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This device would consist of an AI trained to keep track
of
candles and wicks in the room via edge tracing.* (One
would
have to display each candle from various angles) It would
also
track hand gestures. There would also be a lightweight
computer, a Kinect, and a fairly small and powerful
laser.
When the correct gesture is performed over a candle the
laser
would fire at the wick, lighting it.
*This technology is quite common and has been in use
for
years. Please don't call
"magic"
EDIT: also what [Vernon] said.
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Perhaps multiple lasers could converge on the wick, so as not to accidentally light parts of guests. |
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Would also work on paraffin lamps with clear glass chimneys. [+] |
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Voice recognition would be good ... |
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"You don't need to see his means of ignition ..." |
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<Candles in room light, seemingly spontaneously> |
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Giles had just mastered the trick of balancing a
grape-stem on the tip of his index finger when... |
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First point of order: [+] |
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That said, I wish to point out that A) the Kinect can only
'see' about 12' and B) that laser had better be tiny, quick,
and spot-on accurate, or else the furniture, floors, pets,
and people in the room will be playing backstop to your
novelty candle lighter. Keep the burn ointment handy. |
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[+] Although I'd rather \\When the correct gesture is
performed over
a candle, the laser would fire at the wick of an
adjacent candle, lighting it\\ and producing a
priceless WTF moment for your dinner guest. |
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// Perhaps multiple lasers could converge on the wick, so as not to accidentally light parts of guests. // |
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And to reduce chances of something being between the wick and the sole laser. And to make it less obvious that a laser is being used. |
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You neglected to indicate that the laser should use an infrared frequency, so the beam would be entirely invisible when it does its thing. |
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