Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[2us70]

When I was working at the Fire Department one of our older Lieutenants had grown up in New Jersey. He and his buddies would ride their bicycles to the Zeppelin port to watch them come and go. He was at the fence watching when the Hindenburg went up. He always said that the films of the incident were not capable of showing the intensity of it all.

[jackiewilson]

when i was working at the fire department one of our older lieutenants had grown up in new jersey. He and his buddies would ride their bicycles to the zeppelin port to watch them come and go. He was at the fence watching when the hindenburg went up. He always said that the films of the incident were not capable of showing the intensity of it all.

someone on the tricks site will definitely tell you the exact temperature of a hydrogen zeppelin fire !!!!!!!

[FUJIMO]

...had some good english fish & chips & mushy peas today for lunch...one of my favs...

[2us70]

Where did you find good fish & chips around here?

[FUJIMO]

...of all places, at my neighbors house, across the water from us. she is from england & he is from ireland. they go out & catch the fish in their contender center console and invite us over with our appetites. its dolphin/mahi. its an offer i never turn down. ever had mushy peas? its what they always serve with fish & chips across the pond, so i'm told. but i know what you're saying, its hard to find a good fish & chips joint down here. if you know of a good one, please share it, lol...

[jackiewilson]

...of all places, at my neighbors house, across the water from us. she is from england & he is from ireland. they go out & catch the fish in their contender center console and invite us over with our appetites. its dolphin/mahi. its an offer i never turn down. ever had mushy peas? its what they always serve with fish & chips across the pond, so i'm told. but i know what you're saying, its hard to find a good fish & chips joint down here. if you know of a good one, please share it, lol...

Best fish and chips for miles is in BARNHAM. -Just outside the railway station !!!!!!
Then there’s THE FISH FACTORY IN LITTLEHAMPTON.
Or THE CRAB SHACK IN WORTHING .
Only about ten per cent of the fish and chip shops get it right——MUSHY PEAS are an option in every fish and chip shop [me myself am not an aficionado] Although i do like lots of salt and vinegar !!!!

[Bob V]

someone on the tricks site will definitely tell you the exact temperature of a hydrogen zeppelin fire !!!!!!!

Hydrogen Fire Flame Temperature: 2,660 degrees Celsius = 4820 degrees Fahrenheit...

[jackiewilson]

Hydrogen Fire Flame Temperature: 2,660 degrees Celsius = 4820 degrees Fahrenheit...

​Why an i not surmazed ??????? Quite warm then ????????

[techteam]

Liquid Piston... If I had a pound for every person that asked me did I know about Liquid Piston then I would'nt be living on the breadline now. Now I'm not going to knock Liquid Piston, if they can generate an income from their "revolutionary idea" then good luck to them. But, there's always a but isn't there, as John has said I do tinker in the rotary world and we have made several different capacity rotaries over the years mainly for UAV and drone applications, (generators and cars as well) and its very rare to find anything new in this field. Felix Wankel wasn't a complete idiot and did an awful lot of investigative and theoretical work over the years on epitrochoid applications. Liquid Pistons design was investigated (and discounted ) along with many other different trochoids a long long time ago. If you can find a copy of Wankels book Rotary Piston Machines it has a few pages of the many different layouts he investigated over the years. I do continue to find it amazing how little research and investigation these "revolutionary" new engine concepts actually receive before investors or governmental or defence agencies hand over their cash. There are several rotary engine companies worldwide that make rotary engines and in reality there are only minor differences between them, (there are a few major differences in rotor cooling etc) a few of them actually use almost identical parts sold under completely different brands. So if you see on You Tube any new engine concepts with the words "Revolutionary" or "Game Changing" treat them with a pinch of salt until you have done a little research of your own, especially if you are going to part with your hard earned cash. Material science has moved on a lot since wankel was Fred in a shed so old ideas can be resurrected to become moderate successes rather than the unreliable failures they were once deemed to be but they still remain few and far between. Remember most You Tube channels are making money from your views and need click bait titles to generate their income.

