Building a No-Weld Woodgas Generator! (A Functional Gasifier Built W/ a Hand Drill and Grinder?!)
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- Опубліковано 13 січ 2021
- This project and video were created as a response to many of the comments that I received from my last DIY gasifier video. I realized that I had taken my ample tool selection for granted and decided that I would make an effort to bring substantial woodgas generators down to a level where they can be build for less than $100 in tools alone. No welding equipment required!!
This was quite a simple project and I would like to think it's something that, for so little effort in, might be invaluable in the right(or wrong)circumstances.
Firewood to electricity? The knowledge has been around for over 100 years but has since been forgotten due to the lack of need in modern society. I would encourage anyone interested to do some more research into this topic! I very much enjoy exploring projects like these, and I hope that you enjoy it as well!
Please comment and let me know what more you would like to see in the future.
Don't forget to "Like," subscribe, and share this video with your friends! Because... you just never know.
Best regards,
-Tate - Наука та технологія
A couple of suggestions from an OLD GUY!
FIRST, turn the orientation of any bolts so the threaded ends are inside the angle iron frame to help prevent ANKLE BITE! Those threaded ends waving out in the open are just waiting for you to walk by!
SECOND, and this is not really necessary, but duct the hot exhaust gases from the generator engine back to the gas generator. Make sure the hot gas can swirl around the gas generator similar to a metal melting furnace, with the gas generator being the crucible! If insulated well enough you will be able to turn down the inlet O², maybe down to nothing, which will increase greatly your combustible gas output, as well as water output.
Right now, most, if not all, of your hydrogen is burning inside the gas generator! Look up STOKOEOMETRIC (spelling I know) ratio for hydrogen. Hydrogen will burn in a 6% to 94% mix with Oxygen (might be 4% to 96%, I'm old, have not used this memory for 45-50 years). ANYWAY, 2H²+ O² > 2H²O + 4 Electron Volts of energy! So this is where your water is coming from. And yes, I know, the subscripts on the H's and O's are in the wrong place, I don't know how to put them on the bottom with my phone!
stoichiometric
Good input old man.
I'm a chemistry ⚗️ enthusiast, trapped in a medical doctor's life, though I effortlessly ace my biology.
Cheers man 🍻
I'm an old engineer trapped in a body with a Mr. Parkenson! Brain still works!@@dipsy405
The Germans built these on their tanks in WWII when they ran out of fuel. It doesn’t provide as much HP capability but at least they didn’t have to abandon them when the fuel truck was empty. I’m amazed at the knowledge that has been lost due to modern conveniences making us lazy and ignorant. Great video!
Eh no they didn't... but they used a similar method to produce their fuel.
Lost or hidden?
@@lukasaaron102 lol neither, this knowledge is incredibly well documented and is available via said modern conveniences on probably 1000 youtube channels. Its simply that its not as relevant knowledge as it used to be.
I’m familiar with the concept. Who said it was lost?
Lost ot hidden? It is literally common knowledge isn't it? Like saying a steam engine is lost
I gotta say it's really great to see young people actually building things ! Not only building but explaining as they go in great detail ! You should be really proud , you did a great job with this and I thank you .
ditto
Dude I’m telling you what. EVERYONE needs a friend like you.
and jimmy
this is basic, everyone should be able to do things like this. modern times made people forget hot to logically think
Made in China :)
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this isn't a new thing, in WW2 alot of vehicles and houses were powered by wood gas.
Dude, that drawing at 6:10 is one of the best amateur illustrations I've ever seen. Hell, better than a lot of professional ones. No apology needed!
I like his 3D shading.
That's for sure.
I absolutely agree. practice dose not make perfect, doctors are living example; they sign there name 1000 time every day and there hand righting looks like the same 4-year-old who designed are medical system (I swear to God the 3-year-old could make more articulate logical decisions with playdough)
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I have made a career out of drafting / hvac design....I would not be doing it if I had to use pencils...
Sweet.
I have been running generators on woodgas for thousands of hours, over the past 8 years.
It is rather addictive stuff to play with, but I ain't complaining, as I haven't had a power bill since 1994 :) .
Do you have a website to view it ?
@@kingscairn
Yup. Videos are on my channel.
