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When I'm bored at work (which is pretty
much all the time) and my boss is on the
computer (which is now pretty much all
the time), I am reduced to fidgeting with
paperclips to keep my mind busy and off
any actual work. This idea sprang from
that fidgeting.
I would like a small round base
with a
chuck on it to accept a bit of thin,
fluorescent colored wire. Said base
should
be housed in a shadow box of sorts to
minimize light from anywhere other than
the viewing angle. Attached inside the
shadow box is a black light. The chuck
allows for removal of said wire for
sculpting purposes. The sculpted wire is
then re-inserted into the chuck where it
rotates at about 100RPM to give it a solid
appearance (i.e POV) This allows bored/
high individual to make several different
symmetrical, vaselike sculptures from a
single piece of wire.
It is really more interesting than this idea
sounds like. Try it with a paper clip when
you're bored outta your gourd at work.
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Time to get a different job. |
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What pretell is a "chuck" anyway? |
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A "chuck", pray tell, is a clamp for round things, often with a turning collar to tighten the three fingers down around the round thing being held. Most commonly used on an electric drill to hold different sizes of drill bits. Some require a "chuck key", some loosen and tighten by hand. |
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All I could think of was upchuck. Thanks
for the clarification. |
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Staring at spinning chucks causes upchucks. In me, anyway. |
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A 'chuck' is simply a male chick. |
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What's up, Chuck?
speaking of bleh... you're fired. |
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This should be combined with red/green/blue LEDs that provide modulated illumination. For example, switching rapidly between red and green light results in an object which is striped red and green. Using LEDs allows for an infinite variety of patterns, including smooth gradients and rainbows. |
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//speaking of bleh... you're fired// |
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I like the multi colored lights idea
<ijk>, but i was thinking of something
easier to produce, no chips or anything
like that, just a motor with a
potentiometer to control speed and a
switch for the blacklight. |
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thanks for the votes guys! |
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//The wire should be malleable enough to
be manipulated by idle pokes.// |
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if it was that flexible, i dont think it would
hold up to the spinning. |
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//I would have given a bonus point for r(h)
eostat.// |
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are my potentiometers not good enough
for you? |
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Seeing Thumbs UpChuck, priceless. |
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