Author Topic: The BBC TV show Top Gear has The Stig (Read 5382 times)

Old F · « **on:** August 30, 2009, 02:26:55 PM »

The BBC TV show Top Gear has The Stig

We here are lucky to have Flux

Some say he is the Chief engineer for the Time Lords of Gallifrey.

Some say he explained the wonky bits of AC to Tesla

Lets have some fun.

An Flux many thanks till your better paid ; )

Old F

FishbonzWV · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2009, 08:48:49 AM »

And just who is this mystery 'Man of Flux' called Flux.

A truly walking encyclopedia/reference tome of modern day mill building.

In fact, I think he should be referred to as Sir Flux.

If the Queen won't knight him, we should.

My hat is off to you...and many, many thanks!

Fishbonz

fabricator · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2009, 12:42:39 PM »

I am a member on a lot of forums and I have never seen one individual who gives so much to so many for so little.

DamonHD · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2009, 01:12:55 PM »

Hear! Hear! For Flux...

I've never had the opportunity to benefit directly, but you sure do make the world a slightly kinder and gentler and better-informed (and lower-carbon) place.

May all your turbines be fruitful and at peak power, and may oxidisation never strike your contacts nor sulphation your lead plates! B^>

Rgds

Damon

spinningmagnets · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2009, 11:28:37 PM »

Flux must also be a good doctor...because he never loses his patience.

commanda · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:09:56 AM »

I think we should give Flux the Honorary title of Professor.

Assuming of course he doesn't already hold that title in real life.

Amanda

DamonHD · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:40:22 AM »

Such assumptions may be unwise... B^>

DamonHD · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:41:32 AM »

Anyway, he's considerably more patient, selfless, and grounded in reality, than many of the University professors that I've encountered during the course of a couple of degrees...

Rgds

Damon

Old F · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2009, 05:25:19 AM »

Some say he taught patients to Jobe

I think that ones spot on

Some say he should be knighted For all we know he mite be

Some say he should be titled with Professor only because The Doctor has all ready been taken : )

Old F

ghurd · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2009, 09:58:49 AM »

I heard he actually invented wind,

still holds the patent,

and receives 40.7% in royalties.

G-

DamonHD · « **Reply #10 on:** August 31, 2009, 10:49:13 AM »

All Betz are off... B^>

bj · « **Reply #11 on:** August 31, 2009, 03:22:53 PM »

Nice post. I share in all that was said, and would like to add a

personal thank you to Flux.

bj

Ungrounded Lightning Rod · « **Reply #12 on:** August 31, 2009, 04:07:09 PM »

Rah, Flux!

It's nice to have someone who can sanity check the theoretical junkpile I picked up over the years. Including the stuff I learned from him and paraphrase from time to time. B-)

Jon Miller · « **Reply #13 on:** August 31, 2009, 04:40:13 PM »

Flux is indeed a very helpful, patient, articulate and clever individual.

My favourite quote is that in my signature that Flux once said. The really funny thing is, the character count cut the last word almost out.

See below

Thanks flux!

brokengun · « **Reply #14 on:** August 31, 2009, 08:17:43 PM »

Flux is a very inspiring person and one of the reasons I decided to attempt a wind project. What I learned during the project and from him (and others on the board) was way more than I bargained for. It takes only a little bit of dabbling with axial flux alternators to understand just how knowledgeable he is.

In short, if Flux writes a book..... I would pre-order that thing in a second. Luckily he has recommended a little bit of reading for the less educated (like me) but only years of experience can bring the wisdom he has accumulated.

Thanks.

SparWeb · « **Reply #15 on:** September 01, 2009, 10:20:40 AM »

Some say that when Thomas Edison was young, he swiped some funny glass bulbs from Flux's desk.

Flux has set me straight on a number of things. I've done some mistaken things over the years and he told me plainly what he thought about them AND WHY. Thank you for every word. I try to "pay it forward" by giving my best advice every time I write (and knowing when to shut up when I don't know what I'm talking about!)

From time to time I re-read advice he gave me long ago, because I appreciate and understand his meaning even more as time goes by and I learn more.

Three Cheers!

gotwind2 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:50:12 PM »

Agreed.

Seems appropriate to say a big thanks for Flux's input, amazing, I wish I had done similar for Zubblys input a couple of years ago.

You never know what can happen - take care all :-)

I suspect Flux will 'cringe' at reading such praise..

Some say, he has an internal iron core, laminated of course.

Ben.

behoof · « **Reply #17 on:** September 01, 2009, 09:43:01 PM »

Well, I'll tell ya one thing for sure.

Flux is one of the contributors that I read, a lot of times even before reading the questions.

Thanks for all your effort Flux... you ARE the one.

behoos

Capt Slog · « **Reply #18 on:** September 02, 2009, 09:28:36 AM »

Flux is the equivalent of Stig? now where have I heard that before.....

ah yes.......here......

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2008/3/29/20451/4012

:-)

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Capt Slog · « **Reply #19 on:** September 02, 2009, 09:35:59 AM »

But going with thread theme..

Some say, that wherever he hi, he always turns to face the wind, even 'though he's indoors!

Some say that when he walks past a metal object, a tiny current passes through it.

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Bobbyb · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2009, 10:46:05 AM »

Some say he lives on magnetic north and has got a holiday house in the Bermuda triangle.

Some say Faraday build hes cage to contain flux but failed.

Some say Flux got Siemens exited to build his generator.

Some say pigeons ask him for directions.

Some say he light his house witch ball lightning.

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