Projects

Electronic Infinite Bubble Wrap Popper

My cousin who lives in Japan was my secret santa this year. When I first received this gift, I had no idea what it was.
When I eventually found out that it was an infinite bubble wrap simulator. Shortly afterwards, I realized it makes a peculiar sound after clicking it fifty times or so. So, as opposed to just manually clicking it to hear the sounds, I determined it would be far more ridiculous to wire the device to an automatic trigger.

The breadboard has a 555 timer that triggers the transistor to let voltage from the positive lead of the clicker to the negative lead. I used a sufficient resistor so the voltage going across the transistor did not exceed the 3v that the clicker output. Turning the pulse interval too high causes the clicker to not trigger.

Sounds

  1. Fart
  2. Spring
  3. Bicycle Horn
  4. Cat
  5. Chimes
  6. Dog
  7. Doorbell
  8. Sounds Repeat

Chicago Train Visualization

The original rail system map image was found at the CTA's map page.

Runs best in a browser that has javascript acceleration (Firefox 3.5/Chrome). Trains are only added/removed at the beginning of the line.

I created this to test out some jQuery and javascript animation ideas I had. There is no
real practical use for it now. Think of it as a model railroad without the constant derailments.

Train Instructions

  • Hover: Pauses and Selects Train
  • Click: Reverses Selected Train
  • Double Click: Deletes Selected Train

Controls

  • Power:
  • Display:
  • Animation:
    (affects performance)
  • Speed

    Interval: 1000ms
    Processing Time: 0ms

  • Trains

    Max Trains: 25
    Current Trains: 25

Black Line

  • Requires at least two stops to have trains added
  • Click Map: Create Stop
  • ENTER: Show Marker Crosshair
  • w/a/s/d: Move Marker Crosshair
  • 1/2/3: Change Marker Crosshair Movement Scale
  • e: Output Marker Crosshair Coordinates
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