Comments on: The ponginator http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: crobicha http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62623 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:09:35 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62623 i…uh…wow…

that thing is awesome =)

]]> By: Doug http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62605 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:40:17 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62605 “Nobody said the balls had enough -distance- to slow down to their term. velocity;”

having seen the new video, clearly you are mistaken

]]> By: Vern Graner http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62601 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:01:34 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62601 Jerry said “Hey wait. The *)!& video didn’t show the thing firing a pin pong ball! What a ripoff.”

A full firing sequence is shown here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarncar/3017194161/

:)

Vern Graner
a.k.a. “That crazy Ponginator dude!” ;)

]]> By: Jerry http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62600 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:43:04 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62600 Hey wait. The *)!& video didn’t show the thing firing a pin pong ball! What a ripoff.

]]> By: NotInvolved http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62569 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:54:14 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62569 I saw this in person at the MakerFaire in Austin. It is simply FUN!

The adult spectators loved it and admired the subtleties, complexity and creativity that went into it. The kids totally loved it and that is truly the most important of all.

Quote: “The terminal velocity of a ping pong ball is only around 20 mph, so they would slow down real fast.” Dude, they were going *real-fast*! Nobody said the balls had enough -distance- to slow down to their term. velocity; They got embedded in the ceiling on a few shots!

]]> By: stampy http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62547 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:37:03 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62547 lame

]]> By: Doug http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62504 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:37:23 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62504 The terminal velocity of a ping pong ball is only around 20 mph, so they would slow down real fast.

]]> By: marks256 http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62501 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:18:58 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62501 That is SO Pink Floyd at the beginning! It’s part of the intro from “Welcome to the Machine.” Good song :)

This robot is pretty awesome. I’d love to play with it ;)

]]> By: hum4n http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62499 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:17:32 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62499 i wonder what the spinning silver thing was in the background a lil more than halfway through it

]]> By: cyrozap http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62494 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:44:00 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62494 love the portal sounds! funny how they are from the turrets (not Tourette’s) in portal.

]]> By: Dan P http://hackaday.com/2009/02/10/the-ponginator/comment-page-1/#comment-62493 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:32:17 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8432#comment-62493 Damn sexy! All hail the robot overlords!

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