Ah, that explains the spike...thanks! I hope some people do try to make it. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Got featured on today's instructables new letter! Congrats!!<br>
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Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
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"Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Emily Daniels <<a href="mailto:emily.daniels@gmail.com">emily.daniels@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Thanks for sharing the link Jean-Marc!<br>
> I submitted a comment last night asking if they could change the gender in<br>
> the post to female but it hasn't shown up yet.. maybe I'll get more press as<br>
> E.M. Daniels eh? :)<br>
> Emily<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc<br>
> <<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> SWEET! you made HACK A DAY<br>
>> <a href="http://hackaday.com/2011/10/18/halloween-props-pumpkin-battery/" target="_blank">http://hackaday.com/2011/10/18/halloween-props-pumpkin-battery/</a><br>
>><br>
>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
>> ---<br>
>><br>
>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Emily Daniels <<a href="mailto:emily.daniels@gmail.com">emily.daniels@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> > Thanks! I'd like to say those were fun to make but it's more true that<br>
>> > I'm<br>
>> > grateful we didn't have an infestation of ants after. I got sugar syrup<br>
>> > everywhere.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc<br>
>> > <<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Nice work!<br>
>> >> Congrats on the Candied LEDs as well btw. I saw it in the news letter<br>
>> >> but I didn't realise your made it<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
>> >> ---<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
>> >> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Paul & Andrea Mumby<br>
>> >> <<a href="mailto:themumbys@gmail.com">themumbys@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> >> > Very cool project, wonder if you could make them generate music<br>
>> >> > somehow...<br>
>> >> > different pumpkins generate different tones/sounds (variations in<br>
>> >> > voltage<br>
>> >> > generated or something).<br>
>> >> > Would be a neat project, and might make a near eerie sounding pumpkin<br>
>> >> > choir<br>
>> >> > sitting on your step lol...<br>
>> >> > - Paul<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Emily Daniels<br>
>> >> > <<a href="mailto:emily.daniels@gmail.com">emily.daniels@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >> > wrote:<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> Possibly- I went for a method that I had already tested on another<br>
>> >> >> experiment, but I don't see why it wouldn't work, unless the pumpkin<br>
>> >> >> flesh<br>
>> >> >> is too sweet and not acidic enough..<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Richard Guy Briggs<br>
>> >> >> <<a href="mailto:rgb@tricolour.net">rgb@tricolour.net</a>><br>
>> >> >> wrote:<br>
>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 02:54:38PM -0400, Emily Daniels wrote:<br>
>> >> >>> > Hey Labbers-<br>
>> >> >>> ><br>
>> >> >>> > I just published a how-to on the bio-batteries I made over the<br>
>> >> >>> > weekend<br>
>> >> >>> > from<br>
>> >> >>> > miniature pumpkins. Check it out and let me know what you think!<br>
>> >> >>> ><br>
>> >> >>> > <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Pumpkin-Battery/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/Pumpkin-Battery/</a><br>
>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>> Neat.<br>
>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>> I wonder if you could have done away with the electrolyte and<br>
>> >> >>> simply<br>
>> >> >>> used the pumpkin flesh as an electrolyte. I made potato batteries<br>
>> >> >>> with<br>
>> >> >>> my son using copper and zinc strips. They produce about 0.9V each.<br>
>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>> > Emily<br>
>> >> >>> ><br>
>> >> >>> > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Emily Daniels<br>
>> >> >>> > <<a href="mailto:emily.daniels@gmail.com">emily.daniels@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
>> >> >>> ><br>
>> >> >>> > > LOL! Hmmm....<br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > > @Paul It's not so large, and it's food related- some different<br>
>> >> >>> > > types<br>
>> >> >>> > > of<br>
>> >> >>> > > bio-batteries. If the experiments work it will be hilarious. :)<br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > > I'll share when I'm done!<br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Andrew Plumb<br>
>> >> >>> > > <<a href="mailto:andrew@plumb.org">andrew@plumb.org</a>><br>
>> >> >>> > > wrote:<br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> How are the sight-lines from the roof of Arts Court? I'm<br>
>> >> >>> > >> wondering<br>
>> >> >>> > >> if we<br>
>> >> >>> > >> can see the parliament buildings' rooftops, in case Em decides<br>
>> >> >>> > >> to<br>
>> >> >>> > >> obtain the<br>
>> >> >>> > >> sheets of copper from an even cheaper source. ;-)<br>
>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> Andrew.<br>
>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> On 2011-09-01, at 11:57 AM, Sam Roesch wrote:<br>
>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > Cohen and Cohen does have everything... a great place just<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > to<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > go<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > and<br>
>> >> >>> > >> look around, although I find they can be sort of pricy.<br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Emily Daniels<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > <<a href="mailto:emily.daniels@gmail.com">emily.daniels@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >> >>> > >> wrote:<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > I was planning on using heavy duty aluminum foil as the<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > anode<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > and<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > the<br>
>> >> >>> > >> copper sheet as the cathode- the copper/zinc mixture of brass<br>
>> >> >>> > >> would<br>
>> >> >>> > >> produce<br>
>> >> >>> > >> a weaker current. It's about $50 for a 12"x12" sheet of copper<br>
>> >> >>> > >> from<br>
>> >> >>> > >> Metal<br>
>> >> >>> > >> Supermarkets- would rather find a cheaper solution. Thanks<br>
>> >> >>> > >> Darsha-<br>
>> >> >>> > >> will<br>
>> >> >>> > >> check out Cohen & Cohen.<br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:51 AM, .ˇ:*¨¨*:ˇ.darsha.ˇ:*¨¨*:ˇ.<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > <<br>
>> >> >>> > >> <a href="mailto:darsha.h@gmail.com">darsha.h@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > Go to Cohen and Coehn - the re-use store:<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > <a href="http://www.cohenandcohen.com/reuse/" target="_blank">http://www.cohenandcohen.com/reuse/</a><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Sam Roesch<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > <<a href="mailto:samroesch@gmail.com">samroesch@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >> >>> > >> wrote:<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > I'm thinking a copper roofing place might have something-<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > I<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > did<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > a<br>
>> >> >>> > >> quick<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > google for "copper roofing ottawa" and got<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > this: <a href="http://www.roofersworld.com/store_copperroofing.htm" target="_blank">http://www.roofersworld.com/store_copperroofing.htm</a><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > Probably expensive though... but if you only need small<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > amounts<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > they<br>
>> >> >>> > >> might<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > have an abundance of offcuts that they would give you for<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > scrap<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > value.<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > Sam<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Emily Daniels <<br>
>> >> >>> > >> <a href="mailto:emily.daniels@gmail.com">emily.daniels@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > > wrote:<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> Hello Everyone,<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> I'm in the process of trying out a Crazy Idea but I need<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> some<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> sheets<br>
>> >> >>> > >> of<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> copper- does anyone have any that I could purchase or<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> know<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> of<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> any<br>
>> >> >>> > >> places in<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> Ottawa where I could buy some? Thickness doesn't matter<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> so<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> much<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> but<br>
>> >> >>> > >> it would<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> be nice to be able to cut the sheets relatively easily.<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> Thanks!<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> Emily<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> --<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >> Emily Daniels | <a href="http://emilydaniels.com" target="_blank">emilydaniels.com</a> | @emdaniels |<br>
>> >> >>> > >> <a href="http://awesomefoundation.org" target="_blank">awesomefoundation.org</a><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > >><br>
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>> >> >>> > >> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > --<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > .ˇ:*¨¨*:ˇ. www.darsha.org.ˇ:*¨¨*:ˇ.<br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> > --<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > Emily Daniels | <a href="http://emilydaniels.com" target="_blank">emilydaniels.com</a> | @emdaniels |<br>
>> >> >>> > >> > <a href="http://awesomefoundation.org" target="_blank">awesomefoundation.org</a><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
>> >> >>> > >> ><br>
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>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> --<br>
>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> "The future is already here. It's just not very evenly<br>
>> >> >>> > >> distributed"<br>
>> >> >>> > >> --<br>
>> >> >>> > >> William Gibson<br>
>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> Me: <a href="http://clothbot.com/wiki/" target="_blank">http://clothbot.com/wiki/</a><br>
>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > >> _______________________________________________<br>
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>> >> >>> > >><br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > > --<br>
>> >> >>> > > Emily Daniels | <a href="http://emilydaniels.com" target="_blank">emilydaniels.com</a> | @emdaniels |<br>
>> >> >>> > > <a href="http://awesomefoundation.org" target="_blank">awesomefoundation.org</a><br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> > ><br>
>> >> >>> ><br>
>> >> >>> ><br>
>> >> >>> > --<br>
>> >> >>> > Emily Daniels | <a href="http://emilydaniels.com" target="_blank">emilydaniels.com</a> | @emdaniels |<br>
>> >> >>> > <a href="http://awesomefoundation.org" target="_blank">awesomefoundation.org</a><br>
>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>> > _______________________________________________<br>
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>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>> slainte mhath, RGB<br>
>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>> --<br>
>> >> >>> Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\<br>
>> >> >>> <<a href="http://hpv.tricolour.net" target="_blank">hpv.tricolour.net</a>><br>
>> >> >>> <<a href="http://www.TriColour.net" target="_blank">www.TriColour.net</a>> -- \___ o \@ @<br>
>> >> >>> Ride<br>
>> >> >>> yer<br>
>> >> >>> bike!<br>
>> >> >>> Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\%<br>
>> >> >>> Vote! --<br>
>> >> >>><br>
>> >> >>> <<a href="http://greenparty.ca" target="_blank">greenparty.ca</a>>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> --<br>
>> >> >> Emily Daniels | <a href="http://emilydaniels.com" target="_blank">emilydaniels.com</a> | @emdaniels |<br>
>> >> >> <a href="http://awesomefoundation.org" target="_blank">awesomefoundation.org</a><br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >><br>
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>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
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>> >> ><br>
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>> ><br>
>> > --<br>
>> > Emily Daniels | <a href="http://emilydaniels.com" target="_blank">emilydaniels.com</a> | @emdaniels | <a href="http://awesomefoundation.org" target="_blank">awesomefoundation.org</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
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> --<br>
> Emily Daniels | <a href="http://emilydaniels.com" target="_blank">emilydaniels.com</a> | @emdaniels | <a href="http://awesomefoundation.org" target="_blank">awesomefoundation.org</a><br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Emily Daniels | <a href="http://emilydaniels.com">emilydaniels.com</a> | @emdaniels | <a href="http://awesomefoundation.org">awesomefoundation.org</a><br>
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