Jar of Fireflies

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Post by mkirsche » Mon, Nov 03, 2014, 10:11 PM UTC

Jar of Fireflies
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Post by iamwil » Tue, Nov 04, 2014, 1:15 AM UTC

I actually made this! The hardest thing was to hand-solder the wires onto the SMT LED.

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Post by 14113 » Tue, Nov 04, 2014, 1:37 AM UTC

Ah, reminds me of the old stuff this guy used to do; specifically the section named "fireflys"[sic]: https://home.comcast.net/~botronics/

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Post by grandalf » Tue, Nov 04, 2014, 3:02 AM UTC

This is very cool. I imagine a firefly might consider it to be in the uncanny valley of cute but unconvincing firefly simulations.

It's fascinating to see the successful use of micro-controllers to create lush, organic experiences. A teledildonics boom has been predicted for years, but this kind of demo makes me think that it's going to happen any day.

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Post by mildweed » Tue, Nov 04, 2014, 5:54 AM UTC

I tried doing this exact project for table decorations for my wedding reception. As it turns out, this project fell to the bottom of the to-do list and never got completed. Anybody need some parts??

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Post by gohrt » Tue, Nov 04, 2014, 5:18 PM UTC

Instead of surface mounting, let the LEDs dangle, and introduce a bit of current from air flow or a mineral oil fill.