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Subject:Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:51:15 -0800

your wrong with all your assumptions on how it works.

And as to "which planet I am on", well Scott, keep those kind of comments coming. I love it.

alistair

On 2013-02-11, at 2:30 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> You guys are not familiar with gimballed stoves and drink holders for
> sailboats ?
> 
> Unless this is something 'more' ..there's nothing new or unique about a
> two axis gimbal system.
> That they use the word 'gyro' with the product.
> that implies a full time spinning disc ..
> if it's powered and uses that technology ..fine . then 'gyro' is
> appropriate.
> otherwise it appears to me to be an ordinary two-axis gimballed mount.
> 
> Been on another planet for a while ?
> or am Imissing some informationand it's more than the common thing I
> think it is ?
> 
> about leveling the van ..
> there's an iphone app for that !
> and lots of travel trailers and RV's have small level mounts on their
> outside corners.
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/11/2013 9:34 AM, Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski wrote:
>> On Feb 10, 2013, at 6:52 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>> Pics, vid etc here:
>>> 
>>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/vanagon-spillbuster-cupglass-holder/
>> 
>> I am unimpressed, Alistair. For a man of your engineering talent, I expect a LED lighted dashboard version of one of those wave machines I remember seeing back in the 80's:
>> 
>> http://www.lavalites.com/wave_discontd.html
>> 
>> That would pimp out your Vanagon nicely, with the added benefit of a built in level to help you find a perfect spot you camp on some of those logging roads.
>> 
>> -Jarrett