Friday, October 31, 2014

Live Blogger Fogger Logger

The crowd waited breathlessly as he activated the device ...

and then slumped back disappointedly when it didn't explode ... yet.

Still it continued warming.

What would happen next.


23:48

Flow set to continuous.
All output levels set to minimums.
All stations reporting nominal status at this time.


23:55

Delicate tendrils of fog waft upward from the machine.
Whether it is operating correctly or burning inside not yet clear.
All stations reporting seemingly nominal status at this time.


23:58

All laser systems and ancillary LED devices activated.


00:00

Crisis at Red Laser Center reporting wimpy red laser.
Crisis at Purple Laser Center reporting malfunction.
Repeating: Purple Laser is non-functional at this time.


00:02

Green Laser Center reporting nominal function on three lasers.
Blue Laser Center reporting nominal function on primary laser.
Ancillary LED Center reports LEDs are just dickin' around.


00:06

Success.  Fog machine chugs out enough smoke to run for Congress.
Red Laser Center reports the red laser is still being a wimp.
Purple Laser Center reports the purple laser is definitely non-functional.
LED Center reports LEDs still just dickin' around.
All other systems nominal.


Observations:

Good power smoke stream as the fog machine is operating strongly.
Plenty of smoke giving brilliant laser trails.


Conclusion:  time to get psychotic with light

Purple lasers from China are weenies.  That was the last of three to fail.
Loss of the red laser is deemed terminal due to excessive wimp.  This is a loss as failure of purple doesn't mean much in a mix with green and blue/violet but red is obvious.

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