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Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:25:37 -0400
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Subject: Re: [AllHandsActive] Re: Seeing Electricity Hackathon!
From: Michael Grube <michael.gr...@gmail.com>
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Greg, that sounds like a ridiculously awesome thing to show.

On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Greg Austic <gbath...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I doubt I can get my act together in time, but I'm making a game which
> models the electricity grid, with high (7V) and low (3V) trasmission wires,
> little substations, and brown outs where there's not enough power.  I have
> a simple version now which uses a hand crank to light up little LEDs on a
> game board, but it's fairly simple.  That may be a fun thing to show.  Let
> me know if that's a good fit and I'd be happy to share it -
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 11:11:11 AM UTC-4, Nate Y. wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> The AADL will be hosting us ( http://www.aadl.org/events/**list?id=16603<http://www.aadl.org/events/list?id=16603>)
>> on October 21st 1:00-3:00 for an event themed around seeing
>> electricity.  We are looking for one or two more projects to round out
>> our presentation, and some volunteers who can help make those projects
>> happen.
>>
>> So far, we have in the works a bicycle-powered generator, slow-falling
>> magnet in-a-tube demonstration, and a Kelvin water dropper apparatus (
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Kelvin_water_dropper<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_water_dropper>).  As an example of
>> something you could make, consider a simple DIY motor clearly showing
>> all the parts that make it work.  This event is very free-form, so just
>> about any *visual* idea showing how electricity behaves could easily pan
>> out.
>>
>> I will be down at the space this Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon
>> working on the bike generator.  If you want to join in on the fun, I
>> would be thrilled to get you started and help out any way I can.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -- Nate Y.
>>
>

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Greg, that sounds like a ridiculously awesome thing to show.=A0<br><br><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Greg Austic <span d=
ir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gbath...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">gbat=
h...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I doubt I can get my act together in time, b=
ut I&#39;m making a game which models the electricity grid, with high (7V) =
and low (3V) trasmission wires, little substations, and brown outs where th=
ere&#39;s not enough power. =A0I have a simple version now which uses a han=
d crank to light up little LEDs on a game board, but it&#39;s fairly simple=
. =A0That may be a fun thing to show. =A0Let me know if that&#39;s a good f=
it and I&#39;d be happy to share it -<div>
<br></div><div>Greg<div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br>On Wednesday, October 3, =
2012 11:11:11 AM UTC-4, Nate Y. wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1e=
x">
Hello all,
<br>
<br>The AADL will be hosting us ( <a href=3D"http://www.aadl.org/events/lis=
t?id=3D16603" target=3D"_blank">http://www.aadl.org/events/<u></u>list?id=
=3D16603</a> )
<br>on October 21st 1:00-3:00 for an event themed around seeing
<br>electricity. =A0We are looking for one or two more projects to round ou=
t
<br>our presentation, and some volunteers who can help make those projects
<br>happen.
<br>
<br>So far, we have in the works a bicycle-powered generator, slow-falling
<br>magnet in-a-tube demonstration, and a Kelvin water dropper apparatus (
<br><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_water_dropper" target=3D=
"_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<u></u>Kelvin_water_dropper</a> ). =
=A0As an example of
<br>something you could make, consider a simple DIY motor clearly showing
<br>all the parts that make it work. =A0This event is very free-form, so ju=
st
<br>about any *visual* idea showing how electricity behaves could easily pa=
n
<br>out.
<br>
<br>I will be down at the space this Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon
<br>working on the bike generator. =A0If you want to join in on the fun, I
<br>would be thrilled to get you started and help out any way I can.
<br>
<br>Cheers,
<br>-- Nate Y.
<br></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br>

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