Suppose you had several different devices being directly powered by the same manually cranked or pedaled (or wind blown, etc...) DC generator. For a simple example- not an actual project- say you have 5 10-watt lightbulbs , and the generator can put out anything from 0-50 watts depending on how fast...

Organic soy bacon.

http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/ammonite_gallery.html That looks a lot better than what I was thinking of making. And the zig-zag ribs hadn't occured to me, but it would probably be stronger that way. I thought of solving the inflexible tarp problem by hooking the corners of each sheet ...

Like? A 300 ft. bonnngggg, maaaaaaan.

Woah.

(& did it work?)

If you have, do you recommend them? I've seen cheap ones on eBay and elsewhere. They are 8 or 12 inches long and marketed for casemod geeks. I'm wondering how effective they would be to light a structure or vehicle that was covered in fluorescent paint or fabric. About how far away will they make it...

I found some well-made & nice looking prescription swim goggles that can be had for $30 , shipping included. The lenses only come in .5 increments, but you can have different strengths for each eye. Fit is very good around the eyes, but the strap is a bit tight even fully extended. (Or maybe I just ...

I love those wooden peg gear mechanisms, and I have a kinetic sculpture mechanism floating around in my head that uses them. If they're good enough for Leonardo, they're good enough for me... The problem I'm stuck on is a wooden escapement to go with them. Perhaps "escapement" is not the exact term ...

I personally think that the art themes in general are lame and trite and exist to be broken, and that the idea of trying to make Burning Man environmentally responsible is both unnecessary and a lost cause from the beginning. So- that makes this a bit of a troll thread. The difference, I hope, from ...

Well? It just seems to me like if the theme of the event is GREEN, you can't make something that's powered by a gas engine. At least, I couldn't and not feel like a total dick. So in 2007 it's going to be all about the homemade wind turbines, solar battery chargers, and battery-cages of manacled nak...

What kind of lifespan are people getting on individually powered LEDs?

I mean, just stuck directly onto a low-drain 3V lithium button battery, one battery per light.

Can they stay lit all week?

diane o'thirst wrote:Mark Greive is doing the Temple of Hope this year.

Will there be a Temple of Fear?

I don't have the money to go this year anyway. :( My brother just tossed some mail in my door, and it was a form letter from the IRS saying that they owe me- no, that wasn't a typo- they owe me $249.00 for 2004 and my new refund check is in the mail. That's gotta be some kind of... omen? Add that t...

Most people have to work. Most jobs do not allow you to disappear for a week for no reason at all; and most employers do not consider "to dress up like a clown and go party in the middle of desert" a good enough reason. All the tens of thousands of you who are going this year have necessarily found ...

I've been thinking some more about this. Think I am still going to go low-tech for this year for financial reasons, but I can at least get it planned out for later... There would be more than 10 units, I'm actually thinking of more than 100... And I want them all to be interchangeable so it can scal...

Oh, I don't need any -physical- help, I was just looking for people who could suggest general approaches and specific components, and whom I could bug with technical questions when it inevitably failed to work right. Anyway; I think I have to put this project on hold for some other year, because it ...

Already a subscriber- I think I will build a couple of the wind turbines in the current issue, to power LED lights at night.
I'll try asking on their forum, though, since there haven't been any responses here. Thanks...

I have an idea for an art project but I don't yet have the technical knowledge to make it happen- or even to determine whether it would be doable. It's something that requires pretty advanced knowledge of electronic components, but I can't just look it up somewhere because I would not using them in ...

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"One should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything" Quite true, but here is another one to keep in mind: "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Which is more believeable? ...

http://www.devildead.com/donniedarko/donniedarko06.jpg Son... DO YOU SEE THIS? This is an Anger Prisoner. A textbook example. DO YOU SEE THE FEAR, PEOPLE? This boy is scared to death of the truth. Son, it breaks my heart to say this, but I believe you are a very troubled and confused young man. I b...