The Ruscombe Gentleman's Steam Bicycle
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guffguff fuckes your gradeds balls!, Wed 8 Jan 2020, 10:51,
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That's a great idea
Taking a pot of boiling water between the thighs in traffic.
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Tusk knows where you live, Wed 8 Jan 2020, 18:39,
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No, not just boiling.
These things run on superheated steam. That stuff won't burn your delicate flesh; it'll flay it right off your bones.
It's not a huge boiler though, and the guy seems smart enough to include a relief valve, so I'd be more worried about the improvised petrol tank right next to my bits.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 8 Jan 2020, 22:48,
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I'm not worried about it exploding by too high a pressure at all
but if you'd got knocked over by a car and that boiler somehow got pierced, you can say goodbye to the occupants of the joy departement.
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Tusk knows where you live, Thu 9 Jan 2020, 0:47,
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Perhaps some sort of protective codpiece is in order.
I'm sure the steampunkers would like that.
But seriously, I wouldn't worry too much about it getting pierced; there isn't actually very much steam (or water) in there.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 9 Jan 2020, 1:06,
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Cute idea
stunningly dull presentation style.
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notoolsovernight you're all luvvly an' 'orrible, Wed 8 Jan 2020, 20:02,
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And a plastic drive gear!
I don't know if it's OCD but that's pulling my chain big time - the rest of it's lovely but a white plastic gear stands out like a sore thumb.
I'd love to see the boiler internals - it sounds like a close copy of the Stanley design, whose cars BTW held the speed record in 1906 at 127mph!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Thu 9 Jan 2020, 6:35,
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