Re: Motorcycles (was Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston)

2003-11-16 Thread Mark Roberts
"Butch Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I believe Jay Leno (Tonight Show host) has a motorcycle built around a >helicopter turbine engine. They run about $250,000 > >http://motorcyclecity.com/turbine.htm You can't top the Australians when it comes to building amazing custom motorcycles. There i

Motorcycles (was Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston)

2003-11-15 Thread Butch Black
I believe Jay Leno (Tonight Show host) has a motorcycle built around a helicopter turbine engine. They run about $250,000 http://motorcyclecity.com/turbine.htm

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread Steve Larson
nt: Saturday, November 15, 2003 1:36 PM Subject: Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston > Steve Larson wrote: > > > You guys seen this: > > http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ > > Yikes! Plane bearings, no less! > > This can't compete in terms

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: > > On 15/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >> You guys seen this: > >> http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ > > > >Yikes! Plane bearings, no less! > > > >This can't compete in terms of displacement, but as for cylinder count, > >how does 48 sound... in a motorcycle? > >ht

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> You guys seen this: >> http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ > >Yikes! Plane bearings, no less! > >This can't compete in terms of displacement, but as for cylinder count, >how does 48 sound... in a motorcycle? >http://www.bigbikeriders.com/48cyl.htm OUT

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread mike wilson
Hi, graywolf wrote: > > The Rolls-Royce Deltic used to have the most hp/lb, complicated design. Wonder > if they still make those? They certainly don't use them on the trains anymore. A well-loved design by many. Quite a few preserved locomotives floating around the country. mike

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Steve Larson wrote: >> >> You guys seen this: >> http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ >> Steve Larson >> Redondo Beach, California Bloody Nora, I wouldn't like to hand-crank that on a cold winter morning! Incredible. For anyone who's ever built an engi

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread graywolf
ROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 5:29 AM Subject: Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston Hi, Keith Whaley wrote: No disrespect, Mike, but there ain't NOTHIN' like a Saturn V! Even standing a few miles away, the "blatting&q

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread frank theriault
orlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:25:34 -0800 mike wilson wrote: > &

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Steve Larson wrote: > > You guys seen this: > http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ > Steve Larson > Redondo Beach, California Interesting stuff. My first lodgings in higher education was at Doxford House, family home (mansion) of the Doxford family, whose company developed marine diesels of

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread Steve Larson
You guys seen this: http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 5:29 AM Subject: Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I f

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-15 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Keith Whaley wrote: > No disrespect, Mike, but there ain't NOTHIN' like a Saturn V! > Even standing a few miles away, the "blatting" noise and overpressure > from that HUGE solid lighting off, was among the most impressive, > scariest thing I'd ever witnessed! None taken. Environmentalist

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-14 Thread Butch Black
Bill Owens wrote: > > With you and Jostein in there, maybe I should delete the beans? > > Bill Naw, just put some real peppers in there! Funny story: I vacation with a group of friends every year and we take turns with the cooking. Bob R. was doing the cooking that night and was making chili. T

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-14 Thread Keith Whaley
mike wilson wrote: > > Hi, > > Cotty wrote: > > > > On 14/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > > > >Will we get to sample some of this chili of yours at GFM? Chili and beer > > >and camping! Hoo Haa! > > > > > >Makes me think of the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles... > > > > That blood

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-14 Thread Keith Whaley
IL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 5:46 PM > Subject: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston > > > On 14/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > > > >Will we get to sample some of this chili of yours at GFM? Chili and beer > >

Re: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-14 Thread Bill Owens
0 PM Subject: Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston > Bill, > > Will we get to sample some of this chili of yours at GFM? Chili and beer > and camping! Hoo Haa! > > Makes me think of the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles... > > > > cheers, > frank >

Re Bills Chili-was: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-14 Thread frank theriault
Bill, Will we get to sample some of this chili of yours at GFM? Chili and beer and camping! Hoo Haa! Makes me think of the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles... cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppe