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Old 02-03-2004, 07:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Kids Party Fog and Computers

I'm planning a small (8 people) LAN party for next month. I'll be using the den downstairs as a base of operations, wich is an L-shaped Room of about 400sq feet. Here's my question. I want to use a fogger to help set the 'theme' for this party. Will these devices harm the computers?

I originally consitered dry ice to use, but I reconsitered after I learned how much of the stuff you'd have to use to fog up an area that big. That and also we'd have to keep the pets out of the area due to the CO2 and ventelate the area before crashing on the very floor I'm trying to fog. Also, dry ice and water make carbonic acid, which isn't dangerous to humans (it's used in coke), but I'm woried about the effects it may have on electronics. Very woried, since our tower cases with side fans will probably rest on the floor.

So now it looks like I'll be getting an inexpensive glycerol/water fogger off ebay (about $20-$40, not counting the fog fuel). These are what I want to know about. I don't want to spend over $50 on this (I can, but I don't want to, and anything over $800 is out of the question), since I wouldn't use this often anyway. I'd probably also make my own fog chiller, as explained here (I've got many of the suplies, so that will save some $$$): http://gotfog.com/fog_machine_chiller.html

If any of you have worked with these devices before, any advice for the fog newbie? Anythign I should be aware of? (correct temprature, cool effects, ways to make the fog look good, etc)

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Why not just use a strobe light?

That would work really well (esp if you have naked dancing girls).
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We already have one

Strobe light I mean.
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i used a fog machine directly inside my computer to test fan direction and speed. needless to say my computer still works. (you should have seen my face when i first turned my computer on).

if you have it on the ground and the comps on the table it should be fine; however, if you have the fog constantly going through it for an extended period of time i would suggest against it.

as always, my computer didnt blow up, but incase yours does i am not responsible. heck, im not even resoponsible if i blow my computer up...
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We already have one

Strobe light I mean.
Well if you get dancing girls PM me your address - you can't be more than a couple hours away!
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Rent it---its a popular item at party rental stores, get the killer high dollar machine for little bucks---
Sorta like the dancing chicks you are inviting---you dont wanna buy em, you just wanna "hang out" with em for a little while :-)
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Can I come?
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what is the theme that requires smoke..... j/w
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what is the theme that requires smoke..... j/w
A bunch of hot computers and chicks---gotta have the fog so they cant see how much of a geek you are...

Ahhhhhahhahhahhah!!!!
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Yeah...something like that.

I could rent them, but Id have to find a place to rent from. Hmmm...

But is it dangerous for computers to be around?
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