Sweet. I’ve *GOT* to make this one!

Posted at 12:55 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by Groxx

Awsome, but how long would one 9v last lighting up an LED that bright?

Posted at 2:47 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by pretorious

Looks nice, but that battery hanging out the back is kinda bleh… It would look better (IMO) with longer wires leading to a battery on the floor.

Posted at 2:49 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by Bronzeg3

I would build it up with a capacitor and a solar cell

Posted at 3:02 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by tweak

Posted Apr 12, 2006, 3:02 PM ET by tweak

I would build it up with a capacitor and a solar cell… Then no need for a battery!

u mean like a BEAM pummer? pummers can last all nite if u make em rite ^^

Posted at 3:08 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by k lol hax m8 ^^ omfg teh hax ams on k?

Posted Apr 12, 2006, 3:02 PM ET by tweak

I would build it up with a capacitor and a solar cell… Then no need for a battery!

u mean like a BEAM pummer? pummers can last all nite if u make em rite ^^

Posted at 3:16 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by k lol hax m8 ^^ omfg teh hax ams on k?

Hi, have been coming here to hackaday since it began. Right now, these aren’t relly hacks. These are more or less, How To’s. What happened?

Posted at 3:29 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by Benjamin Roy

It never fails that every day some noob makes a double post in the comments….

I find that with a BEAM pummer it is very dependant on how much light is avalible. My pummer in the window with full sunlight lasts all night but if I try to put it somewhere with only incandesent light all day it only lasts an hour.

I would have to say that this is a cool project and I may even build it, but it is more of a make project than a hack. It is hard to draw the line where a hack ends and a project begins. I still think eliot is doing a great job keeping it fresh every day on this page. It is always the first page I check when I get to work in the morning.

Posted at 3:49 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by Dax

Am I the only one that *hated* that video? Seriously, is a photoresistor really that sensational?

Don’t get me wrong, this is a neat little project that I’ve actually been planning on doing for quite some time. It’s just… the video… ugh…

Posted at 4:06 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by jason

I thought it was pretty cool, but would personally bouild a circuit similar to the joule theif to power it from some old button cells. It could all be glued to the bottom of the cap with the led secured so it dosen’t have the “hanging” look. Pretty cool, especially since I have a few bottles around here somewhere..

Posted at 4:25 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by Self_defenestrate

@jason

yes the video was pretty lame, but many people are amazed by…

Posted at 6:47 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by '

NOT A HACK.

This is a shame.

This is again, like that IR audio crap it’s MUCH too easy to be considered a hack. Do you know what this is called? A NIGHT LIGHT!!!

Except this one is powered by a 9v battery instead of plugged into a wall.

AGain, a 5 year old could have done this

Posted at 6:54 pm on Apr 12th, 2006 by ben

Heh, I didn’t even notice that I’d been linked until today when I noticed that I had 1975 page views on my website yesterday. My average is 120. Anyway, that thing is pretty nifty. I wouldn’t have thought to mount an LED in the cap. Clever.

Posted at 12:47 am on Apr 13th, 2006 by chris

Thanks for the nice comments guys. Hey Chris (#12), the lamp looks great!

Posted at 10:34 am on Apr 13th, 2006 by Alan

sweet!!! i have bawls all over the place and this “hack” is very doable

Posted at 10:35 am on Apr 13th, 2006 by Phillyj

One could stack button cells under the cap too.
It’s cute.

Posted at 12:13 pm on Apr 13th, 2006 by strider_mt2k