You are not only a smart hands-on engineer but you are also a great teacher. I really liked this video. Great job. Keep it up.
Greetings.... hope you're aware of the new digital currency recommendation which is GCR?
I have watched hundreds of these gasifier videos. Yours is BY FAR the best easiest to understand...Well DONE YOUNG FELLAR!!!!
Agree
this man goes to hardware shop and ask them if they want to buy his tools
True
I remember in the early 1970’s of a man using the same refining system to run his household and car. He used junk mail as the fuel source. The man I think was a mechanical a Mechanical Engineer. This was a time in America when everyone was looking for an alternative fuel source because of the gas crunch of 1973 to 1974. Then fast forward to the, Iran, Iraq war those two countries flooded the oil market to gain financing for their own War economy and have a definite winner. The war ended between those two countries and a truce was made. Thus after a certain amount of time the price of fuel climbed and now. Today’s prices which has become somewhat unaffordable for a lot of fixed income folks. Well done video you’ve done a great service to your fellow countryman. Please keep it up this country needs more men like yourself. Semper Fi.
this was used in WWI AND WWII by US farmers to run their tractors.
Excellent job sir. My father was born the day of the stock market crash of the Great Depression. I remember him and my uncles telling me of people running these during WW2 to power their trucks.
I couldn't help but smile when you showed all your grinding safety precautions....then no gloves. Outstanding. Awesome project 👌
Getting a cut to the eye is a life changing event. Getting a cut on the finger, no so much.
Since I dont have a welder (or welding skills) this is greatly appreciated.
The indian variant uses a lot of hot glue. Also you get droning rat squealing youtube music to listen to!
Texans here looking for power in the snowpocalyapse.
Build a snow engine. You're practically living on texas white tea!
What's a snow engine?
Are you a yeti?
@@someting9205 An engine that runs on snow. Are you daft?
@@someting9205 Oo
Hint: combustion heat chamber under and separate from generation chamber.
Avoids some combustion problems you mention, (ie: safer) easier construction,
It also allows addition of a gas burner that could use a small portion of generated gas to maintain heat to generation chamber. (I played with wood gas 45 years ago.
That's the designs that I'm more familiar with George that I've seen in places like mother earth news. And that's not taking anything away from this young man. When you're producing wood gas what you're basically doing is "cooking" the wood at a high enough temperature in an anaerobic environment without burning it to drive off the gas. Basically you're creating charcoal which you can use later for cooking. So why not use a "traditional" cooking process with separate combustion chamber and gas generation chamber. If you already have charcoal why not use it in the heating chamber instead of burning the precious wood. Good idea to bleed off a small portion of the gas to make the process more efficient.
add a dirt leg with a cleanout on the outlet or downstream before the equipment connection.
Yeah, I mean ultimately if you want to do this right, you want to start with charcoal or coal in a separate gas generator heated by whatever (oil, wood, coal) and inject superheated steam into the heated coal/charcoal chamber. Then you get more gas and don't have to do 99 percent of the filtration. Also, there's no reason to remove the water vapor. Its not hurting anything. You don't want it to condense, but its at least as inert as the huge amount of carbon dioxide this thing already produces.
@@rex69832 Because this is quicker and doesn't need as large a heat source. As you noted its less efferent and will eat way more fuel but attached to an old VW bug... I'd stick with this and keep a bag of chips in the frunk.
This is by far THE best DIY gasifier video I've seen. Thank you sir from an old geezer.
Got to show my husband this one he has been wanting to build one.
Such a good wife!
I Second that
You young lad are a genius. I love the way you explain things and how it works. I would love to try this sometime, but it'd be easier for my old ass to use my welder🤔. Your an inspiration. It's hard to find young people do great works like this. I would like to hear your story how you got started into doing these engineering feats. Great job!!
He sounds like someone who matured early. You listen to his method of speaking, his competence at what he does. This is what humans used to be like before the advent of no kid left behind gold stars and 30 year old millennial children in adult bodies.
@@neglectfulsausage7689 bingo!
