD (GSOD on Macs) while simultaneously emitting a small cloud of
smoke tinted with the odor of fried circuitry.
['BSOD' is the all too familiar Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. 'GSOD' is the somewhat less frequently seen (possibly becasue there are fewer Macs?) Apple equivalent in Grey.]
(?) BSOD
http://content.tech...881-3882.html?seq=1
[nuclear hobo, May 07 2007]
PC Toster
http://www.theinqui....aspx?article=25321
Perhaps you could implement this idea in the machine linked. [zen_tom, May 07 2007]
Misdirection Adapter Card
Misdirection_20Adapter_20Card
A related invention, designed to be intentionally invoked. [krelnik, May 08 2007]
Re-installing Windows
http://www.langston...e/1997/1997AUL.html
[Abs], you can take off the US Biker-cop uniform now - Hang on, that doesn't sound right [Dub, May 09 2007]
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In case this is important, can you explain
what a BSOD or GSOD is? |
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<to the tune of Village People's "YMCA"> Blue Screen Of Death </tttovpymca> |
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BSOD / GSOD description added to the idea for the currently unsinkable. |
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<smug Mac-user voice> I don't think Macs
have the GSOD feature any more - the
entire "Freeze" function seems to be
missing with OS-X.</sMuv) |
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<2nd smug Mac-user voice> Yes, that paticular problem has not arisen for me either, even though I can remember shutting my machine down properly about three times in the last year and a half. </2sMuv) |
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//Ah - thanks [unclear].// |
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Sorry, but that's 'nuclear'. |
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//Sorry, but that's 'nuclear'// You're quite
right - my apologies. I sometimes come
over all anagrammatical. |
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I now have an overwhelmiing urge to post
a music-based idea involving a nuclear
oboe. |
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"Oboe" is a series of sub-critical explosive nuclear tests carried out by the DoE at the Nevada Test Site. Some argue that these tests are a violation of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. |
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And somebody ought to tell the London
Symphony Orchestra. They're playing with
fire. |
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nuclear hobo actually becomes Uncle Boar Ho. Anagrammatically that is. |
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or <wistfully> bachelor uno. |
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// I run a headless linux machine, so there's no screen // ... so, um, [Ian], how do you know what's going on here? Is that a USB port behind your left ear? Did you get your initials from *being* the server? Do you lock up sometimes? |
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It would be nice if it made a sort of 'BOINGG' noise, too, and something came out on a spring |
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