QuadCooler News: Videos of Fireworks are boring

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Videos of Fireworks are boring

Fireworks videos are boring - I'm serious. For example, let's say your friend gives you a DVD with 1 hours worth of firework footage. Now imagine you have to sit down and watch it. Suddenly everything becomes more interesting. Then you remember that you forgot to remove and dust all the vent covers in your house and that suddenly seems more interesting than watching your friend's video.

Don't get me wrong. Fireworks displays are awesome in real life, but even with the best film or video cameras, they just can't capture the excitement of the real thing. One reason is that typically the fireworks are very far from the camera lens. However, I think the main reason is that fireworks are a 3D experience that just doesn't translate into the 2D world of film, videos, television, or YouTube.

With all that said, I think I have created an interesting fireworks video. I have purposely kept the time short and I video taped the fireworks at a very close range. I almost got burned. Please share your comments and see if we can figure out how to make fireworks video more enjoyable.

If you think my video sucks, please tell me why in the comment section. Thank you.

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RADIATOR FOR LAPTOP?

Cars and Laptops are similar in the fact that they both generate lots of HEAT. With the automobile you want the engine to be warm, but not overly hot. However, in the case of the laptop computer, you strictly want the temperature to be as low as possible. In other words, you never want to "warm up" a laptop the way you would warm up a car. Computers actually run faster at lower temperatures. The main purpose of a laptop cooler is to protect you and the delicate components of your laptop from the dangers of heat, but a side benefit is that it could theoretically give you a tiny boost of computer performance.

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ANSWER:

We obviously want to sell you a laptop cooler, but there are some things you can check out to keep your laptop from overheating. Keep in mind that most laptops run pretty warm, but when the laptop starts locking up then you either have a broken laptop or you are not operating the laptop correctly. The first thing I would like to point out is that a laptop is designed to sit on a flat surface. Even though it is called a "LAP-TOP", the soft curves of your lap (legs) is not the best surface for your laptop. The reason is because the laptop needs to have a little gap of air underneath it so that warm air can escape to the surrounding atmosphere. Even worse than your laptop is carpet or thick comforter in your bed, because the laptop will literally sink into the carpet or blanket and completely block the air flow. If you are going to be lying in your bed with laptop I would recommend you place something big and flat beneath your laptop like for example a large book. Of course the QuadCooler works much better than a book, because it's light weight and it's made of plastic which insulates you from the hot laptop. Ok, the next thing I would check is the internal fan or fans on your laptop computer. The easiest way to test it is to wait until the laptop gets warm and then turn it upside down and look at the fan. If the fan is not turning you may have a bad fan or a loose connection. I would recommend that you call a local computer technician to take a look at your laptop. If the internal fan is not working, then your laptop may have too much of a heat problem for even the QuadCooler to handle.

ANSWER:

Yes that makes sense. The QuadCooler will still help your laptop even if the fans are pulling air in different directions. However, it does make sense that the QuadCooler should work better if it is pushing air in the same direction as your laptop. To find out whether your laptop is a "sucker" or a "blower" you should give it the "Toilet Paper" test. Simply get one square of toilet paper and place it over the fan on your laptop. If the square blows off then you've got a blower. If the square gets sucked onto the grill of the fan then you've got a sucker. In theory the QuadCooler works best with "blower" type laptop fan. I hope this answers your question.