@@neglectfulsausage7689 100%. When I bought my house I was 26 and I didn't want to pay for a realtor so I did all the testing and research needed to do everything without a realtor.. My loan officer was surprised and asked me if I work on my own car too. I said yeah, a month before I just removed the engine and replaced with a new one because I threw a rod in the old one. He was really surprised lol.. More people need to know how things work and to not depend on others to make or fix things for your survival. At least have basic knowledge of how most things you use every day function.
Young people might work harder and be more creative if their parents and older generations supported them instead of shitting on them like a typical boomer. Go find young men and support them instead of complaining about the younger generations
Life befer Google and cellphones had common sense....now everyone just has Google sense unless they was raised up right like this feller....thank yer upbringers fer that.
Nice clear video...what a great school project for every country to show power sources right around us..without digging up the earths millions year old oil.
Dude, stop apologizing so much. You are showing/teaching people how to create their own electricity or fuel to generate different forms of energy.
The knowledge is much appreciated. Thanks for “How to”.
Brother I cant tell how much I appreciate this project. Totally awesome. Thank you!
In 2008/09 the company I worked for built a full size test plant gasifier. We had 2 or 3 counties bailing their field scrap after harvest, switch grass, basically any and all biomass. We were feeding the thing the large square bails, and it was a hungry beast. but we were trying to do a lot with it. I was the instrumentation tech on the project and we learned some things that just didn't show up in the math or drawings. Ours test plants intention was to take the place of the natural gas feeding the boilers of the regular plants we built, like an add on.
im sure you will live a long asthma free life. and you're ex-ceo visited often enough to make sure he stays just as healthy.
did the plant put out enough gas to feed the boiler or turbine
@@farmerrobert5978 It was just a prototype plant with it's gas going to a flare, but yes it should have been able to "contribute". I guess every little bit helps but dam they were labor intensive. The problem is the staggering amount of NG that our regular plants used. With all of the effort to keep that practice gasifier fed and it still would have only powered one of our burners. Each of our base plants ran 4X 40MMBTU product dryers and 2x 100 MMBTU thermal oxidizers per plant, running 24/7. And like I said, they wiped out like 3 counties of every bit of baliable biomass there was to get. So in the end, I don't know. It was a learning experience and it defiantly has potential. I think it will have to stay sized for a household or even a community. Trying to go industrial sized runs into logistics bottlenecks that can't really be overcome.
@@sgtrock68 maybe look into connecting with a document destruction company? 🤷🏻♂️
@@sgtrock68 great info thank you for sharing
GOOD ON YOU MAN Id have literally LOVED to have had a friend like you around growing up. Man keep living a good clean life, building and learning! Alot of wrong paths to go down...Dont waste ANY of this talent bro. You could help alot of folks if you like.
Shoutout from htown man! Loving this design. Really getting interested in bioenergy and biomass gens.
I don't know why you showed up in my feed but I am glad you did. Amazing!
God you're so young! I thought you'd be a 40 year old farmer or something from the previous gasifier video. You're so mature and capable!
Very nice compact gasifier. I made one years ago from 40 gallon drums and ran a petrol car engine with three alternators on it. I used 10 mm charcoal for fuel ( I make charcoal anyway) it mostly ran great but required a lot of attention and took quite a while to get going.
Someone offered me £200 for it and I took it.
Great video, you're a bright guy, thanks.
I'll give you $300!
Wow, i woukd really like to hear more about yours that you built. What was with the 3 alternators?
Do you make Activated char?
@@1realtruthrightnow742 Well since alternators generate electricity, they were probably hooked up in parallel to get more current.
Artful, in sketch, design, voice, explanation, meeting those welderless guys needs, entire vid was a must finish.
Stoichiometric, not everyone knows what that means. A must for understanding an engines needs.
What?, No hydrogen generator to blend into intake to clean some of the gasses- kidding.
A funnel-shaped hopper mounted stop lid to add pellet fuel, blast gate valve to seal off oxy.
His blessings to you young man. Keep up the great work!
We really need more young people with this kind of knowledge in this country. Well done!
Thank you for taking the time to moderate the noise levels. An added touch that is definitely appreciated. I'm always adjusting the sound in videos. Subscribed for sure.
Yes, i hate huge noise differences in videos.
Always a good day when I get a notification about a Randomn video
Always a good day when I read kind comments! Thanks so much!
@@randomn6473 How long does the gasifier produce wood gas on a full load?
