Well since those projects are done, I need help developing a cat and buttered toast propulsion system. The idea was first suggested on the wavelength listserver.

Since a cat always lands on its feet and toast always falls butter-side-down, you strap the toast to the back of the cat and physics takes over. The cat-toast system will hover a few inches off the ground and rotate. While the hovering is useful, I would like to harness the rotation as a propulsion system.

I am having trouble with the toast getting wet and disintegrating. When this happens the cat falls and tries to run away, but since this is on a kayak there is nowhere to run so they just climb up and sit on your head. This is not so bad, but the spinning and rubbing against the kayak has usually induced a large static charge. Of course the spark tends to make the cat quite pissed when they are climbing on to your head. Antibiotics have held off cat-scratch fever for now, but if anyone has any suggestions for improving the system, I would be most grateful.

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> EWA marine makes a series camera housing for underwater use.
> They look like extra heavy duty plastic bags for cameras, with a fancy
> sealing mechanism. SEALine also makes some small, waterproof bags.
> Pop a cell phone inside. You can talk through the bag. Good for diving
> to 30 feet or more, should be fine for the occasional roll and/or
> submersion.

> While you are at the local purveyor of supplies for undrewater
> photography equipment you can find the connectors they use for connecting
> electronic flash units to the camera. Should work fine for the socket
> for your razor. Definitely salt water resistant.

> Come to think of it, why not get a rechargeable razor, or one
> of those travel razors that work off of either AA batteries, or 12
> volts from your car's cigarette lighter socket. Otherwise you are
> going to need a battery and an inverter to get 120 volts for your
> shave.

> You can get 12 volt coffee pots from catalogs from companies
> that deal in supplies for RVs.

> Paul Jacobson

> Or, if you are less frivolous, grow a beard and put your coffee
> in a Thermos :)