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Re: [ST] Out of fuel...now, 'engine' light.



Don't bogart that joint, my friend....
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Lawler" <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] Out of fuel...now, 'engine' light.


> In a previous email, aronnmail-list@xxxxxxxxx stated:
> >  - Will the light go off after some time if the source
> > of the problem goes away?
>
> This requires some magic and some faith. Get a piece of black electrical
> tape and put it over the offending light. After you have ridden on three
> separate occasions remove the tape and the light will have been
> extinguished.
>
> Now you're asking, "How does THAT work?" It is a combination of two of
> the properties of black electrical tape. First off, electrical tape
> sticks to electrons the same way that scotch tape sticks to bottles of
> whiskey and audio tape adheres to sound. The electrons that have amassed
> in the light bulb will be attracted to the sticky side of the tape.
> Secondly, black tape absorbs light. This will take care of the photons
> that the electrons abandon on their exodus to the sticky side. Using
> white (or any color but black) electrical tape will only make the
> problem last longer. Using black duct tape will make the problem worse.
> The duct nature of the tape will act as a funnel for stray electrons
> coming from external sources. Do not use scotch tape this will only draw
> unwanted attention should you be pulled over by a cop. Do not use audio
> tape, this will cause the bike to start making funny noises. You must
> leave the tape on for three hot-cold cycles of the engine. The first one
> takes care of all the weaker electrons and photons. Most of the
> survivors are picked up in the second cycle. But it is the third cycle
> that removes the strongest electrons and photons which are the ones most
> likely to reproduce once the tape is removed.
>
> -- 
> Steve Lawler
> Verona, NJ, USA, Earth
>
> 2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"
>
> "Fig Newton: The force required to accelerate a fig 39.37 inches per
> second."
>             -- J. Hart
>
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