DeLorean time machine

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Confused

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Originally posted by: Beau
oh yeah, and YMMV.

You might need to increase the speed at which the reaction happens at. Just because Dr E. Brown got it at 88MPH, with the same hardware you may need more :)


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devicenull

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Mar 29, 2002
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Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007
Originally posted by: devicenull
How many Jiggawatts are you currently capable of generating? I got stuck at just over 1.3 and even then, it is unstable
If in doubt, go lower. 1.21 gigawatts is the sweetspot.

bah, if i underclock it then i lose like 31 points on the SysMark TimeMachine Benchmark.


and to all the foolios bitching about it being Gigawatts.... I am aware of it, so it everyone else, but that is the way it was pronounced in teh movies, so suck on it.


 

XZeroII

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Jun 30, 2001
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Originally posted by: devicenull
Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007
Originally posted by: devicenull
How many Jiggawatts are you currently capable of generating? I got stuck at just over 1.3 and even then, it is unstable
If in doubt, go lower. 1.21 gigawatts is the sweetspot.

bah, if i underclock it then i lose like 31 points on the SysMark TimeMachine Benchmark.


and to all the foolios bitching about it being Gigawatts.... I am aware of it, so it everyone else, but that is the way it was pronounced in teh movies, so suck on it.

Actually, the sweet spot is a bolt of lightning. I'm sure that's 1.215 gigawatts.
 

eLiTeGoodGuy

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Originally posted by: XZeroII
Originally posted by: devicenull
Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007
Originally posted by: devicenull
How many Jiggawatts are you currently capable of generating? I got stuck at just over 1.3 and even then, it is unstable
If in doubt, go lower. 1.21 gigawatts is the sweetspot.

bah, if i underclock it then i lose like 31 points on the SysMark TimeMachine Benchmark.


and to all the foolios bitching about it being Gigawatts.... I am aware of it, so it everyone else, but that is the way it was pronounced in teh movies, so suck on it.

Actually, the sweet spot is a bolt of lightning. I'm sure that's 1.215 gigawatts.

Great Scott, that's it marty. if only we knew precisely when a bolt of lightening will strike that can get you back... to the future
 

ScrapSilicon

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Apr 14, 2001
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Originally posted by: XZeroII
Why would you be using Plutonium in an Antimatter reactor? Perhaps you are refering to a fusion reactor. If it were antimatter, you would be using Deuterium (an Isotope of Hydrogen). That could be your problem right there...

like duh..the plutonium is what's used to get the hydrogen to isotope into deuterium to generate antimatter for teh reactor ..
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Beau

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Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Why would you be using Plutonium in an Antimatter reactor? Perhaps you are refering to a fusion reactor. If it were antimatter, you would be using Deuterium (an Isotope of Hydrogen). That could be your problem right there...

like duh..the plutonium is what's used to get the hydrogen to isotope into deuterium to generate antimatter for teh reactor ..
rolleye.gif

You've just crossed from geek, to full-on nerd. Congratulations. :p
 

ScrapSilicon

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Apr 14, 2001
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Originally posted by: Beau
Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Why would you be using Plutonium in an Antimatter reactor? Perhaps you are refering to a fusion reactor. If it were antimatter, you would be using Deuterium (an Isotope of Hydrogen). That could be your problem right there...

like duh..the plutonium is what's used to get the hydrogen to isotope into deuterium to generate antimatter for teh reactor ..
rolleye.gif

You've just crossed from geek, to full-on nerd. Congratulations. :p

so...did you bring me back the Mr. Fusion unit or I am I going to have to tell Bill Gates you holding up his M$ takeover of time..? :D
 

Bananadude

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You guys are SOOO beind the times! I simply modified mine to run on every day rubbish - banana skins, cans of beer (bud), and moldy bread etc. Fantastic!
 

SnapIT

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Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Well the real problem is, can your delorean actually make it to 88MPH? I solved the flux capacitor problem last week, now i just need more speed. Tomorrow i'm gonna try to get to 88MPH by going down a hill. Hopefully the gravitational forces will pull enough on the car to give me the boost i need.

try NAAAWS... it worked for me, but i have a VTEC so...
 

Beau

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Originally posted by: SnapIT
Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Well the real problem is, can your delorean actually make it to 88MPH? I solved the flux capacitor problem last week, now i just need more speed. Tomorrow i'm gonna try to get to 88MPH by going down a hill. Hopefully the gravitational forces will pull enough on the car to give me the boost i need.

try NAAAWS... it worked for me, but i have a VTEC so...

VTec on a GM? Wow! The future is looking brighter than ever!
 

SnapIT

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Jul 8, 2002
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Originally posted by: Beau
Originally posted by: SnapIT
Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Well the real problem is, can your delorean actually make it to 88MPH? I solved the flux capacitor problem last week, now i just need more speed. Tomorrow i'm gonna try to get to 88MPH by going down a hill. Hopefully the gravitational forces will pull enough on the car to give me the boost i need.

try NAAAWS... it worked for me, but i have a VTEC so...

VTec on a GM? Wow! The future is looking brighter than ever!

Well, it's only a sticker, but it adds tons of horsepower... and you need that sticker, or the NAAAAWS won't work...
 

ultimatebob

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Man, where are you guys getting all these DeLoreans? They havent built them in years, and even in there prime they were crappy looking cars.

Now, if I was going to build a time machine, I'd build it out of a Aston Martin! If you're going to travel through time, you should do it in style. Besides, Q might have some extra spare parts available from the Bond-mobile, just in case you feel like adding some headlight-mounted missile launchers or a wine chiller in the glove box. :D
 

Yomicron

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Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Man, where are you guys getting all these DeLoreans? They havent built them in years, and even in there prime they were crappy looking cars.

Now, if I was going to build a time machine, I'd build it out of a Aston Martin! If you're going to travel through time, you should do it in style. Besides, Q might have some extra spare parts available from the Bond-mobile, just in case you feel like adding some headlight-mounted missile launchers or a wine chiller in the glove box. :D
They're probably ordering them from here.

An Aston Martin wouldn't work, because you need a stainless steel shell for proper flux dispersal.
 

BaDaBooM

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Actually it's jiggywitdawatt... or at least that's what a fighter pilot dressed in a black suit and a cowboy hat told me. :)