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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ their shop. I wanted to create a sculpture, so with pieces of scrap metal I
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welded together this hand. The beads are far from perfect. Working with small
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welded together this hand. The beads are far from perfect. Working with small
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pieces of rusted metal made it difficult.
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pieces of rusted metal made it difficult.
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![a rusted metalic hand]({static}/images/hand-of-ozymandias/hand1.jpg)
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![a rusted hand welded together out of scrap square stock metal tubing]({static}/images/hand-of-ozymandias/hand1.jpg)
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## The Name
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## The Name
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@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ grinder. It was made in a machine shop with no real planning done ahead of time.
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In between welds, I used my own hand as a reference. Below is a picture of me
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In between welds, I used my own hand as a reference. Below is a picture of me
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adding a bead to it.
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adding a bead to it.
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![me welding the hand causing a very bright light]({static}/images/hand-of-ozymandias/hand2.jpg)
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![me welding the hand causing a very bright white light that washes out the photo]({static}/images/hand-of-ozymandias/hand2.jpg)
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@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ wanted to wear a dress that was lit up with LEDs acting as twinkling stars.
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Seven of the 28 stars are aligned to resemble the Big Dipper constellation and
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Seven of the 28 stars are aligned to resemble the Big Dipper constellation and
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twinkle differently than the rest, which twinkle in a random pattern.
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twinkle differently than the rest, which twinkle in a random pattern.
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![a blue dress with a number of LEDs shining through the fabric]({static}/images/dress/dress1.jpg)
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![a girl wearing a blue dress with a number of LEDs shining through the fabric]({static}/images/dress/dress1.jpg)
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## Construction
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## Construction
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The LEDs came from that strip that was cut up and soldered together with very
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The LEDs came from that strip that was cut up and soldered together with very
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small wires. Each of the LEDs can be controlled individually.
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small wires. Each of the LEDs can be controlled individually.
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![the controller circuit board on the left, and the soldered together LEDs on the right]({static}/images/dress/dress2.jpg)
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![the controller circuit board, and the string of soldered together LEDs]({static}/images/dress/dress2.jpg)
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21 of the stars are light magenta in color and twinkle by fading randomly. The
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21 of the stars are light magenta in color and twinkle by fading randomly. The
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seven LEDs that form the Big Dipper continually scroll through a gradient of
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seven LEDs that form the Big Dipper continually scroll through a gradient of
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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ face-plate and turned it into a capacitive touch sensor. The slightest touch
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anywhere on the plate is enough to toggle the light. I had to electrically
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anywhere on the plate is enough to toggle the light. I had to electrically
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isolate the metal screws from it because they screw into a grounded switch box.
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isolate the metal screws from it because they screw into a grounded switch box.
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![a rusted metalic hand]({static}/images/light-switch/light1.jpg)
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![my custom light switch, a Raspberry Pi computer, and an old iPhone]({static}/images/light-switch/light1.jpg)
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## Function
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## Function
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This entire process happens quicker than half a second, so it feels instant.
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This entire process happens quicker than half a second, so it feels instant.
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![a rusted metalic hand]({static}/images/light-switch/light2.jpg)
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![the front side which has several electrical components]({static}/images/light-switch/light2.jpg)
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<span class="aside">Black stuff's liquid electrical tape</span>
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<span class="aside">Black stuff's liquid electrical tape</span>
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![a rusted metalic hand]({static}/images/light-switch/light3.jpg)
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![the back side which has wires soldered to connect all the components]({static}/images/light-switch/light3.jpg)
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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ attempted to paint it. I eventually got it framed at Michaels. Many thanks to my
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friend Laura for the opportunity to do this, I couldn't have done it without her
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friend Laura for the opportunity to do this, I couldn't have done it without her
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help.
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help.
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![a painting of water pouring out of a vase and into a hand]({static}/images/painting/painting1.jpg)
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![a painting of water pouring out of a vase and into a hand, then turning to sand]({static}/images/painting/painting1.jpg)
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## The Meaning
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## The Meaning
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Laura to tell me when things didn't look right. Below I am trying to figure out
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Laura to tell me when things didn't look right. Below I am trying to figure out
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what a hand looks like in a mirror.
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what a hand looks like in a mirror.
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![me looking at my own hand in the mirror]({static}/images/painting/painting2.jpg)
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![me looking at my own hand in the mirror as a guide]({static}/images/painting/painting2.jpg)
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<span class="aside">Also dead :(</span>
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<span class="aside">Also dead :(</span>
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![the new version beside a big Min aralia plant]({static}/images/plant-waterer/waterer3.jpg)
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![the new version beside a big Ming aralia plant with bushy drooping leaves and skinny stems]({static}/images/plant-waterer/waterer3.jpg)
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Adelaide, Australia in 2011. We met up at a shop on campus every Saturday
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Adelaide, Australia in 2011. We met up at a shop on campus every Saturday
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morning to work on the new Generation IV of the solar car.
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morning to work on the new Generation IV of the solar car.
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![the MPPT device, a printed circuit board with components]({static}/images/solar-car/solar1.jpg)
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![the MPPT device, a printed circuit board with bulky round electrical components held in my hand]({static}/images/solar-car/solar1.jpg)
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## The Helianthus MPPT
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## The Helianthus MPPT
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of them: one per section of solar cells with similar lighting conditions. Andrei
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of them: one per section of solar cells with similar lighting conditions. Andrei
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and I designed the MPPT above.
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and I designed the MPPT above.
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![a photo of the solar car from the side]({static}/images/solar-car/solar2.jpg)
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![the solar car from an angle with a driver inside]({static}/images/solar-car/solar2.jpg)
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{% endblock %}
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{% endblock %}
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{% block info %}
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{% block info %}
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<img src="/theme/me.jpg" class="me" alt="A picture of me smiling" />
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<img src="/theme/me.jpg" class="me" alt="me smiling wide and looking into the camera lit up brightly" />
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<div class="info">
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<div class="info">
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Tanner Collin
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Tanner Collin
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<p class="contact-icons">
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<p class="contact-icons">
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