More like " a WOOD day " eh eh ill let myself out
Im looking to go off grid, glad I found your channel
Dude I love how unassumingly you present this knowledge. Living where I live, the likelyhood of me ever building such a contraption is close to zero but I thoroughly enjoyed this learning experience while watching you. Keep it up!
trying to do homework then gets a notification for another video.... "yeah ive got time" Keep up the brilliant ideas man!!
Much obliged!
hey, o i have a couple questions for you about the gasifier because when getting parts i found some problems so I would like to ask a couple questions/requests.
-how did you get a 5-gallon paint pressure pot for under 100 bucks
-can you give me a full list of the items used (if not that's okay I can do it on my own)
-do you have any suggestions on where to get that kind of car part.
-Where do you think I could get a cheap junk radiator like yours which I could get for a cheaper price
If you cant answer my questions that's fine you are probably busy with your next project.
and does the blower motor have to be metal
@@hudsonhill6925 I'm happy to answer your questions!
-I found the pressure pot for free in my neighbors junk pile. (It pays to ask around)
-I so found the radiator for free in a friends junk pile.
-The blower does not have to be metal as long as the gasses are cool enough by the time they get there. I would even consider adding another radiator if you can find one. The cooler the gas is, the better.
Okay thanks for your response
Really helpful, ill tell you if I ever get to finish it
I want to see that run for 4 days straight and then tear down to see how the filter worked and the other components.
Here: ua-cam.com/video/_VWO51YoMMA/v-deo.html
@@EnFuegoDuo hardly the same unit.
You'd probably change filter every other day unless you want it to clog the motor.
well instead of waiting for that video you want to see why dont you just build this idea using a welder yourself?
and also you can make a bigger and sturider filter with sheet metal
These videos make mr thessalonian's videos seem like sudo science. Very clear and detailed video, thank you
Wow, I'm really impressed, you are a natural in building projects made with steel; this gasifier is amazing. For your young age you have immense knowledge, I hope there are other young folks like yourself out there, I haven't come across two many lately. lad I found your site.
Guy massages matter into different forms of energy...and it's absorbing to see him do it.
One of the best gasafier videos I've seen.
Good job with reused materials.
Thank God for EFI and flex-fuel. This could be the SHTF savior! Thanks for the awesome videos. Now I want to see you run a truck off of 1!
Wow, thanks man.
I remember seeing pictures of those gas-machines on the back of cars in the war.
you are the first person who clearly explained ! Thank you very much!!!
6:01 "Messy Diagram" *Shows concept-art like sketch*
yup
Loved the high art shading and mechanical drawing knowledge. No complaints from this artist.
It's very valuable information. I've known about them for years but never got round to making one👍👍
amazing what did you do with this "very valuable" information?
did u got round 2 making 1 yet?
@@youvebeenspooked I noticed you were a bot then told you nothing😂👍
Using that old heater as the heat exchanger is genius!
"Just an angle grinder and a hand drill"
You've earned yourself a sub my friend
First video of yours I've seen. Really interesting. And I dig that cat, and the hidden kalash.
I completely forgot why I subscribed to this channel but this video is incredible. I’m glad I subbed haha!
Edit: it was the invisibility shield.
Thanks for the sub!
For me it was the tank that drew me in lol
Appreciate this. Not everyone can afford a welder, and not everyone who has a welder can use one effectively. Sometimes it's pretty aggravating when DIY instructions just assume you're a competent welder.
That's a brilliant idea to use an old radiator heater for a gas cooler like that. I've seen more than a few of those heaters for free.
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Wow. This is absolutely great thanks man! With the way things are going people may very well need this old school tech again.
I learned so.ething new and more important....VALUABLE. I'm a huge off grid guy. teaching and learning at every chance. I'd never heard of this before. awesome. will be watching a few times until I've got it. thank you
Thanks so much Tate for sharing your Knowledge and expertise with everyone in such a professional manner.
I would like to build the same thing maybe with some additional safety measures for the reactor.
Please keep up your great work young man. You are a star and I love your cat too. 😃
Perfect for the umpcoming Apocalypse!
Who knows. 2021 hasn't had a great start so far.
