MISNOMER

Lightcycles are the primary mode of transportation on the Grid. Since their conception in the early 1980s, they’ve undergone many revisions and modifications. This data file seeks to provide a reference material for all lightcycles currently known to exist.

The first lightcycles to exist were part of a gaming program written and designed by Kevin Flynn. On the Grid designed for them, light cycles are incredibly fast when moving, and leave behind a solid jetwall in their wake. They move in straight lines and only turn in 90° angles. With their brakes disabled, this creates a hazard whereby one light cycle could be forced to crash into the jetwall of another, causing the victim to derez along with their light cycle. This is the primary method of Lightcycle combat. Outside the Light Cycle Grid however, the Light Cycles move just like a regular Real World motorcycle, and have not been seen using jetwalls. They also feature a communication system that allows drivers on respective teams to coordinate maneuvers with teammates against opponents on the Game Grid, or organize an escape should they so choose.

When Kevin Flynn copied over the lightcycle subroutines to his private system, he made several modifications, enhancements, and optimizations, resulting in a completely new class of lightcycle, known as the Gen 2. However, programs native to Flynn’s private system refer to this as Gen 1.

While the white ENCOM 786 is undoubtedly the most widely known model, certain programs have been known to use a black model known as the ENCOM 0.82. Some also claim that Kevin Flynn’s personal ENCOM 786 model is persistant, unable to collapse into a baton. It is widely regarded as the fastest lightcycle in existence, and is arguably the fastest vehicle on the Grid. With the upgrade, the nintey degree turning restriction was removed, and an option to shut off the solid jetwall at any time was added.

The Gen 2 was succeded by the Gen 3. This is the first lightcycle model to abandon a completely closed canopy, allowing for disk attacks to take place. It was in wide use circa 1989, until it too was phased out by its succesor.

The Gen 4 lightcycle returned to a partial canopy, although still mostly open, still allowing for disk attacks. Some variations of this model exist, notably a custom model written by designation: Zed, shown below.

This model features an overdrive, enabling it to reach impressive speeds.

Another notable variant that belongs in this generation of lightcycle is somewhat of an oddity: The VL1 Light Roadster.

While this vehicle undoubtedly fits in the Light Car category of vehicle, it posseses a unique feature that enables it to split into two two-man lightcycles. It is unknown whether it can generate a jetwall.

One final lightcycle variant of Gen 4 is the Light Crawler.

The Light Crawler was designed especially for use on rough or snowy terrain. It features a large tread that runs the entire length of the lightcycle.

The current lightcycle model on Kevin Flynn’s closed system is the Gen 5. It features a flexible back plate, that provides greater protection while giving the rider the most mobility possible. One notable variant is known to exist: Clu’s personal Light Cycle.

Clu’s lightcycle features a spoiler and horizontal headlights. In addition to these seemingly minor design modifications, it is believed to be faster than a standard model.

While the lightcycle subroutine progressed in this fashion on Kevin Flynn’s private system, it developed differently on the ENCOM systems.

The Super Light Cycle is the lightcycle upgrade provided to programs on the ENCOM systems. In 2003, it was used by only a few, specialized programs, due to the increased speed requiring greater reflexes to control. It is unknown if it sees wider use today.

lefuulei:

I died from his facial expressions xD

I just like seeing this on my dash. :D

#my old phone looks like this on my shelf lmao #im too scared to touch it to throw it away #idk what trash this even goes into when its at this point

The pillow-shaped object here used to be the phone’s battery. It’s not a battery anymore. Now it’s a balloon full of corrosive, pyrophoric chemicals and hydrogen gas and it’s one puncture away from burning your house down. I am 100% serious. You should be scared to touch it.

But you gotta touch it, because you gotta get it out of your house before the pressure builds up to the point where the balloon pops. This isn’t going to happen soon – there is no need to panic – but it will happen eventually.

And, indeed, it doesn’t go in the ordinary trash. You put this in the ordinary trash and you’re gonna set the garbage truck on fire. Don’t do that to the garbage collectors, their job is hard enough already.

The first thing you need to do is get a fireproof container. The most common household item that qualifies as a fireproof container is a cast-iron cookpot with a cast-iron lid – often sold as a “Dutch oven.” Any other cooking container that’s unreactive, has a very high melting point, and has a lid made of the same materials will also work: enameled or stainless steel, Pyrex with glass lid, etc.

However: Do not use a pot with a PTFE-based non-stick coating. If the battery does explode, the fire will probably be hot enough to degrade a PTFE coating, producing toxic smoke. (Not that you should breathe the smoke from the battery fire either, but PTFE breakdown products are worse.) Do not use a pot made of aluminium or copper. The fire might even get hot enough to melt those.

Whatever container you use, you might have to throw away along with the phone, so don’t use your good Dutch oven for this. Go to a thrift store and buy a cheap one.

Once you have the fireproof container:

Gently pick up the phone and put it in the fireproof container. If possible, gently tape the phone to the bottom of the container to prevent it from bouncing around. Don’t put any padding in there, that’ll just make a fire worse if it does happen. Put the lid on and tape it shut.

Put a label on the container, something like “DEFECTIVE LI-ION BATTERY – FIRE HAZARD”.

It is now reasonably safe to move the container around. However, if the battery does explode, the container is very likely to leak smoke and get hot, so keep it in a well-ventilated area and away from things that will be damaged by heat. Don’t leave it exposed to the weather, either.

You need to find either a hazardous waste disposal site, or an e-waste recycler that will accept defective Li-ion batteries. I can’t help with that because I have no idea where you live.

However, your local fire department, if you have one, will probably be happy to help. Call their non-emergency number. Nothing is on fire yet, so this isn’t an emergency, but things that can easily start a fire are still within the fire department’s responsibilities. Tell them you have a phone with a bulging lithium-ion battery, you put it in a fireproof container, and you want to know how to dispose of it safely.

If the fire department tries to tell you this isn’t dangerous or it’s okay to throw it out in the regular trash (with or without fireproof container), hang up on them and write a cranky letter to your local government representatives, then keep looking for a proper disposal site.

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