[Lab] Copper Sheets?

Thu Oct 20 14:37:00 EDT 2011

Ah, that explains the spike...thanks! I hope some people do try to make it.

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc <
jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:

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