# OMGWTFUSBBBQ???

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 26, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521 "2006-08-26T14:21:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/1 "2006-08-26T14:21:04Z")

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Just saw this - don’t know if it’s a repost…

[http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/usb-powered-bbq–wtf-196087.php](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/usb-powered-bbq--wtf-196087.php)

> This is one hell of a mod. Using 30 USB ports spread out over five USB PCI cards, this barbeque was created. The PC is still functional, too. Enjoy cooking a 1 ounce steak on that tiny grill—and no, I don’t have a damn clue what they are trying to cook in the picture and video. It looks like a piece of bacon, but who the hell BBQs bacon like that?

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**Author:** ![Xrunner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xrunner/32/7390_2.png) [@Xrunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xrunner)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/2 "2006-08-26T14:27:00Z")

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Now you can cook all that internet spam!

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/3 "2006-08-26T14:39:25Z")

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> If he’s using USB 2.0 he’s cooking at 14,400Mbps. Which figures to be approximately 1,800MBps. And clearly almost 2000 bites per second is a lot of chomping.

I lolled.

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/4 "2006-08-26T14:58:07Z")

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30 USB ports :eek:

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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/5 "2006-08-26T14:58:52Z")

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That is some fucking HUGE nerdery

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**Author:** ![LiveRound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LiveRound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LiveRound)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/6 "2006-08-26T14:59:32Z")

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wow… some one had alot of time on there hands

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**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/7 "2006-08-26T20:52:34Z")

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and yet, only 2 feet away is an emtpy wall socket… what a waste

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**Author:** ![taurusho](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/taurusho/32/7184_2.png) [@taurusho](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taurusho)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/8 "2006-08-26T21:22:33Z")

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They have a beverage chiller that runs on one or two USB ports. It fits snugly around a can of soda and bam you have cold soda. :tup:

BTW if thats bacon, that shit looks nasty.

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**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/9 "2006-08-26T21:37:39Z")

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Korean BBQ someone said.

You could do that easier,run it off the power supply and make it look like a USB cable but that wouldnt be any fun.

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**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgwtfusbbbq/16521/10 "2006-08-27T02:12:07Z")

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I went to the sickest Korean BBQ in Toronto.

That’s all.
