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Post by pixie ears on Jul 5, 2004 23:15:39 GMT -5
For quite a while now, I've been thinking about this invention. And talking about it...Mostly to Anya. Anyway, it's a device meant to cover your tracks in the snow/sand/etc. It's attached to your shoe, and it's basically a fan motor with some kind of a duster-type-thing on the spinning part to shake up the snow or sand or whatever as you walk. I'm not sure how it's going to be powered yet, but I have some ideas... a) by the energy from walking (not sure how to transfer that into the device... ) b) by battery c) with a turbine-and-generator structure that includes heating water 'till it evaporates, forcing the water vapor through a tube to spin the turbine, which, in turn, spins the generator...though how as to heat the water without melting the shoe I have not yet discovered... What do you guys think? Any ideas on how else to power it? A worthwhile invention? Comments and constructive crit., please!
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Post by Soidanae on Jul 5, 2004 23:38:14 GMT -5
Well, if you set it up like a..watchamacallit...one of those things you blow air at fires with, for the shoes...might be uncomfortable, but no worse than high heels.
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Post by pixie ears on Jul 5, 2004 23:52:22 GMT -5
A fire extinguisher? I never thought of setting it up like that...hmmm. The only problem is that with those, you'd probably end up leaving a trail anyway, just not of footprints, y'know?
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Post by Celinra on Jul 5, 2004 23:57:13 GMT -5
No, he's talking about one of those pump things... argh, can't think of what it's called and how to describe it... the only way I know how is to ask if you've ever seen the movie "The Princess Bride"... Miracle Max uses one to put air inside Wesley so he can talk. At least, that's what I think he's talking about. Aha, I've gone and done a search... it's called a bellow... there's a picture of one at www.4siteoutdoors.com/noname17.html.
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Post by Soidanae on Jul 6, 2004 0:01:59 GMT -5
BELLOWS! That's it.
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Post by pixie ears on Jul 6, 2004 0:18:23 GMT -5
Yeah, I've seen Princess Bride. Ahhh! Don't those come with fireplaces? It would still probably leave a trail though, don't you think?
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Post by Soidanae on Jul 6, 2004 0:21:14 GMT -5
I didn't think hard.... It's late.
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Post by timartwonis on Jul 6, 2004 0:23:45 GMT -5
i thought you were talking about a fire hydrant. XD
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Post by Madamluna on Jul 6, 2004 0:36:08 GMT -5
Not to rain on your potential parade, but why not just manually attach brushes or dusters to the back of your shoes? Or leaves, even. At least that's how they do it in the movies.
Ed sez:
"Ed: If you want to cover your tracks, just drag your feet. Ed: You'll get snow up your pant legs but it works. Luna: Would that work? Wouldn't it leave a trail or something...? Ed: Well, you're gonna leave a trail no matter what you do. Ed: But your shoe size and pattern won't be noticeable."
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Post by trish on Jul 6, 2004 0:44:36 GMT -5
I don't really think there is a foolproof way to not make any type of trail whatsoever...
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Post by pixie ears on Jul 6, 2004 1:00:01 GMT -5
Yeah, that's a good point, Luna, but it'll still leave a trail. Though, like you said, no one'll be able to tell your shoe size or shoe type or whatever... *thinks*
Maybe there's not, but that's what I'm working on! ;D
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Post by Alchemist on Jul 6, 2004 7:41:13 GMT -5
Simple. Wear a cloak that drags along the ground. If the material is packed down you could attach a piece of wood to the hem of the cloak.
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Post by SnicketFires on Jul 6, 2004 22:47:38 GMT -5
You could use some kind of perpetual motion machine...or a powersource powered by the stepping motion...
How would you control the track-removing device? Like, how would you stop the shoe from blowing air or similar?
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Post by trish on Jul 7, 2004 1:27:46 GMT -5
I thought that true perpetual motion devices didn't exist.
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Post by Green on Jul 7, 2004 11:23:56 GMT -5
I don't really think there is a foolproof way to not make any type of trail whatsoever... If you walk backwards it doesn't matter if you cover your trail. The people following you will think you've gone the other way. Hopefully...
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