Re: "Worlds Fastest Stove" Contest Was: Re: LETS ADOPT A UNIVERSAL POT

["Ron Larson" <ronallarson@qwest.net>]

Kevin:

 

    Thanks for having given so much thought to this contest topic.

 

    1.  Your choice of using a standard Juice can is brilliant.  I will go today to see if I can buy juice in such a can (or "bum" from a restaurant) - and hope others will report in on whether this can is locally available (or a different preferred size and shape that may better fit their stove).

 

    2.  I think one problem will be your item 7: "The can shall have a snug fitting cover with a 10 mm hole in the top center, and a 2 mm hole to act as an air vent, 25mm away from the center of the cover."

    This will be tough for many contestants, - and we will find many ill-fitting caps, I am afraid.  But, we might all be able to punch two small top holes in a standard can and still get the juice out cleanly - and still use the US penny as a standard "pressure valve".   Do you think this modification of your proposed rule will work  (this being your $100)?.

 

    3.  I presume there will have to be some rule about plugging the second hole?  Or two pennies?

   

Ron

----- Original Message -----

From: Kevin Chisholm

Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 11:42 PM

Subject: "Worlds Fastest Stove" Contest Was: Re: LETS ADOPT A UNIVERSAL POT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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