Can it be as simple as having a chunk of dry ice waiting for the water. It's the easiest way to make 'fog' -- and you are already putting water in it, so that makes things very easy... just add water...<div><br>
</div><div>The only problem will be replenishing the dry ice over time as it evaporates. How many hours does this need to be good for before replenishing the dry ice?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>
Glen</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Shannon Lee <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shannon@scatter.com">shannon@scatter.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
1. Get a soldering iron.<br>2. Get a bucket of water.<br>3. Put the soldering iron in the bucket of water.<br>4. Steam!<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Aaron Muszalski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sfslim@gmail.com" target="_blank">sfslim@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex">Okay Noisebridgers -<br>
<br>
Feeling all flush from the accolades rightfully laden upon ye by<br>
Elinor Mills' excellent CNET article? <a href="http://tr.im/GelB" target="_blank">http://tr.im/GelB</a><br>
<br>
Than it's once again time to prove your mettle! Your lightning genius,<br>
your engineering prowess!<br>
<br>
Here's the task:<br>
<br>
As many of you know, David Fine, Jonathan Moore and myself are<br>
creating a sculpture to be exhibited at Roboexotica - a festival of<br>
cocktail robots - in Vienna this week. The sculpture (working title<br>
"The Miraculous Robo-Christ Stigmatatron") takes the form of a 4'x8'<br>
crucifix upon which is hung a lifesize anthropomorphic robot - the<br>
Robo-Christ - who, due to a clever plumbing trick, will be able to<br>
MIRACULOUSLY convert water into wine.<br>
<br>
This project has taken on an increasingly collaborative nature, with<br>
many Noisebridgers lending their time and skills to bring it into<br>
existence. So much so that it's really become more of a Noisebridge<br>
artwork than any single person. (And we'll be crediting NB and all of<br>
the contributors in Vienna.)<br>
<br>
HERE'S WHAT WE NEED NOW<br>
<br>
A CIRCUIT / DEVICE THAT CAN GENERATE STEAM, FOG or SMOKE either when<br>
TRIGGERED MANUALLY (or automatically when water is poured into the<br>
sculpture) and a STEADY or PULSING LIGHT, to simulate/suggest the<br>
action of a FURNACE / BOILER.<br>
<br>
Why?<br>
<br>
Last night a design for the robot's pelvis emerged that resembled an<br>
old-fashioned furnace grate. The current plan is to place a red or<br>
orange gel behind this grating, and light it from within so as to<br>
suggest embers or a faint fiery glow.<br>
<br>
Currently nothing special happens when the water-into-wine conversion<br>
occurs, being that it's a simple displacement trick, achieved with<br>
plumbing.<br>
<br>
We realized that it would be AWESOME if, when "working" to convert the<br>
water into wine, our furnace light glowed brighter, or pulsed a bit,<br>
and some steam emerged from an output pipe or from the robot's joints.<br>
<br>
BUT HERE'S THE CATCH: I fly to Vienna tomorrow evening. So any such<br>
circuit would need to be completed tonight. Or at the latest, tomorrow<br>
morning.<br>
<br>
Obviously this is not a mission-critical feature. But it is MISSION AWESOME.<br>
<br>
My first idea was to just obtain a small fog machine (I know at least<br>
two people who own them) wedge it inside our huge wooden crucifix, and<br>
then just wire a longer cord to its momentary switch (some models have<br>
such things to generate small bursts of fog). But even this simple<br>
idea will take some non-zero amount of time to execute, and I am<br>
already WAY behind schedule. That is why<br>
<br>
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO BRING THE CIRCUIT HACKING AWESOME!<br>
<br>
Email me if you want to kick some robot-art ASS in Vienna in the name<br>
of Noisebridge.<br>
<br>
<br>
- Slim<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
ps. We're also still looking for any assistance in finishing the robot<br>
sculpture itself. This evening (Monday) we will be finishing off final<br>
construction and detailing, and moving on to painting. Email me, or<br>
just come by. (Follow me on twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sfslim" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/sfslim</a> for<br>
updates on when we'll be there.)<br>
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