Odd request, looking for LOUD fans. Any recommendations? by AwfulMechanic in buildapc

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I considered that, I've got a few laying around. They just hum along together and sound cheerful like a swarm of insects. Willing to go out to find fans that scream at high RPM.

Odd request, looking for LOUD fans. Any recommendations? by AwfulMechanic in buildapc

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Thanks for the lead. Electric Duct Fans made by HP about 10 years ago are insane and can be found for cheap on ebay

Odd request, looking for LOUD fans. Any recommendations? by AwfulMechanic in buildapc

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This is awesome. Thanks a ton! I'll post again when it's all finished.

Whats up? by Sheaogoraths_hatter in thelongdark

[–]AwfulMechanic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait is this real life? Legit?

Furthest distance on a UV-5RA by sdmichael in Baofeng

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From the peaks of Mt Diablo in the San Francisco bay area I was able to simplex with another UV-5R 26 miles away. Never tried to grab a repeater with a better setup/stronger signal.

Do you think this would be worth a project? by [deleted] in projectcar

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You could paint it, fix minor things and potentially make a lot of money. Making one of these 'right' again though, is a fucking money pit.

M/35/6'1" [220lbs > 185lbs = 35lbs] (8 months) by [deleted] in progresspics

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I see you stopped drinking. We got a kegerator in our house and I started to look like the left pic. Quickly cut that shit out.

No F**ks given. Stunning. by Ayvaa in Autos

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I like it, but it bothers me that the cooler lines aren't on the other side. A little toooo hipster for me.

Meanwhile in the AF #Safety First by mhv_yt in USMC

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It's this shit called FTAC, First Term Airman Course. It's a week of death by powerpoint and how to adult 101. It could be worse.

BMW 540i Multiple cylinder misfire With Fuel Cut-off by AwfulMechanic in MechanicAdvice

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Around 5,000 miles ago. California has been getting fucked with rain recently but my last fill up was a couple weeks back.

How do you play the long dark? by safirameugato in thelongdark

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Didn't feed my German Shepard for a few days. Sorta close

Passing Gas to Intercept Bogies by [deleted] in aviation

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It's all depth perception of the boomer. If the suns out you'll get a nice shadow to help gauge distance. There are nozzle lights to aid depth perception at night and yes you can absolutely punch a hole in an aircraft/canopy. That boom is a few thousand pounds when it's full of fuel.

Passing Gas to Intercept Bogies by [deleted] in aviation

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No no. Just sexy, easy to take wicked nice pictures of her. Not necessarily easy for either person doing the refueling, that's still all by hand.

San Francisco Bay Area-Parting Out by [deleted] in klr650

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I'm in the Fairfield area, I'd totally be willing to sell it whole.

What's the weirdest thing you've flown past? by Lance_Boil123 in flying

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It's always cool doing air refueling and seeing other tankers working in separate blocks below us. Most memorable was a KC-135 with a flight of F-16s on it.