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I'm bored

Microman171Microman171 Posts: 111
edited 2006-01-09 14:31 in General Discussion
I've got all these parts in my parts bin with nothing to do with it all. I have 1 servo, morse-key, LCD (Parallel), laser, 1 DC motor, 4 relays, plenty of transistors, 1 SCR, common K 7 seg. LED display and a digital resistor (WAM kit part.) All of this cool stuff and I cant think of anything to do with it all freaked.gif . Can you guys help a guy out here please smile.gif .

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  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2006-01-07 10:27
    As I recall IBM's motto was as follows:

    Think
    Think
    Think

    That is my most thoughtful suggestion.
    Usually when I am stuck, I spend more money.

    That really helped me for awhile, but now I have spent so much money I cannot think of what to buy.

    So I just have to Think... Think... think...

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  • stamptrolstamptrol Posts: 1,731
    edited 2006-01-07 15:09
    Microman,

    Offer to spend an afternoon at a local elementary or middle school talking to them about science or robotics or inventions or whatever. I guarantee you'll have so many ideas tossed back at you that you'll find lots of application for your stuff.

    Tom
  • David BDavid B Posts: 592
    edited 2006-01-07 17:39
    Whenever my kids tell me they're bored, I always annoy them by saying "Great! Thats wonderful! Some of my best ideas came after long stretches of boredom!"
  • John R.John R. Posts: 1,376
    edited 2006-01-07 17:58
    When I was a kid, and said I was bored, my mom and dad annoyed me by putting together a list of chores so I wouldn't be bored any more. Give yourself (or have someone else give you) a list of chores. You're eitehr do the chores, or find something to "unbore" you smile.gif

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  • Microman171Microman171 Posts: 111
    edited 2006-01-07 19:40
    those suggestions are good the onlything is no money, I go to a middle school, My friends are stuck too. I'm sure that the chore thing might work but it is dangerous I might end up with chores lol.gif . Today I'm seeing all my cousins so I'll ask them jumpin.gif .

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  • BeanBean Posts: 8,129
    edited 2006-01-07 20:03
    I thought "Think...Think...Think" was·Winnie the Pooh's saying ?
    I wish I was bored. Having 3 or 4 project going at the same time is exhilerating.
    Bean.

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  • andy11667andy11667 Posts: 26
    edited 2006-01-07 20:14
    yeah.gif·try using a web cam and the parts and build a security camera i did it was challanging mostly to get it to move in 2 dimensions up down and left and right
    try it its funyeah.gif
  • StarManStarMan Posts: 306
    edited 2006-01-07 21:21
    What's it like?· I don't remember the last time I was bored.
  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,568
    edited 2006-01-08 02:13
    Funny Bean!

    Since I have a 3 year old daughter.... and she happens to like "Pooh".... I believe perhaps you are right! "Silly old Bear".


    BTW) When my daughter claims to be bored, it's usually time to get out of the house. smilewinkgrin.gif

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  • ChrisPChrisP Posts: 136
    edited 2006-01-08 16:38
    mmmm, Morse code practice system with text and characters per minute readout on the display?, or possibly a morse readout that would read the audio signal directly, place electret mic in front of radio speaker and translate morse?

    btw, I'd love to be bored right now yeah.gif

    Chris
  • Jerry ElyaJerry Elya Posts: 16
    edited 2006-01-08 17:45
    Get the following additional parts:

    Either ONE more servo OR (better yet) two stepper motors

    Used Barbie Doll, or equivalent.

    Using the morse key as input, decode/translate a Morse input to semaphore flag, and output to the steppers, waving Barbie's arms around.

    What Boy Scout couldn't use something like that?
  • Microman171Microman171 Posts: 111
    edited 2006-01-08 18:45
    thats a cool Idea but maby i'll do the webcam one. Is there anyway to hook it up to VB and have it 'see' so it uses the webcam so it can can be plugged in via the computer and info sent to the robot??

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  • MacGeek117MacGeek117 Posts: 747
    edited 2006-01-08 20:49
    lol.gif·Very good, Jerry!lol.gif

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  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2006-01-09 11:58
    Now I am wondering if IBM 'borrowed' THINK, THINK, THINK from Winnie the Pooh.

    Is it in the first Pooh book?

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  • bobledouxbobledoux Posts: 187
    edited 2006-01-09 13:40
    What ever happened to the LOSA (List of Stamp Applications) list? Reading the projects on the Parallax forum gives lots of ideas too.
  • nick bernardnick bernard Posts: 329
    edited 2006-01-09 14:23
    Oh Bother-WtP

    "Offer to spend an afternoon at a local elementary or middle school talking to them about science or robotics or inventions or whatever. I guarantee you'll have so many ideas tossed back at you that you'll find lots of application for your stuff."

    you could end up building the next batwave!

    Rox On

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  • SN96SN96 Posts: 318
    edited 2006-01-09 14:31
    Now that is funny Nick.... smilewinkgrin.gif

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