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How to cut steel with bacon

Friday, April 17th, 2009
How to cut steel with bacon

We’ve had the opportunity to see many, many innovative uses for bacon on our friendly neighborhood blog, but this one could take the jackpot.  This guy has designed a thermal lance / plasma torch made of bacon, to take advantage of the large amount of chemical energy contained in its proteins and fats. Read... »

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Selkirk Stoke

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

After missing this year’s Banff Film Festival visit to Reno (due to negligence on my part), I took a look through the winning films section and found an interesting finalist called “The Incredible Lightness of Skiing”.  The director’s website is chock-full of some of the best backcountry ski adventure footage that I’ve seen, much... »

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Slide @ Slide

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Slide @ Slide

Brad L. & I noticed an ugly-looking fracture after skiing Rose this morning on the south side of the East Bowl access road just before it enters the parking lot.  We thought we’d take a look to see whether the snow cover has improved at the lower elevations and saw the obvious results of... »

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Bacon Floss

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Bacon Floss

Another fine swine-flavored product for your consumptive needs…what better motivation do you need to maintain your dental health?  I think I’ll order a few rolls today and keep one in every jacket pocket, one in my ski pack, and another for my bikepack. »

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Ktrak snow bike

Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Ktrak snow bike

What a great way to deal with those long approaches!  Wonder if they’ll send one out for team bacon strip testing and review? »

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Chainless bicycles

Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Chainless bicycles

Finally on a mass-production scale – carbon fiber belt drive to replace chains on a few of Trek’s 2009 lineup.  From the article: “…the new belts are a low-maintenance solution to a chain, which has roughly 3,000 parts including all the links and connectors….an urban rider won’t have to worry about greasing or cleaning... »

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