Smart Smoke.

[cubefx]

Originally Posted by rwjrn

Coolest gadget for your cigarette lighter:

ThinkGeek :: Auto LED

Second that! I have that exact one and loving it. It is glow blue when charging and matching my Pioneer blue display.

CUBE

[Westfield 11]

We have the smokers kit in both our cars and use them as extra storage. Makes a good place for the keyfob remote for my garage. I also use it to park my ipod when the cupholder is in use.

[BigWarpGuy]

Originally Posted by cubefx

Second that! I have that exact one and loving it. It is glow blue when charging and matching my Pioneer blue display.

CUBE

blue glow? Like a mini-me version of HAL from 2001; A Space Odyssey ?

It does look cool and very practical.

They also have some other neat car gadgets.

Perhaps a scrolling text of 'no, its not electric'?

[jediknight36]

Originally Posted by bull8042

A Treatise on the Importance of Smoke

by Joseph Lucas
All electrical components and wiring harnesses depend on proper circuit functioning, which is the transmission of charged ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work. Don't be fooled by scientists and engineers talking about excited electrons and the like. Smoke is the key to all things electrical
We know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of an electrical circuit, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing. For example, if one places a large copper bar across the terminals of a battery, prodigious quantities of smoke are liberated and the battery shortly ceases to function. In addition, if one observes smoke escaping from an electrical component such as a Lucas voltage regulator, it will also be observed that the component no longer functions.
The logic is elementary and inescapable! The function of the wiring harness is to conduct the smoke from one device to another. When the wiring harness springs a leak and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works right afterward.
Starter motors were considered unsuitable for British motorcycles for some time largely because they regularly released large quantities of smoke from the electrical system.
It has been reported that Lucas electrical components are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than their Bosch, Japanese or American counterparts. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British, and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, British shock absorbers, hydraulic forks, and disk brake systems leak fluid, British tires leak air and British Intelligence leaks national defense secrets.
Therefore, it follows that British electrical systems must leak smoke. Once again, the logic is clear and inescapable.
Sometimes you may miss the component releasing the smoke that makes your electrical system function correctly, but if you sniff around you can often find the faulty component by the undeniable and telltale smoke smell. Sometimes this is a better indicator than standard electrical tests performed with a volt-ohm meter.
In conclusion, the basic concept of transmission of electrical energy in the form of smoke provides a clear and logical explanation of the mysteries of electrical components and why they fail.

"A gentleman does not motor about after dark." - Joseph Lucas, 1842-1903

Not THAT makes sense!