The stupidest thing you did

Damascus · 01-08-2008, 01:41 AM

Here, discuss anything related to technology you have done... in a very stupid manner.

Ex. For me...

I thought watercooling meant actually putting water on the system. I lost my comp shortly afterwards

*EDIT* Changed thread name! Now just discuss anything stupid you did! This shouldn't be in the Tech subsection now, though O_o

Iggy · 01-08-2008, 02:06 AM

Well, it wasn't really "stupid", as necessary. I opened the Hard Drive of my Commodore 128, and used my fingers to "break it loose". Back then, if a HD was powered down improperly, it could "lock" in place. Usually this only happened on older drives, and Seagates were notorious for it if they were over 5 years old.
I managed to get the data off of it, but was never able to find a replacement.

TheWetMule · 01-08-2008, 03:58 PM

Oh, christ, reminds me of when my old CD drive was dieing, it used to spin things up stupidly fast, then eject the CD and the CD would go flying, being the child I was, I enjoyed it, LOTS, I ruined near on 40 CDs that day.

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 01-08-2008, 05:03 PM

Fixing a c64 joystick with ducttape only to find out it wasn't plugged in...

Damascus · 01-08-2008, 05:14 PM

I downloaded Bonzai Buddy

Desyphur · 01-08-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Damascus

I downloaded Bonzai Buddy

Ahahaha...awesome. I'm not sure what technological things I've done wrong at the moment, but I'll probably have some later.

Paft · 01-08-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheWetMule

Oh, christ, reminds me of when my old CD drive was dieing, it used to spin things up stupidly fast, then eject the CD and the CD would go flying, being the child I was, I enjoyed it, LOTS, I ruined near on 40 CDs that day.

I had formatted my computer and inserted my win98 cd rom that must have had a little chip on the rim cause the drive loaded/spun the disk fast and it exploded inside the drive shattering into pieces. Shatterd pieces where flying around inside it for what seemed like ages. *tink tat tink tink tink*.

More electrical really..

This was a very long time ago, something was up with a multiple socket extension lead, I left the room to get a screwdriver and came back removing the shell not realising that I hadn't unplugged it, I pushed myself off the floor to get up putting my hand inside it. *vizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

Damascus · 01-08-2008, 07:41 PM

I can beat everything here (I just remembered THE worst thing I've done).

...

I installed AOL.

*gasp*

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 01-08-2008, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damascus

I can beat everything here (I just remembered THE worst thing I've done).

...

I installed AOL.

*gasp*

^You win at fail

zSilver_Fox · 01-08-2008, 08:10 PM

Tried to install Linux.

pF · 01-10-2008, 12:53 AM

Fried a mate's brand-new 500 Mhz cpu by not installing the cooler before the first "test" run. He wasn't happy.

Took out a harddisk & mainboard, and scarred my Opinel's blade, by messing around in the computers open power unit.

Can't think of any more for the moment.. there must be tons though.

zSilver_Fox · 01-10-2008, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by -pF-

Fried a mate's brand-new 500 Mhz cpu by not installing the cooler before the first "test" run. He wasn't happy.

Took out a harddisk & mainboard, and scarred my Opinel's blade, by messing around in the computers open power unit.

Can't think of any more for the moment.. there must be tons though.

I almost did that once with a 2500+... Ooooh I think it was a Barton core. The thirty pound Thermaltake Volcano 7+ had snapped off of the socket. Fortunately UPS had SOMEHOW managed to get the front panel wires off of the motherboard.

This was shipped from Australia fully built, my first system. Spent four hours trying to get that damned heatsink to stay on again.

leilei · 01-10-2008, 10:17 AM

i left two of my old computers to get some furnace leak damage

Vicious · 01-10-2008, 06:16 PM

Ok.... I was young alright... it was the "cool" thing to do at the time and I guess I got caught up in it.... I just wanted to fit in.......

so I bought a Tamagatchi.... if you can't remember what it is, don't worry

Damascus · 01-10-2008, 08:05 PM

I bought a Tamagotchi, too...

The first 10 mins, I was trying my best to take care of it.
Then I decided to go on a Tamatchi killing spree

Dr.Satan · 01-11-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Damascus

I bought a Tamagotchi, too...

