GizmoJ wins a billion dollars, what happens next?

[Braznor]

THE ENDTIMES ARE HERE!!!!!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Gaming laptops are going to be out of stock everywhere!

 

[Braznor]

Gaming laptops are going to be out of stock everywhere!

What about vans with electric generators power the laptops for the homeless?

GizmoJ will be crowned as a Hobo saint

 

[BoomerD]

He'll FINALLY be able to get that lobotomy he's always wanted...and will promptly forget about the money.

 

[KLin]

Tetrahedron Pyramid gets built!

 

[AMD64Blondie]

He'll buy out Anandtech,and the main site comes back better than ever.

A guy can dream,right?

 

[sdifox]

ChatGPT announces profit

 

[Gizmo j]

I made a thread about what id do if I was a billionaire.

1. I would go to my old elementary school and give every kid a gaming laptop

2. I would build boarding school for orphans and foster kids.

3. I would build hotels for people born in 1994

4. I would breed the fastest air land sea animals

5. And just now I've been thinking about creating electric vans with a generator as a engine.

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[PowerEngineer]

And just now I've been thinking about creating electric vans with a generator as a engine.

You do realize that an engine converts fuel into mechanical energy while a generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy? You cannot simply replace one with the other.

 

[Gizmo j]

You do realize that an engine converts fuel into mechanical energy while a generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy? You cannot simply replace one with the other.

The generator will provide the electricity.

Electric vehicles runs off electricity.

The purpose of this vehicle is to have much more power that the alternator can't provide.

 

[PowerEngineer]

What I am trying to point out is that a generator will not provide electricity without something that produces the mechanical power to spin it (and that the amount of electrical power a generator can produce is directly tied to the amount of mechanical power available to it). Without an engine, the generator in your electric van will produce as much electrical power as a standard alternator - with the engine turned off. None.

 

[bba-tcg]

He finds out that a simple one minute collect call now cost a billion and one dollars.

 

[WelshBloke]

What I am trying to point out is that a generator will not provide electricity without something that produces the mechanical power to spin it (and that the amount of electrical power a generator can produce is directly tied to the amount of mechanical power available to it). Without an engine, the generator in your electric van will produce as much electrical power as a standard alternator - with the engine turned off. None.

I'm going to explain his thinking but I take no responsibility for it.

He wants to get an electric van and remove the main battery. Then put a diesel generator where the engine would be in an ICE van and use that to power the van.
He wants to do this so that homeless people with gaming laptops will have somewhere to charge their laptops on trips into the woods.

2026 Edit: Wanting to make cargo vans with generator as a engine

Like have the van's "primary" use is to produce electricity and it's "secondary" use is to drive the van? I suspect this would make the van slower to the point you can't drive on the highway, but if it moves fast enough to drive on a regular street I'd be satisfied. The reason im asking is...

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[Gizmo j]

He wants to get an electric van and remove the main battery. Then put a diesel generator where the engine would be in an ICE van and use that to power the van.

I've said this like 4 times, I was planning on getting a electric van that has its giant lithium battery ALREADY REMOVED!

I wasn't going to remove the battery myself.

 

[WelshBloke]

I've said this like 4 times, I was planning on getting a electric van that has its giant lithium battery ALREADY REMOVED!

I wasn't going to remove the battery myself.

OK. I'm not sure that changes much though. Removing the battery is going to be the easiest bit.

 

[Gizmo j]

OK. I'm not sure that changes much though. Removing the battery is going to be the easiest bit.

I'm sure it'll cost a lot less money to get a electric van with a battery already removed.

The battery is supposed to be the most expensive part of an electric vehicle.

 

[WelshBloke]

I'm sure it'll cost a lot less money to get a electric van with a battery already removed.

Yeah, because they dont work without them

The battery is supposed to be the most expensive part of an electric vehicle.

The most expensive part of your van is going to be rebuilding the entire van to make it work the way you want it to!

Why cant you just use a normal ICE van with an inverter in?

 

[Gizmo j]

Why cant you just use a normal ICE van with an inverter in?

BECAUSE I WANTED TO POWER AT LEAST 5 GAMING LAPTOPS AT ONCE!

I doubt a regular vehicle can power that many gaming laptops.

I want to power 5 at once so I could have a full team on games like counter strike 2.

 

[sdifox]

Yeah, because they dont work without them



The most expensive part of your van is going to be rebuilding the entire van to make it work the way you want it to!

Why cant you just use a normal ICE van with an inverter in?

He is so far removed from reality.

 

[WelshBloke]

BECAUSE I WANTED TO POWER AT LEAST 5 GAMING LAPTOPS AT ONCE!

I doubt a regular vehicle can power that many gaming laptops.

I want to power 5 at once so I could have a full team on games like counter strike 2.

Why do you think that a generator (which is just an engine) will provide more power than an engine thats already fitted in a van and is bigger than the engine in most generators?

Also: Random question. Do you have a driving license?

 

[Chaotic42]

You know, people do worse things with $1B. God speed.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Get a pure EV, hookup a wind turbine to it and game while cannon balling the Autobahn. Unlimited power!

 

[Gizmo j]

Why do you think that a generator (which is just an engine) will provide more power than an engine thats already fitted in a van and is bigger than the engine in most generators?

Also: Random question. Do you have a driving license?

I heard that generators produces a lot more electricity then the alternator on a car. I don't think I could power 5 gaming laptops at once with just using the alternator.

Like I said, I wanted the primary function is to produce electricity and it's secondary use is to drive the van.

And I don't have a driver's license yet, I never had enough money for a car.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I heard that generators produces a lot more electricity then the alternator on a car. I don't think I could power 5 gaming laptops at once with just using the alternator.

Like I said, I wanted the primary function is to produce electricity and it's secondary use is to drive the van.

And I don't have a driver's license yet, I never had enough money for a car.

You can put more than one alternator. Pro audio setups will tend to run multiple alternators as their systems draw massive power, like 10's of kw.

Just a random find:

High-Output Car Audio Alternators for Maximum Power | Big Jeff Audio

High-output alternators designed for car audio builds. Delivering reliable voltage for amps, subs, and accessories—ideal for high-demand setups.

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[Kaido]

There'd be signs...