random thoughts and ramblings
A few days ago a posted a pic of the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 that I saw at this years Chicago auto show. Today I’m posting the video of this thing in action! They take through 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears all the way to 7500rpm (according to them). Doesn’t sound like 7500rpm to me, but still cool to see at the auto show none the less.
Enjoy!
This is a pretty neat gadget. Shows time by playing pong! It’s pretty cool how the scoring is actually the time that is being displayed. For example, when it changes is when you’ll see one of the sides score a point.
I may have to pick up the kit for this so I can build it. It uses the Arduino platform which is a big plus as that’s what I’ve been messing with ever since I got mine for Christmas. I’m always looking for new things that I can do with it.
Here’s a video of it in action.
Source: http://hackaday.com/2011/02/09/pong-clocks-using-led-matrix-modules/
Since I was off today from work, I got busy in the garage installing my home built Remote Heated Seat Module in my 2008 Pontiac G8. Very clean install. No wires or holes cut. Nothing showing. Module is sitting in my glove box. I was able to fish the necessary wires through some preexisting holes. Al the wiring was installed with t-connectors so that factory operation of the heated seats was not affected in any way.
Works like a charm! Here is a video of it in action.
My project is moving along nicely. Got a picture of the finished board and a video showing a test run.
There’s a terminal strip on the bottom to wire in the power supply and the wires that head off to the blender. The relay is directly across from it on the top. That’s what simulates a button press. The chip on the right is the PICAXE-08M micro-controller. Plus a few other parts to make it all happen. The part you see there hanging out is a serial port that I use to program the chip with. Whats not pictured is the motion sensor. Just to the right of the relay you can see a 3 pins on a small strip. That’s where I plug it into the board.
Tonight I plugged it all in and gave it a test run. Worked like a charm! I enticed the cat in the video below with a light so I could catch it in action. While typing up this post both my cats decided to try their luck on the counter only to promptly evacuate the area the instant the blender came on. Works just as I’d hoped. All that’s left now is to slightly modify the program (blender is on a tad too long) and to get it installed into a plastic project box.
Please be sure to turn up your speakers to hear it.
UPDATE: This works just as well to keep the cats from getting under or in the christmas tree!
I was sitting around playing on YouTube and suddenly remember a post a friend made on Facebook. So I began to search for my all-time favorite scene to see if it was one there. Sure enough, it was! Tom’s face while riding the train is priceless. Enjoy the Clip!
