[Noisebridge-discuss] best price on sharp IR distance measuring sensor? favorite accelerometer?

[Michael Shiloh]

Rachel McConnell wrote:
> Josh Myer wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 02:20:40PM -0800, Michael Shiloh wrote:
> <snip>
>> How about a (relatively) cheap DIY pressure sensor?  dstaff mentioned
>> something like this to me recently, but I haven't had time to play
>> with it yet:
>>
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/Flexible-Fabric-Pressure-Sensor/
> 
> Ha!  I just sent this and several other similar instructables to him
> offlist.  I have made sensors and switches like this and they are
> absolutely functional and very easy to make and understand.
> 
> Rachel
> 

Indeed. Rachel's fabric switches are great, and, as you said, I can buy 
some of the fabric to share for my entire class.

Thanks!