Pets inside a computer

[Bonj]

Maybe slightly O.T., but...
Just expanding on the idea of watercooled pipe systems for computers, how
about rotastack tubes for things like gerbils? I was wondering if anyone
knows of a good source of cheap, oversized cases that might facilitate such
a thing.
I was also thinking I might have a couple of stick insects crawling over the
motherboard, keeping it dust-free by eating tiny mites, bacteria particles
etc.
Comments on viability?
You may think slightly ridiculous, but it's not like I'd be going so far as
having a couple of dogs in there - just small animals.

 

[Iain Dingsdale]

Maybe slightly O.T., but...
Just expanding on the idea of watercooled pipe systems for computers, how
about rotastack tubes for things like gerbils? I was wondering if anyone
knows of a good source of cheap, oversized cases that might facilitate
such a thing.
I was also thinking I might have a couple of stick insects crawling over
the motherboard, keeping it dust-free by eating tiny mites, bacteria
particles etc.
Comments on viability?

Probably quite viable until one crawls into your cpu fan

 

[Ed]

Maybe slightly O.T., but...
Just expanding on the idea of watercooled pipe systems for computers, how
about rotastack tubes for things like gerbils? I was wondering if anyone
knows of a good source of cheap, oversized cases that might facilitate such
a thing.
I was also thinking I might have a couple of stick insects crawling over the
motherboard, keeping it dust-free by eating tiny mites, bacteria particles
etc.
Comments on viability?
You may think slightly ridiculous, but it's not like I'd be going so far as
having a couple of dogs in there - just small animals.

Brings a whole new meaning to the phase....
Agggghhh damn this PC is full of bugs!

Ed

 

[General Schvantzkoph]

ng a couple of dogs in there - just small animals.

Brings a whole new meaning to the phase....
Agggghhh damn this PC is full of bugs!

Ed

What do you mean new meaning? The term bug was coined by Grace Hopper in
1945 when she found a moth inside of the Harvard Mark II. Here is a link
to reference,

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-h/g-hoppr.htm

 

[Ed]

What do you mean new meaning? The term bug was coined by Grace Hopper in
1945 when she found a moth inside of the Harvard Mark II. Here is a link
to reference,

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-h/g-hoppr.htm

ya, but when's the last time you said "this PC has a bug" and were
talking about insects.

 

[Bonj]

When it does, there'd probably be a nice mottled red mural effect on the
interior window.

 

[Mitch Crane]

You may think slightly ridiculous, but it's not like I'd be going so
far as having a couple of dogs in there - just small animals.

Excuse me for taking offense, but my dogs happen to love it in there.

 

[Mitch Crane]

ya, but when's the last time you said "this PC has a bug" and were
talking about insects.

Last summer. Mine was full of fleas (actual true story, totally unrelated
to my previous lie about having dogs in my PC).

 

[Ed Light]

Not a good idea. They'll be totally irradiated. Test with a portable radio
tuned to one end of the AM dial, with the volume all the way up. When you
get close enough to get static, that's as close as you want to get.

Darn mice (pointing device kind) will produce static.
--
Ed Light

Smiley :-/
MS Smiley :-\

Send spam to the FTC at
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Thanks, robots.

 

[Roger Swearingen]

Maybe slightly O.T., but...
Just expanding on the idea of watercooled pipe systems for computers, how
about rotastack tubes for things like gerbils? I was wondering if anyone
knows of a good source of cheap, oversized cases that might facilitate
such a thing.
I was also thinking I might have a couple of stick insects crawling over
the motherboard, keeping it dust-free by eating tiny mites, bacteria
particles etc.
Comments on viability?
You may think slightly ridiculous, but it's not like I'd be going so far
as having a couple of dogs in there - just small animals.

You can buy them, check it out:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/habicase.shtml

 

[Bonj]

That's COOL!

You can buy them, check it out:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/habicase.shtml

 

[Satan's Little Sister]

Thus spake Bonj:

That's COOL!

ThinkGeek is great for their April Fool's products. Check out this one
also: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/ezbake.shtml

 

[Portable Splat Graphics]

I have spiders that get into mine... I have to clean them out every 2-3
months. a pain really...

CS

 

[Bonj]

I would think cooking a creme brulee inside a computer wouldn't do it much
good, due to the heat factor.
It's a nice idea though.