I got a ticket for driving too slowly years ago (and multiple warnings before that) because when I drive - which isnât often - I like to hypermile. Luckily the speed limit here on most Finnish roads is 80 kph, which is right up my alley: I can drive at the posted speed limit and save fuel
A coupla years ago, I saw George Carlinâs bit on Flamethrowers. This really got me wondering on how hard they would be to build. Turns out, pretty easy. Not that I would have built a flamethrower. Flamethrowers are illegal. However I did put together a pretty nifty brush pile lighter. I could light a brush pile from 30+ feet away.
Couple of years later my place got robbed and it was taken. Cops recovered it, and I owned up to it. Nothing more was said, they didnât bother to offer to return it with the rest of my stuff and I didnât ask for either.
Anything is illegal if you piss off enough of the right people. Itâs in a grey area, subject to interpretation. Which means when the local cops have your actual unit, donât make too much noise about it. Youâll win in court, but itâs a Pyrric victory. Besides, Iâd already had my fun and it was collecting dust in the corner.
FWIW, thereâs an indescribable feeling when you reach your hand around to the base of your skull to open the homemade valve that puts 800psi of pressure on 3.5 gallons of diesel / gas mix, that is literally pressed against the length of your spine.