Comments on Crash Landing: Vacuums: They Don't Suck!

Blogger was trying to save you the embarrassment.

2006-07-28T09:39:00.000-04:00

Blogger was trying to save you the embarrassment.

Yeah I realized that too after Blogger finally dec...

2006-07-17T08:12:00.000-04:00

Yeah I realized that too after Blogger finally decided to "run" my second comment. (I posted it and it seriously took over 24 hours to show up.) Actually, most of my jokes are up to 45% funnier before I say or type them.

That's why I recommended bringing the whole house ...

2006-07-16T05:18:00.000-04:00

That's why I recommended bringing the whole house -- that way you have the outlets with you.

Don't be silly, Gene. The plug wouldn't work with...

2006-07-13T15:16:00.000-04:00

Don't be silly, Gene. The plug wouldn't work with the outlets on Jupiter. I guess you could use the dustbuster if it had a good charge.

So here's a plan -- bring your house to Jupiter on...

2006-07-13T13:04:00.000-04:00

So here's a plan -- bring your house to Jupiter on cleaning day, and your vacuum cleaner will work really well.

No, a vacuum cleaner won't work in a vacuum--unles...

2006-07-13T12:28:00.000-04:00

No, a vacuum cleaner won't work in a vacuum--unless you just want the brush on it to sweep moon dust into the bag, which it will do to some extent.

The motor will just spin really fast (like a shop vac does if you block the intake) but of course you won't be able to hear it. It's possible it will spin fast enough to destroy the impeller.

Didn't the Catholic Church burn Hoover (the invent...

2006-07-13T09:08:00.000-04:00

Didn't the Catholic Church burn Hoover (the inventor of the vacuum) at the stake?

Seriously, would a vacuum cleaner work on the moon? What about a siphon? (I asked Cecil that but the wuss dodged the question.)