Posted on 01/31/2013 7:27:57 PM PST by DogByte6RER
Chinese businessman sells canned air to smog-choked citizens
Recently, we told you about the horrendous air pollution problems in Beijing that have forced the Chinese government to advise citizens to stay indoors and has residents wearing facemasks in an attempt to protect their lungs from the smog. In the true spirit of Chinese entrepreneurialism, a Chinese businessman has decided to cash in on the "airpocalypse" by selling his own brand of canned air.
Chen Guangbiao, a local entrepreneur known for his publicity stunts, claims he's selling the cans of air in part as a way to bring attention to the country's poor air quality. The cans of air are sold in several varieties, including post-industrial Taiwan, revolutionary Yan'an, and pristine Tibet. Guangbiao also claims that each can is equipped with a chip that detects when negative oxygen ions reach a certain concentration point, after which the can's lid is automatically closed.
You might think that 80 cents a can for something most of the world gets for free is steep, but several reports claim that the cans are selling out. Perhaps, much like bottled water, spending money on canned air is only a silly idea until you start paying attention to the quality of what's available for no charge.
The REAL meaning of the Haynes instructions
Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise.
Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer anticlockwise. You do know which way is anticlockwise, don’t you?
Haynes: Should remove easily.
Translation: Will be corroded into place ... clamp with adjustable spanner then beat repeatedly with a hammer.
Haynes: This is a snug fit.
Translation: You will skin your knuckles! ... Clamp with adjustable spanner then beat repeatedly with hammer.
Haynes: This is a tight fit.
Translation: Not a hope in hell matey! ... Clamp with adjustable spanner then beat repeatedly with hammer.
Haynes: As described in Chapter 7...
Translation: That’ll teach you not to read through before you start, now you are looking at scary photos of the inside of a gearbox.
Haynes: Pry...
Translation: Hammer a screwdriver into...
Haynes: Undo...
Translation: Go buy a tin of WD40 (industrial size).
Haynes: Ease ...
Translation: Apply superhuman strength to ...
Haynes: Retain tiny spring...
Translation: “Crikey what was that, it nearly had my eye out”!
Haynes: Press and rotate to remove bulb...
Translation: OK - that’s the glass bit off, now fetch some good pliers to dig out the bayonet part and remaining glass shards.
Haynes: Lightly...
Translation: Start off lightly and build up till the veins on your forehead are throbbing then re-check the manual because what you are doing now cannot be considered “lightly”.
The 100k miles I put on an MG Midget taught me that!
Bonté divine!
The 100k miles I put on an MG Midget taught me that!
You got 100k miles out of a Midget? You deserve a medal.
I had an uncle who managed the same feat with an AMC Gremlin. It was even mentioned in the eulogy at his funeral.
Bottled oxygen was already brought to film in Dr. Seuss “The Lorax”
http://www.theloraxmovie.com/index.php
Hahaha...the stories I could tell about that car! When I purchased that 76 MG Midget in 1977 with 20K miles on it, I was in the Navy at Cecil Field in Florida, and the car stopped running only a couple of miles from the dealer! Well, it wasn’t broken, just out of gas. The dealer sold it to me with about a cup of gasoline in it, and I was so smitten with having my own car I didn’t bother checking the tank...:)
I learned everything about car mechanical work from that care. (particularly electrical)
My nephews learned all they know about cussing from me working on that car.
Hehe, my best friend’s family had both a Pacer AND a Gremlin!!!
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