@@randomn6473 It was predictable that 2021 will be worse then 2020... So I did a depressiv evening on the 31th... To welcome the new year as shitty as it is! 😂
@@hanzkranz1319 Chin up. Just know that not everyone has the news turned on...
@@randomn6473 yeah now we need tutorials on how to make a destilator to have booze, i don't wanna just to survive but have a great time till end!
@@malicious1111 this old guy left us knowledge on how to do that too! check this out:
ua-cam.com/video/glQjCKAI4gA/v-deo.html
the actual system, the DIY tips and process, the clean explanation, the android phone, the puns is just art in the making^^ hehehe kudos~!
Nice detail drawing with break aways, well done mate. Very talented
Great explanation of the design and construction process, as well as the science behind the device. And Jimmy is a cool cat! Many, many thanks!
You can add a water injection system to our carburetor to clean the engine and get a little more power.
If you pull the gasses through a bubbler, it will collect all the particulates and cool the gas at the same time.
ya bro just like your moms bong
I just found your channel yesterday and it is GREAT! I see you have only been uploading videos for about a year and currently you already have 85K subs! The growth of your channel is obviously because of your ingenuity, building knowledge, and video editing skills. I subscribed and can't wait till the next video. Keep up the good work!
Kudos I got mucho satisfaction from this when you started the generator and flipped the light switch . YOU ARE MY FRIEND INSPIRATIONAL AND SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO FOR YOUR IDEAS AND NEVER QUIT ATTITUDE!!!!! NICE WORK THANK YOU
I am 98 years old and still have my original unit from 95 years ago running.
i think you could do some stick welding to streamline some of this. You can stick weld with a few car batteries, jumper cable, and some welding rod. Just about anyone should be able to come up with that unless stranded on a deserted island. lol
This is a pretty compact gasifier build. And, the cross section drawing was great, as previously mentioned in the comments below. I wonder if the 12V fan must be running all the time, or if the carburator suction is enough to create the airflow when the contraption is up to speed.
at the end of the video he said there wasnt enough airflow to start it without fan. When its warmed op and your engine is sucking in the gasses you can turn it off
6:00 bruh.. Lol your diagram art skills are on point
This is my favorite build across UA-cam, and I've watched a lot of these videos. I like this one in particular due to its compactness and simplicity.
So as an added catch I suggest using a tee fitting when you turn down below the main burn tank with a drip leg of about 2-4 inches. Which you can clean out every now and again. Allow any pieces that get past the grating to fall into it and stay trapped. It's a plumbing thing when we pipe natural gas systems to either a furnace or water heater. Not sure of needed but always helps to cover your ass
This is my 1st time seeing one of your videos...you sir are a wizard! I will definitely be liking and subscribing. thank you for the detailed build now I can try and start one of my own
You sir, are a genius. If you don't have a mechanical engineering job, you are doing yourself a disservice.
The illustration really helped your explanation. Fantastic build and video!
This is a pretty dang dope project you've got going there! Love how you show off all your PPE then it cuts to you using the angle grinder without cut resistant gloves! Be safe brutha and keep a fire extinguisher handy! ;)
I'm really digging the changes you've made to the channel lately. It's awesome to see you responding to peoples requests!
Thank you! I'm trying to take this a little bit more seriously and engage with you guys more. Thanks for the comment!
Wow I take my hat off to you Sir the best half hours video I have see cheers
Smart GUY! VERY WELL EXPLAINED!🎉I liked a lot, I'm going to watch more of his videos 😊😊
Nice clear instructions man, thank you. Would mounting the cooler on a slant towards the drain help to keep the tar etc. flowing out? Have you ran an engine for an extended time and then examined the engine for carbon buildup? Has long does the filter media last and can you then use it for fuel in the gasifier? Cheers!
Fantastic explanation and build. Doing it with found objects and no welder makes it even better than fantastic. Subbed. Keep it up, my friend! It's inspiring.
Amazing! Another aspect to gasification with no welding needed. A great leap for gasification. Thank you smart guy you can think out of the box.
I am very familiar with the system but I’ve never seen it so well explain well done sir from a 70 year old man you did a great job thank you for sharing
Well, your hired!
