Filthy PCs: The X-rated circus of horrors
Grotesque dust creatures and mummified frogs
Ventblockers II Well, you lovely people, it's time to pour yourselves a stiff brandy before entering the circus of horrors that is Ventblockers II.
Good work by all those readers who sent in evidence demonstrating that it really is a good idea to keep your computer spick and span. The consequences of poor PC hygiene can, as we shall see, be quite terrifying.
Of course, we're going to break you in gently, so let's warm up with a few dusty moments. Picoshark admits he "didn't have the nerve" to open this box in the warehouse where he works, so he just wrote a message for his boss, suggesting they should probably get some new kit:
Cornz, though, did have the cojones to open this machine from a builder's yard. He says it was "caked in really fine brick dust", and accordingly suffering somewhat from overheating:
Roger Greenwood reports that he was "called to our welding and grinding shop" to investigate a clapped-out machine. Magnetic metal dust and computers don't mix, although five minutes with a compressed air gun were enough to get this PC up and running:
COMMENTS
Holy crap.
I started out thinking "I've seen worse than that", and finished with "holy crap".
What I've learned
It seems that ants are negatively charged - they're all stuck to the positive pin on that capacitor.
Anthill Inside?
And I thought Pratchett made this stuff up!!!
Excuse me kind sir
But you might want to quit smoking completely? If you're disgusted by how the Macbook looks, imagine how your lungs look. It's the same smoke buddy!
signed,
Dr. Phil
RE: I worry more about what the owners of the apartment will do if/when he moves out.
If you ever are in the market for a house, stay away from buying one currently (or just recently) owned by a chain smoker.
Many years ago, my brother bought a house owned by a chain smoker. That guy just sat in the living room and smoked all day long.
The normally silver colored air conditioning vents were a bronze in color, and there was this yellow film plastered over the walls.
We had to industrial strength `Janitor In A Drum` straight out of the bottle (no diluting) to cut through the tar on the walls. The vent grilles had to soak in the same solution over the weekend before we attempted to clean them.
NASTY stuff that nicotine tar.
NOW, you know why I will NEVER date a smoker!!!!!
