Comments on: Edison’s Cradle http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Wed, 22 May 2013 04:43:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: trkemp http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-703784 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:33:30 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-703784 Unless you are planning to copy their work exactly I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s not as if their work isn’t derivative. Plus, hopefully, you will improve on it, which is OK even if theirs had been patented.

]]> By: Warren http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-703423 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:03:46 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-703423 As a designer i’m quite torn here. I mean one can’t just copy the artist or designer’s work. But then technically one only really _can’t_ if they’ve patented it. It still feels unethical.
How about communicating with the originator? Asking permission, or more importantly giving them the opportunity to be in on this spin-off of THEIR input?

]]> By: Quick Hits of the Week « A Bodey in Motion http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-695162 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:18:45 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-695162 [...] here’s a twist on Newton’s Cradle that makes it much cooler. Now somebody needs to make one that arcs electricity out each end and we can call it Tesla’s [...]

]]> By: 에디슨의 요람 | Make: Korea http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-694401 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:05:22 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-694401 [...] http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/ Share and [...]

]]> By: CFL manufacturer's lobbyist http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-691972 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:31:38 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-691972 Those bulbs should be illegal because I said so!

]]> By: notstarman http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-691812 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:15:43 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-691812 I think that a pezo driving the light would be cool. The ball gets hit deforming the pezo element. That creates the signal and through an amp could drive the lights. Just a thought thou.

]]> By: trkemp http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-691644 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:48:07 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-691644 I think it could be a fun project too. I was thinking that using cast acrylic balls with an embedded LED and accelerometer (MMA8452Q maybe?) might be the way to go. Or maybe hanging on a stiff rod from a potentiometer.

Large glass bulbs like in the original would be a quick way to at least break a filament if not a glass bulb.

]]> By: Edison’s Cradle is a bright idea http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-691616 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:31:10 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-691616 [...] As you can make out in the video, it isn’t really a Newton’s Cradle. There is a solenoid pushing the bulbs at the end out at the correct time, but that’s fine. The overall result is quite brilliant. Unfortunately, we don’t know much about the setup. Anyone have more information? Anyone want to take a stab at making “Tesla’s cradle”? [via Make] [...]

]]> By: Edison’s Cradle is a bright idea « My Horizon Wireless http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/06/edisons-cradle/#comment-691492 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:06:31 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=232855#comment-691492 [...] [via Make] [...]

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