Stoopid competition question of the week
 

http://www.five.tv/accessibility/programmes/gadgetshow/

Black boxes are most famous for being used on which form of transport? Is it

a. Aeroplanes
b. Trams
c. Bicycles

Derrrr.....!

Tony

"Tony Raven" wrote in message
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http://www.five.tv/accessibility/programmes/gadgetshow/

Black boxes are most famous for being used on which form of transport? Is
it

a. Aeroplanes
b. Trams
c. Bicycles

Derrrr.....!
There's a black box mounted on a bike in the latest edition of _cycle_. I
think it's a light.

KC

Getronics Wang wrote:

There's a black box mounted on a bike in the latest edition of _cycle_. I
think it's a light.

And it's truly hideous.

Tony Raven popped their head over the parapet saw what was going on and
said
http://www.five.tv/accessibility/programmes/gadgetshow/

Black boxes are most famous for being used on which form of
transport? Is it

a. Aeroplanes
b. Trams
c. Bicycles

Second most stupid question is, what colour are black boxes? eg
No it's not black.


--
yours S

Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione

"Zog The Undeniable" wrote in message
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Getronics Wang wrote:

There's a black box mounted on a bike in the latest edition of _cycle_.
I
think it's a light.

And it's truly hideous.

It's not just me who thinks so then.
It looks like a standard die-cast box available from the likes of RS and
Farnell with a few basic mods. The kind of thing I'd make in my garage and
only take it out when it's dark. Doh, it_is_a_light! ;-)

Pete

Peter B wrote:
"Zog The Undeniable" wrote in message
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Getronics Wang wrote:
There's a black box mounted on a bike in the latest edition of _cycle_.
I think it's a light.

And it's truly hideous.

It's not just me who thinks so then.
...

Tsk! It's a product designed to work well, not be photogenic ;-) Form
has followed function. But then, I'm biased.

Chris

On 28/1/05 1:53 pm, in article , "Chris Jones"
wrote:

Peter B wrote:
"Zog The Undeniable" wrote in message
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Getronics Wang wrote:
There's a black box mounted on a bike in the latest edition of _cycle_.
I think it's a light.

And it's truly hideous.

It's not just me who thinks so then.
...

Tsk! It's a product designed to work well, not be photogenic ;-) Form
has followed function. But then, I'm biased.

You can't see it when you use it anyway because it is dark. And you wouldn't
want the extra weight when it isn't dark so you wouldn't see it then either.
What's the problem with what it looks like?

...d

David Martin wrote:
You can't see it when you use it anyway because it is dark. And you wouldn't
want the extra weight when it isn't dark so you wouldn't see it then either.
What's the problem with what it looks like?

Hear hear. It's an interesting bit of design psychology. Show someone a
photo of one and they say, "Ugh, square box". Give them one to hold and
use and they say, "Ooh, feels rugged and expensive, can I buy one
please?". Tricky dilemma.

Chris

In article , David Martin wrote:
On 28/1/05 1:53 pm, in article , "Chris Jones"
wrote:

Peter B wrote:
"Zog The Undeniable" wrote in message
news:41f9306e.0@entanet...
Getronics Wang wrote:
There's a black box mounted on a bike in the latest edition of _cycle_.
I think it's a light.

And it's truly hideous.

It's not just me who thinks so then.
...

Tsk! It's a product designed to work well, not be photogenic ;-) Form
has followed function. But then, I'm biased.

You can't see it when you use it anyway because it is dark. And you wouldn't
want the extra weight when it isn't dark so you wouldn't see it then either.

Unless you were using a dynamo version and you like having lights permanently
attached night and day, as many of the local dynamo hub enthusiasts seem to.
At 108g weight and 120 pounds price (for the non-dynamo version) of the smaller
light unit, I'm not sure weight is the main reason for taking it off when you
aren't using it (at least for commuting - racers are rather less likely to
want a dynohub).

Chris, how is the dynamo version development going? (My current plan is to
use the lights I currently have for cycling home from the station this spring,
go back to cycling the whole way to and from work at least sometimes in the
summer, and have a dynamo hub for next autumn. Ed's supposed to be looking into
the possibility of an IR76 scheme covering lights etc. for work.)

Alan Braggins wrote:
Chris, how is the dynamo version development going? (My current plan is to
use the lights I currently have for cycling home from the station this spring,
go back to cycling the whole way to and from work at least sometimes in the
summer, and have a dynamo hub for next autumn. Ed's supposed to be looking into
the possibility of an IR76 scheme covering lights etc. for work.)

Dynamo version electronics are well sorted. I just need to get the
metalwork made up, so it'll be Real Soon Now!

Chris