This is class, good work 👍🏻 definitely making one of these
It gives me hope to see a younger guy who is capable of "getting er done." The younger generation has me worried, but I know that at least a few of them have been trained up right! Enjoyed the videos
Nice job good to see young folks doing work and teaching others
Bravo, really excellent and timely! I can see this being very useful for topping up a battery system.
I imagine that, given a constant fan speed, and manually adjusting the oxygen intake at the generator, the generator will only provide consistent voltage in a narrow load band.
oh yeah? ya build one? lol
I was thinking that the generator could be connected to batteries as well for a more consistent delivery.
It's clear no one should voice a new thought around you. You seem to take that as an attack. @@youvebeenspooked
@@edmartin875I feel where you're coming from. If you were to voice this thought to me in person, I would be really excited, and invite you to spend hours with me going over the physics of the combustion and electrical power generation options and electrochemical power storage options, as well as how to include a reasonable safety factor. Burn it in a piston engine or a turbine? That would be fun!
But no, I don't have much patience for people on the internet who "imagine" things that are well understood and could be easily studied.
My bad, I should be more patient, honestly. Cheers mate.
I have a feeling I’m going to need to watch this a few times to fully understand it, and then a few more times to even begin to try to build this.
stop trying at life
@@youvebeenspooked What a stupid comment
@@Inisfad yeah actually agreed, sorry.
I love watching videos like this. Shit like this can totally be scaled up once you understand the basics of how they work, so to me watching stuff like these wood gas generators, or home built metal foundrys and casting jobs i think are bad ass.
awww... i wanted to watch you wrestle those bent pipes into position... dang it... you guys always leave out the best stuff...
Amazing video. My only input would be to close the reactor with springs instead of the latches on the paint can. This will prevent it from becoming a bomb in the event of a back flash or anything. Again amazing job, keep it up!
Need a pop off somewhere !!!
I would've want to be near it if it had a hiccup either way !!!
Hydrogenated saw dust introduced into oxynen in air ??? What could possibly go wrong ???
Watch the video on the saw dust leaf blower an fire !!!
he only cares about views
no one who has watched this has ever made one or ever will, and if they do they will eventually blow a hand off or worse in the middle of fucking nowhere with no opportunity for recovery; would be a funny entry in the darwin awards tho
He has a pop off/flapper for just that eventuality. He shows it at the end part of the video...
Oooooh, oh. I choose him for my team!
Well done, sir. You earned a sub in the first few minutes.
Thank you for your hard work and explaining everything straight.
This was a great video. Explained in layman terms that everyone should understand. I've never thought about building such a basic version, but this will get you though a power outage without the petrol guys getting rich. A really good project for a prepper to start on.
"without the petrol guys getting rich" - so you built your shit shack by hand with no metal tools or imported materials? wait how did you get a computer without enriching foreign powers and enabling slave labor and genocide?
That was really good, if you could make a unit that you would sell as a kit, I would want one.
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He does it’s called this video
I agree, please add to cart 🛒
I think you have an amazing approach here great job! Unless I miss something, would sure like to have information about the amount of wood that you use the size of the device and how long you can power that generator and what sort of wattage you can pull from it
Great Vid, Great Instructions and Great Project :) Blessing !!
Brother you are very ingenuitive. Damn that's impressive!
The new Rust update looks insane dude
Great video!! Packed full of useful information.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Indeed those times are coming. To be prepared is the only way of beeing self sufficient. Thanks for sharing!
This is f-in incredible!
Thank you for the very informative step by step process.
I've known this to be possible for quite sometime.
Didn't know it to be this easy!
On the corner of your radiator, you should add a collector for the liquid vapor that will condense out. You could add valve or pipe fitting to that collector to easily drain it between burns to keep the entire system as dry as possible.
Nice build with basic tools and innovative recycling. Should be useful in an emergency situation or in a remote location.
You are an amazing engineer. I watched the whole video. Thank you!! Just incredible.
Thank you for the no-weld design! Excellent hand-drawn diagram. Cute kitty!
This is an excellent video, learned alot. Love the channel bro.
Awesome! Thank you!
@@randomn6473 hey nice DIY but honestly this is too much work for the average joe I've been looking into this idea
turning my old pellet smoker grill into a Gasifier but don't have enough knowledge like u if u can show us that will be a pretty neat idea don't u think?