Fill Your Computer With 8 Gallons of Cooking Oil

[CoasterMatt]

I currently have a water cooled computer, but I'm interested in other alternatives to traditional fans/heatsink methods of computer cooling - my buddys at Tom's Hardware made a completely silent, completely submerged computer - check it out here (http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/).

Maybe this'll be the successor to the Cheeseburger 9000?

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Interesting.

And if, by chance, the thing does overheat, you can make corn dogs! It's a win-win.

[€uroMeinke]

Yes, but how often do you have to change the oil?

[Gemini Cricket]

So, would you have to take your computer to be serviced at Jiffy Lube or McDonalds?

[CoasterMatt]

So, would you have to take your computer to be serviced at Jiffy Lube or McDonalds?
Nobody services my computer, but me. :)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'd call it the French Fry 9000.

[Moonliner]

Fear not these ill-mannered remarks others are making. True genius is never fully appreciated by the masses. You shall rise above this rabble my brother, the searing light of your genius causing them to cower from it's intensity.



I have filled my CPU with filling sucked from Twinkies.

[Stan4dSteph]

I hope that thing is airtight. Rancid oil is gross.

[Morrigoon]

Umm... wow.

[Tramspotter]

I currently have a water cooled computer, but I'm interested in other alternatives to traditional fans/heatsink methods of computer cooling - my buddys at Tom's Hardware made a completely silent, completely submerged computer - check it out here (http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/).

Maybe this'll be the successor to the Cheeseburger 9000?


Did you read that right I saw this about 4 years ago and they used lamp oil because of its thermal and dielectric propertys... any form of cooking oil would go bad and would gum up the works... Not going to repost but am fairly certain that cooking oil is a bad idea.

Clicking on link for I two was going to build one of these awhile back as my gaming/object de art machine

[Moonliner]

Did you read that right I saw this about 4 years ago and they used lamp oil because of its thermal and dielectric propertys... any form of cooking oil would go bad and would gum up the works... Not going to repost but am fairly certain that cooking oil is a bad idea.

Clicking on link for I two was going to build one of these awhile back as my gaming/object de art machine

Cooking oil goes rancid after some time if you cook fries in it, but by itself I would think it has a fairly long shelf life. How hot would it get in the roll of coolant?

[Tramspotter]

Goes rancid as it oxidizes using it to cook with hastens that process... I found some time to post again after reading and these guys did use vegtable oil... but they recomend motor oil... I still like the idea of lamp oil and some kind of pump and heat transfer block that isn't plastic to the outside which would increase effectiveness too

I wonder if most submersible pumps motors which were designed for water might have a problem with the oil.

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