

| Subject: | Re: [NVC] Beer bottle solar heater |
| From: | John C... |
| Date: | Thu, 15 May 2008 22:18:05 +0000 |
But,,, but,,, Does it come with beer ??? cock-eye'd grin !!! ;o) ( I aint a signin' nottin' any more ;o) -------------- Original message -------------- From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> > On May 15, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote: > > > Hey fellas, Coleman's already done the drinking for you! > > > > http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-5-Gallon-PVC-Camp-Shower/dp/B0009PUT20 > > Already got 1 of them things! Not nearly as complicated or expensive > as we would like! > > YMMV, > > Mr. BZ > > > > > Its also lightweight and unbreakable, so you can concentrate on > > what's in > > the cooler.......... :) > > > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Tom Buese > > wrote: > > > >> On May 14, 2008, at 10:11 PM, Mike Elliott wrote: > >> > >> Not related to Vanagons except in the "useful for camping" sense... > >>> > >>> "A Chinese peasant has made a solar water heater - using only beers > >>> bottles and hoses." > >>> > >>> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2850151.html > >>> > >>> It's very nearly the most perfect invention ever in so many ways. A > >>> cheap source of solar-heater water for showering, and the inventor > >>> "... > >>> will build a public bathroom for the village using his invention > >>> when he > >>> has the money to buy enough beers." What makes it so nearly > >>> perfect is > >>> that any money you spend on beers can be expensed as cost of goods > >>> sold, > >>> and the "manufacturing process" needed to convert beers into empty > >>> bottles involves drinking those beers. > >>> > >>> Maybe there's a way to make a Westy version. Hey Buese? You want to > >>> help > >>> develop this into a product? You figure out from the photo how > >>> the rig > >>> works. I'll start "making" beer bottles right away. > >>> > >> > >> I will continue to work on the beer bottles, but might have to start > >> drinking, I mean making, brown bottles for the design, but until I > >> have the BZ shelves out the door, NO NEW PROJECTS! > >> > >> I like a lot of the other ideas suggested & will steal those ideas as > >> appropriate once the time is ready. I am designing some projects w/ > >> solar water heat, PV panels & GSHP(Ground Source Heat Pumps) > >> presently, but of course I rely on my mechanical engineers to figure > >> out the hard stuff. > >> > >> > >> YMMV, > >> > >> Mr. BZ > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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