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I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun way: an interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at your head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as you gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even though the idea seems completely silly...) Ice D

On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:01:54 +0100, "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun way: an >interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at your >head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as you >gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even though >the idea seems completely silly...) > >Ice D > > >

i heard of this one once, someone was on about using a hair dryer instead. guess he was in arizona or something, blowing hot air ;)) pun intended. Rich http://come.to/rs-shifter

Ice D wrote: > > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun way: an > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at your > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as you > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even though > the idea seems completely silly...) On TEN there was a guy who suited up in full "uniform" in his racing seat with a 6-point harness, he had an industrial size heater/blower to simulate the temps inside a stockcar cockpit (or at least he claimed to do so and posted pics of it)......... naa, you're not silly at all I wonder if that heater/blower was Y2K ready......the regulars will now know who I'm referring too :-))) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com

Worse still, it's been commercially marketed in the UK. I guess it flopped because I've seen no units making it over here. Jan. =--- Ice D <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bdt8b$vco$[email hidden]... > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun way:an > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at your > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as you > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, eventhough > the idea seems completely silly...) > > Ice D > > >

Y2K Rick!! Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Ice D wrote: > > > > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun way:an > > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at your > > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder asyou > > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, eventhough

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> > the idea seems completely silly...) > > On TEN there was a guy who suited up in full "uniform" in his racing > seat with a 6-point harness, he had an industrial size heater/blower to > simulate the temps inside a stockcar cockpit (or at least he claimed to > do so and posted pics of it)......... naa, you're not silly at all > > I wonder if that heater/blower was Y2K ready......the regulars will now > know who I'm referring too :-))) > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > > "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ > "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ > > * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * > "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com

To make it complete, you need to put a bird in a cage above your head with a bottom made of wire with holes in it. That will simulate the birds crapping on your head as you drive (I suggest using a helmet) Ice D <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bdt8b$vco$[email hidden]... > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun way:an > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at your > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as you > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, eventhough > the idea seems completely silly...) > > Ice D > > >

And don't forget the automatic bug-flinger, for your teeth. . . --DK "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_PvC4.340$[email hidden]... > To make it complete, you need to put a bird in a cage above your head witha > bottom made of wire with holes in it. That will simulate the birdscrapping

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> on your head as you drive (I suggest using a helmet) > > > Ice D <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8bdt8b$vco$[email hidden]... > > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun way: > an > > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at your > > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as

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> > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even > though > > the idea seems completely silly...) > > > > Ice D > > > > > > > >

Again, I recommend the use of a helmet (with a face shield) :) David Karr <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bea68$pfd$[email hidden]...

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> And don't forget the automatic bug-flinger, for your teeth. . . > > --DK > > > "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:_PvC4.340$[email hidden]... > > To make it complete, you need to put a bird in a cage above your head

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> a > > bottom made of wire with holes in it. That will simulate the birds > crapping > > on your head as you drive (I suggest using a helmet) > > > > > > Ice D <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:8bdt8b$vco$[email hidden]... > > > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun

way: > > an > > > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed atyour

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> > > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as > you > > > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even > > though > > > the idea seems completely silly...) > > > > > > Ice D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Ideally, the bird should be placed above and just in front of the fan. This way the crap will fall in front of the fan, and it'll actually be blown in your face! Much more realistic that way. And I'll go you one better: a bird-carousel, accommodating a number of birds, to spin randomly above the fan. This will provide you with a whole range of different types of bird-crap! Ice D Cliff Roman <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_PvC4.340$[email hidden]... > To make it complete, you need to put a bird in a cage above your head witha > bottom made of wire with holes in it. That will simulate the birdscrapping

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> on your head as you drive (I suggest using a helmet) > > > Ice D <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8bdt8b$vco$[email hidden]... > > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun way: > an > > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at your > > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as

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> > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even > though > > the idea seems completely silly...) > > > > Ice D > > > > > > > >

On a more sober note, too much centrifugal force might shoot one of those birds into your face. See Stacey, circa . . . 1962 (?). --DK "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bfggc$2d7$[email hidden]... > Ideally, the bird should be placed above and just in front of the fan.This

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> way the crap will fall in front of the fan, and it'll actually be blown in > your face! Much more realistic that way. And I'll go you one better: a > bird-carousel, accommodating a number of birds, to spin randomly above the > fan. This will provide you with a whole range of different types of > bird-crap! > > Ice D > > Cliff Roman <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:_PvC4.340$[email hidden]... > > To make it complete, you need to put a bird in a cage above your head

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> a > > bottom made of wire with holes in it. That will simulate the birds > crapping > > on your head as you drive (I suggest using a helmet) > > > > > > Ice D <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:8bdt8b$vco$[email hidden]... > > > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun

way: > > an > > > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed atyour

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> > > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder as > you > > > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even > > though > > > the idea seems completely silly...) > > > > > > Ice D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Heaven help us if there is an 80's version in the future. The thought of having a deer land on me at the O Ring makes me shudder! MS "David Karr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bfptf$3eh$[email hidden]...

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> On a more sober note, too much centrifugal force might shoot one of those > birds into your face. See Stacey, circa . . . 1962 (?). > > --DK > > > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8bfggc$2d7$[email hidden]... > > Ideally, the bird should be placed above and just in front of the fan. > This > > way the crap will fall in front of the fan, and it'll actually be blown

in > > your face! Much more realistic that way. And I'll go you one better: a > > bird-carousel, accommodating a number of birds, to spin randomly abovethe

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> > fan. This will provide you with a whole range of different types of > > bird-crap! > > > > Ice D > > > > Cliff Roman <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:_PvC4.340$[email hidden]... > > > To make it complete, you need to put a bird in a cage above your head > with > > a > > > bottom made of wire with holes in it. That will simulate the birds > > crapping > > > on your head as you drive (I suggest using a helmet) > > > > > > > > > Ice D <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:8bdt8b$vco$[email hidden]... > > > > I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun > way: > > > an > > > > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at > your > > > > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder

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> > you > > > > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even > > > though > > > > the idea seems completely silly...) > > > > > > > > Ice D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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> I just had an idea which might increase the realism in GPL in a fun > way: an > interactive fan, to be placed on top of your monitor, and aimed at > your > head. The fan should interact with GPL, so that it will blow harder > as you > gain speed. Am I the first to think of this? (I reckon I'm not, even > though > the idea seems completely silly...)

I'm afraid you are not the first to come up with this idea. A company in the UK who also make the F1 Sim wheel and pedals (Ballracing Developments) sell a "Turbo Blower"! which is basically the same idea, checkout the following website for more info: http://www.interactiveracing.com/ 8-) *Peter* - http://www.cix.co.uk/~peterpc/home.html