Captain Magnet

July 29, 2006

Seatbelt Lawn Chair

Filed under: Ideas! — barrettorama @ 10:44 pm

This is just pure genius
Seatbelt Lawn chair::Wastelands of Suburbia
or
Seatbelt Lawn chair::MAKE

I have to redo my broken lawn chair, I may even do all of them.
My only concern would be that seatbelts seem to soak up liquid pretty well. Seeing as these chairs will stay outside all of the time, something needs to be done to protect them.
Any suggestions for eliminating this issue?

Ideas I’ve already had:
-bees wax: not good for hot days(or hot asses, and my ass is hot in more than one way)
-windshield/bathtub water repellant: Not sure this works for cloth
-plastic wrap(like for food): It’s not food and it will blow away
-Magnets: hmmm… maybe if…. nope
-I’m reading “survivor” by Chuck Palahniuk: Maybe this will fulfill my home economics desires.

Finger sniff authentication

Filed under: Computer Related, Ideas!, Smell — barrettorama @ 12:47 am

It’s a nose for your computer. It goes on the monitor.

It will be Voice activated, So you must have a microphone.

“Smell my finger” will activate it.

Sniff

0 friction mouse (Maglev)

Filed under: Ideas!, magnets — barrettorama @ 12:31 am

-1 sheet of magnet film stuff Avery brand
-3 or 4 Refrigerator magnets Radioshack

and some super glue or something sticky.

If I were a betting man, I’d say you could stick those magnets (Or even some slices of the magnet sheet) on the bottom of the mouse. Should maglev your mouse. I’m going to make one tonight.


Update:
OK, I was messing around with this some, and those sheet o’ magnets suck. They really don’t seem to have poles. I tried some ceramic fridge magnets, they repelled properly, but they were just too thick. Maybe if they were imbedded in the mouse?
I’d like to try some NdFeB magnets. Quantity and price below are assuming a mouse pad of around 7.5″ and a few magnets on the bottom of the mouse.
-NdFeB Disc, 1/2 in. x 1/16 in.qty 200 around 70 bucks.
-1.5″ x 0.75″ x 0.125″ Qty 70, around 70 bucks.
-9mm x 1mm Disc Magnet Qty 200, around 40 bucks.

This Is the one I will probably try, it has free samples of other stuff too. woo free stuff. They are also thinner magnets:
-D032D ~ 1/2″ Dia x 1/32″ Thick NdFeB Disc Magnet again, about 70 bucks for 300

They should be small enough, when taped to the bottom of the mouse, to allow the “laser beam” to take it’s pictures.
I really don’t play video games, but this might end up being pretty nice fo’ spreadshizneeting. As long as the magnetic field doesn’t destroy the mouse :)
Now…. Do I spend the money on magnets?

July 28, 2006

Oh Balls

Filed under: Touch — barrettorama @ 11:35 pm

Sally sells schee shit….

Oh Balls…

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