Comments on: Electric matchstick

By: jcgv

jcgv — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:14:04 +0000

Seems like some people can’t enjoy the fine art of a flickering led. Not everything has to be about solving the world energy crisis and other important stuff.

If you’re feeling down, just make a blinking led. The answer to everything isn’t 42, it’s a blinking led

By: therian

therian — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:34:17 +0000

at least he dint use a camera :)

By: snorkle256

snorkle256 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:23:31 +0000

I agree that this needs a mic that you blow into to turn it out. It also needs a gryometer to sense when you shake it out though the mic could do that as well. The gryometer would also determine its position so if you tip it upside down it would get brighter just like you would do with a real match.

By: Anarchistsend

Anarchistsend — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:09:33 +0000

Well, to be fair, this is good for theatre, and I’m a theatre tech. student, so I like it. That being said, not entirely the single most useful thing I’ve ever tried to make, but it’s an interesting prop.

C’mon guys, step up the awesome! Or get a new gadget to come out so people can have something to hack. