OT: People who make me happy

[bmattock]

Yes, this fellow makes me very happy. Because:

a) Apparently, there are other people who can be every bit as stupid as myself at times.
b) He has a sense of humor about it.
c) There is still silliness in the world.

Took Digital Camera Apart - Now Buy The Parts

I am tempted to bid just to reward his silliness. But I am quite well aware of my mechanical inabilities. Danger would follow. Perhaps greyhoundman, who is actually skilled with a screwdriver?

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Todd.Hanz]

who was it here that wanted to build a digi rangefinder from scratch?, I see the makings of one 😉

Todd

 

[denishr]

Thanks for that one, Bill!

That made my day 🙂

I'm kinda like that, only I don't mess with electricity. I almost got electrocuted when I was a kid, trying to make my toy truck run on household electricity, and since then I hate electricity with a passion 😉

OTOH, my younger kid seems to have a similarly inquisitive mind - he got shocked last summer messing with a wall outlet... Must be some kind of gene thing...

Denis

 

[peter_n]

How many volts come out of the wall in Croatia, Denis?

 

[denishr]

How many volts come out of the wall in Croatia, Denis?

220V, 50 Hz - not an experience you easily forget....

Denis

 

[Oldprof]

No wonder it doesn't work. It's got too many parts! 😀

 

[peter_n]

220V, 50 Hz - not an experience you easily forget....

Right! I grew up in England so I know all about it! 😱 Here in the U.S. it is a relatively mild 110V - gives you a nice buzz in the morning if you plug yourself into the wall... 😉

 

[Pherdinand]

Heh
thanks Bill
i am tempted, you know...😀

Denis - around my place everyone seems to be electroshocked once in a while.
I even managed to do it here in the labs in NL, a year back. A power supply which had no back cover (somebody forgot to screw it back). Brr.

 

[peter_n]

Bill that posting on eBay is just hilarious! "Please don't bid if you expect me to send you a camera that works, because I need to keep the one that works to take digital photos of stuff that doesn't work so I can sell it on E-bay to people like you." The guy should be rewarded for just writing some of the text... 🙂 Thanks for the post - it picked me up no end...