Episode 838

Permaflow Commercial
Watch a demo of the Permflow on its commercial.  If you need to retrieve something from the drain, a good companion to the Permaflow would be the Alligetter from Episode 716.




Internet Meltdown
Apparently all of New York is suffering from a bad internet connection while Dick and Leo are recording for this session.  Leo has to give up Dick's video on TWiTLive.

1000 Episodes and More
Dick and Leo are looking forward to Episode 1000, but Bill Allen knows another podcast which reached Episode 1000 on 13 June 2008.  It's History According to Bob, a history podcast by Bob Packett.  But does he have any jingles?

Episode 837

Pedal-uma
Leo is going to kit out his Terratrike Cruiser with accessories, including a TWiT pennon and a horn recommended by kiwinerd.  It's a loaner which Leo will return, but he has a feeling he will be buying one.  At least Alex Lindsay will.  As Dick says, it's going to be Pedal-uma.

Terratrike Cruiser

Free of Charge?
Stefan from Norway is puzzled by the Samsung Charging Stations mentioned by Toyota Boy in Episode 818. "What's the point of a charging station if it's free of charge?" muses Stefan. "Ha-ha, those No-wegians," says Dick.

Episode 836

Plate Vise in Action
Here's an example of the Plate Vise in action, from Tri-Vise.



The Dark Secrets of the Laporte Household Revealed
Leo reveals that Jennifer looks to other studs to satisfy some of her needs, and is into Rent-A-Husband and Buffalo Bill - only for home maintenenace, because Leo is not much of a handyman outside the computer sphere or routing the home network, such as fixing the bannister.

Airport Comforts
Mark Donato lets Leo know that he was not dreaming when he thought that there were some rocking chairs at some airport in the States, in Episode 802. The airport at Charlotte, North Carolina is one, where you can find rocking chairs between the B and C Concourse.

A Request for TTTT
Loyal listener Shane Shellenbarger has a request for Leo.  He wonders if he will be reviewing the Amazon Kindle DX.

Kindle DX

Episode 835

Gadget Years
Dick and Leo have talked about their time unit for gadgets called Gadget Year, although they can never remember how long it's supposed to be.  When they first talked about the Audrey in Episode 120, they thought that a gadget year should be worth 25 human years.

Visible Man-Made Structure
In Episode 818, Leo talked about the Great Wall of China, and referred to the oft-repeated piece of trivia that it is the only man-made structure visible from space.  Doug Snell, who by the way thinks the quality of the jingles brings the quality of the Daily Giz Wiz up to just acceptable, wants to debunk the myth.  First of all, it's not just one wall, but a series of walls.  Secondly the myth is simply not true.  Depending on what one means by space and what distance from the Earth one is talking about, the Great Wall is either invisible to the naked eye, or one of many other objects visible to the naked eye.  Check out space.com, and snopes.com for more debunking.

Episode 834

Fitness Ball Recall
After Leo's fitness ball started leaking, he decided to get a cheaper version which quickly became the subject of a recall. He's now reverted to his Gophersport Ultrafit Anti-Burst Stability Ball (Episode 322).

News: Another Out-Burst

Despite the recall, Leo must have kept his non-Gophersport balls (made by Valeo).  He was on TWiTLive and the ball he was sitting on started leaking.  He went for a gag, expecting himself to sink slowly in front of the camera as the ball slowly leaked, but the ball chose to burst and he collapsed on to the floor.  Leo was unhurt though.

Check out the video of the bursting of the ball at odtv.me: Pop Goes the Weasel; and for an account by Leo while chatting with Steve Gibson, check out Ball pop update.

A Sump Pump for Dan Lueders
Back in Episode 737, Dan Lueders wrote to Dick about a power cut and the flooding of his basement. Listener Tom Westland suggests the Zoeller Home Guard Back Up Sump Pump, which does not require electricity and simply uses water pressure to work.  That reminds Dick of Reelsmart's No-Crank Garden Hose Reel (Episode 331), which rewinds the hose also using only water pressure.