Twist of the Wrist 1 and 2 are books and videos anybody who rides a motorcycle (and motorbike) should read. The rule of thumb, if you have no idea what countersteering is, do not get on a large bike. This would be anything bigger than 175 cc in Vietnam. Starting this year, the new Yamaha Exciter will be 175 cc. The Honda Winner is surely to follow. These meet the A1 license … [Read more...] about Twist of the Wrist
Accuracy of AirVisual Air Quality Reading for Saigon
Yesterday several people reported that they felt the AQI reading for Saigon was not accurate. They felt it was too low. Check the reading below : In fact, this was a reading from another AirVisual Node in Thu Duc at Riviera Villa. AirVisual will switch to the Riviera Villa reading when the US Consulate's air quality monitor is down. It was down from Saturday until … [Read more...] about Accuracy of AirVisual Air Quality Reading for Saigon
Another polluted Saigon morning
Currently the air is at 127 AQI for PM2.5 in District 4 of Saigon. Looking at the picture below, you can tell it is much higher in Phu My Hung (District 8). As usual, when the air is bad, you cannot see the Phu My Bridge which is around 5 km away. It will be another bad air day in Saigon. Wear your masks. … [Read more...] about Another polluted Saigon morning
DIY Vietnamese Air Purifier 6 Hour Test
Last week I conducted several tests with my DIY Air Purifer with a SmartAir HEPA filter and Vietnamese fan. The results of testing two rooms at 40 square meters was good. The next day I tested the same DIY air purifier in the test bedroom roughly 20 square meters. As you can see below, it was another bad air day in Saigon. Start of Test This test only used the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about DIY Vietnamese Air Purifier 6 Hour Test
Solar powered LaserEgg
Yesterday my portable solar panel was returned to me. I will use it to power my AirVisual Public Node in the future. In the meantime it is powering my LaserEgg. … [Read more...] about Solar powered LaserEgg