Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 02 21:03:44 EST 2006 | davef
A potato is: * 80 percent water * 20 percent solids Temperature: * Water boils at ~100*C * Your solder pot ~240*C If you want to try this experiment, talk someone else into doing it while you're on break.
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 04 12:01:28 EST 2006 | slthomas
Slightly related story....my dad (vision not so good) put a gallon of WATER in with 4 gallons of cooking oil to deep fry a turkey. Of course the water was on the bottom and when it started boiling, whoooheeee!
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 06 09:20:54 EST 2006 | russ
Would your dad be willing to put the potato in the pot? HAHA
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 06 10:33:30 EST 2006 | PWH
Wasn't the potato chip invented by accident when someone dropped sliced potatoes in hot oil? Maybe this could be the new thing! �Lead-Tots� or something like that.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 14 10:34:04 EDT 2006 | Napoleon
Give me some of your lead tots!
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 14 14:05:55 EDT 2006 | nodlac
Additional to Dave F.... A potato has Iron @ 2.75mg and Magnesium @ 55mg. The leaching of these two meatls could contaminate the solder pot and taint the solder. ----------------------- Additional to my additional..THE SOLDER POT POTATO BATTERY...A p
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 14 14:49:35 EDT 2006 | Brian
Great! Can I use it in my car?
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 15 02:20:48 EDT 2006 | Frank
Yeah, when all those hybrids need their batteries replaced we can load them up with spuds...
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 17 04:41:29 EDT 2006 | rlackey
Potato battery: http://latteier.com/potato/ http://d116.com/spud/ Too much time on their hands?: http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/hueylewisandthenews22.shtml
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 31 12:51:07 EDT 2006 | Hardin Long
Did the fellow eat the potato out of the can? We never did get resolution on this story/thread.
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