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Cool One-Bladed Fan: How to Upload to YouTube
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around a one-bladed fan, exploring its design and potential applications, as well as the process of uploading content to YouTube. Participants share their thoughts on the fan's appearance, functionality, and related concepts such as bladeless fans and flight testing with maple seeds.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory
- Conceptual clarification
- Debate/contested
Main Points Raised
- Some participants express admiration for the one-bladed fan, noting its propeller-like appearance.
- There is a debate about whether the counterweight of the fan should be considered a second blade, with differing opinions on its shape and function.
- One participant expresses a desire to see the fan at maximum speed and suggests it could be amusing to trick others into thinking it is broken.
- Another participant introduces the concept of a bladeless fan, linking to an external article for reference.
- Participants discuss the idea of dropping maple seeds equipped with GPS units during flight testing, with one sharing personal experience related to this activity.
- There are various interpretations of the fan's design, with comparisons made to a humpback flipper and a Gurkha, highlighting the subjective nature of its appearance.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants do not reach a consensus on whether the counterweight counts as a second blade, and there are multiple interpretations of the fan's design. The discussion remains open-ended with various viewpoints presented.
Contextual Notes
Some claims about the fan's design and functionality are based on subjective interpretations, and there are unresolved questions regarding the implications of the counterweight's role.
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waht
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Nice. It looks like a propeller. But, doesn't the counterweight count as a second blade?
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DaveC426913
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Not really; it's bulbous, not foil-shaped.what said:
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leroyjenkens
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I want to see it max speed.
I'd also like to get it and turn it on fast speed and scare people who think half of it broke off.
I'd also like to get it and turn it on fast speed and scare people who think half of it broke off.
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waht
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How about setting up a bladeless fan?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/dysons-air-multiplier-is-the-overpriced-bladeless-fan-you-never/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/dysons-air-multiplier-is-the-overpriced-bladeless-fan-you-never/
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what said:
omg, PLEASE not the "[url[/URL] again...
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Google Samara Dave
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DaveC426913
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Cyrus said:
OK.
Samara Dave is a Sales Manager in Boston.
Samara is a town in Russia or a tree fruit.
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Ohhhh! A maple key! 
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Cyrus
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That's right. I've droped a maple seed or two during flight testing in my day.
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1880/73573287.png
Each one had a GPS unit in its seed end. The UAV also had an autopilot to get air data at the time of release. We dropped them from about 500 ft, and they would all land within a 50ft circle.
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1880/73573287.png
Each one had a GPS unit in its seed end. The UAV also had an autopilot to get air data at the time of release. We dropped them from about 500 ft, and they would all land within a 50ft circle.
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DaveC426913
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That is so freakin' cool it almost (almost) makes me want to ask why.Cyrus said:
Of course, I do not ask, since it is quite apparent that the sheer geeky coolness of it is all the reason one could possibly need to fill some seed pods with GPS tracking units and release from a plane 500ft above a target.
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Cyrus said:
Good call. I didn't even think of a maple seed. I thought he fan looked like a humpback flipper with the knobs sanded off.
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I thought it looked like a Gurkha:
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DaveC426913
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Hm. Install it low enough and my haircutting needs are facilitated for life.MotoH said:
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DaveC426913 said:
Hmm.. yeh I can see why, after all it solves a lot of other problems too
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