The first 10 mins, I was trying my best to take care of it.
Then I decided to go on a Tamatchi killing spree

haha...I did exactly that!

Credge · 01-11-2008, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Vicious

Ok.... I was young alright... it was the "cool" thing to do at the time and I guess I got caught up in it.... I just wanted to fit in.......

so I bought a Tamagatchi.... if you can't remember what it is, don't worry

Tamagatchi's where the shit.

I've never really done anything stupid. I guess it's because I'm awesome like that.

Except I did like the game Claymates.

Vicious · 01-11-2008, 08:04 PM

It's ok Crim... we know you still own 3 tamagatchis

Dr.Satan · 01-11-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Credge

Except I did like the game Claymates.

OMG I LOVED THAT GAME! Used to play it all the time with my little brother, I don't remember a single thing about the objectives or anything now, but that game rocked!

Dr.Uudge · 01-16-2008, 12:38 AM

i used a kitchen knife as a screw driver to install my cpu and gpu cooler, after applying some arctic silver 5;

i got off lucky and nothing ended up scratched/cut/impaled....except my computer keeps freezing on me now, which causes me to suspect perhaps, something was scratched

01-08-2008, 01:41 AM	#1
Damascus Comic Artist D&A Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The stupidest thing you did Here, discuss anything related to technology you have done... in a very stupid manner. Ex. For me... I thought watercooling meant actually putting water on the system. I lost my comp shortly afterwards EDIT Changed thread name! Now just discuss anything stupid you did! This shouldn't be in the Tech subsection now, though O_o __________________ Last edited by Damascus; 02-06-2008 at 04:33 AM.

01-08-2008, 05:14 PM	#5
Damascus Comic Artist D&A Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I downloaded Bonzai Buddy __________________

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Damascus Comic Artist D&A Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I can beat everything here (I just remembered THE worst thing I've done). ... I installed AOL. gasp __________________

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zSilver_Fox IRL Combat Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ethanol Land Class/Position: D Medic Gametype: Conca Jumping Affiliations: ^iv Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Tried to install Linux. __________________ I have a nasopharyngeal and webcam... First infraction! Flaming!

01-10-2008, 08:05 PM	#15
Damascus Comic Artist D&A Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I bought a Tamagotchi, too... The first 10 mins, I was trying my best to take care of it. Then I decided to go on a Tamatchi killing spree __________________

01-08-2008, 03:58 PM	#3
TheWetMule Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England, Midlands Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Oh, christ, reminds me of when my old CD drive was dieing, it used to spin things up stupidly fast, then eject the CD and the CD would go flying, being the child I was, I enjoyed it, LOTS, I ruined near on 40 CDs that day.

01-08-2008, 05:03 PM	#4
פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ Annoying people since 1986 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Belgium a.k.a. absurdistan Class/Position: O fatty, pyro - D engy, pyro Gametype: CTF Affiliations: This space for rent. Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Fixing a c64 joystick with ducttape only to find out it wasn't plugged in...

01-10-2008, 12:53 AM	#11
pF no war but class war Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: big bad berlin Class/Position: Soldier / Scout Gametype: ctf Affiliations: [w~k!] Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	Fried a mate's brand-new 500 Mhz cpu by not installing the cooler before the first "test" run. He wasn't happy. Took out a harddisk & mainboard, and scarred my Opinel's blade, by messing around in the computers open power unit. Can't think of any more for the moment.. there must be tons though.

01-10-2008, 10:17 AM	#13
leilei o^_^o Join Date: Nov 2007 Class/Position: O Gametype: CTF Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i left two of my old computers to get some furnace leak damage

01-10-2008, 06:16 PM	#14
Vicious Nothing left to believe in Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ok.... I was young alright... it was the "cool" thing to do at the time and I guess I got caught up in it.... I just wanted to fit in....... so I bought a Tamagatchi.... if you can't remember what it is, don't worry

01-11-2008, 08:04 PM	#18
Vicious Nothing left to believe in Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's ok Crim... we know you still own 3 tamagatchis

01-16-2008, 12:38 AM	#20
Dr.Uudge in-game as Dr.Ainpipe Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i used a kitchen knife as a screw driver to install my cpu and gpu cooler, after applying some arctic silver 5; i got off lucky and nothing ended up scratched/cut/impaled....except my computer keeps freezing on me now, which causes me to suspect perhaps, something was scratched

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