Zip ties to the rescue

With a coolant expansion tank failure on the Volvo, it’s zip ties to the rescue. Can they handle the heat? I’m pretty sure they can, I accidentally baked a few of them in the oven at 375 for about an hour and they showed no signs of discoloration or melting. This’ll work until I get the new coolant tank next week.

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Headphone Amp Set in Clear Acrylic

I need to get a headphone amp for my Sennheiser HD280 Pros – maybe this will be my next project. A headphone amplifier assembled “dead bug” style, then set in clear acrylic. Yes. I want one.

Electronic engineers have been encapsulating or potting electronics in resin’s for decades usually for vibration dampening or moisture control its just I decided to make it look presentable 🙂

Source: Rupert Hirst / Runaway Brainz

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Snow? In my state? (Edit: ice lolololol)

Houston gets an onset of cold weather (mid – high 20’s) and a little bit of freezing rain / sleet while I’m at work. While on break I walk around to check out the condition of roads…while most of the surface streets seem fine, our sidewalk at work is coated in a sheet of slick ice, and our Employee of the Month sign is very frosty looking:

Back in the toasty confines of my swampy gator-cubicle, I check the traffic conditions for Houston and this is what I get:

Awesome, just awesome. Thanks to @Snipa_ABlair for the photo.

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