[jackiewilson]

Liquid Piston... If I had a pound for every person that asked me did I know about Liquid Piston then I would'nt be living on the breadline now. Now I'm not going to knock Liquid Piston, if they can generate an income from their "revolutionary idea" then good luck to them. But, there's always a but isn't there, as John has said I do tinker in the rotary world and we have made several different capacity rotaries over the years mainly for UAV and drone applications, (generators and cars as well) and its very rare to find anything new in this field. Felix Wankel wasn't a complete idiot and did an awful lot of investigative and theoretical work over the years on epitrochoid applications. Liquid Pistons design was investigated (and discounted ) along with many other different trochoids a long long time ago. If you can find a copy of Wankels book Rotary Piston Machines it has a few pages of the many different layouts he investigated over the years. I do continue to find it amazing how little research and investigation these "revolutionary" new engine concepts actually receive before investors or governmental or defence agencies hand over their cash. There are several rotary engine companies worldwide that make rotary engines and in reality there are only minor differences between them, (there are a few major differences in rotor cooling etc) a few of them actually use almost identical parts sold under completely different brands. So if you see on You Tube any new engine concepts with the words "Revolutionary" or "Game Changing" treat them with a pinch of salt until you have done a little research of your own, especially if you are going to part with your hard earned cash. Material science has moved on a lot since wankel was Fred in a shed so old ideas can be resurrected to become moderate successes rather than the unreliable failures they were once deemed to be but they still remain few and far between. Remember most You Tube channels are making money from your views and need click bait titles to generate their income.

ok James —now Rotory Johnno has told me just how smart you are and i have met you for all of two and a half minutes and already know you are quite a smart cookie, so maybe you can tell me if and when “BLUE AMMONIA” is the way to go ???????
heard from my son in law [ who is a real live smart arse] to store and transport hydrogen [. Has to be kept at -245 degrees] —but to convert it into the blue ammonia might be the way to go.
40 tons of the stuff was shipped to Japan successfully but thats about it for me——-i just have THE TRUSTY LEXUS HYBRID .

[2us70]

The best fish&chips meal I ever had was in Killarney Ireland. The place was called Quinlan's. They offered a choice of fish species right off the boat. Since then I judge all fish&chips meals against this standard.

[jackiewilson]

The best fish&chips meal I ever had was in Killarney Ireland. The place was called Quinlan's. They offered a choice of fish species right off the boat. Since then I judge all fish&chips meals against this standard.

Thats about right for any coastal town fish and chip shop ——-in England . But daily deliveries are commonplace . Furthest away from the coast towns are no more than seventy miles so fish deliveries can be done the same day as caught . Even the chinky takeaways cannot compete with a half decent English fish and chip shop !HARRY RAMSDENS IN GUISLEY WAS WORLD FAMOUS IN THE 50/60’s era ——-until he franchised it and lost the plot.
WHITBY IS PROBABLY THE BEST PLACE FOR COLONIALS TO TRY OUT THE VERY BEST OF ENGLISH FISH AND CHIPS.

[jackiewilson]

A LITTLE SOMETHING I DID OVER LAST WEEK. I have a faint idea what it will eventually be although its a long from being. FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION !!!!!!!!!!!!

[jackiewilson]

Made the legs and the four exhausts today—doesn't sound a lot when you just say it, but believe me a hell of a lot of thought is going into this one .
Will not get a lot of work done tomorrow as i am meeting up with Lou and Gary for lunch !

See another TESLA” self combusted and burnt to a shell ——- why the hell would i buy a “DANTE’S INFERNO” with a good chance of being fried if i dont step lively ????? And have to worry about distance travelled if i switch on the AC in summer or the heater in winter !!!!!!!! Saw the queue for the charging point ——— never had to wait in line for petrol for the trusty Lexus !!!!!
See. “THE MOUSE”HAS GONE ALL PC ——Decided not to use Midgets in the remake of SNOW WHITE——-last time I looked, it was “SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS “
This time round SNOW WHITE is of the ethnic minority and STALONE AND SCHWARTZENIGER are DOC and DOPEY !!!!!!! I am getting too old for this kind of stupidity.

[FUJIMO]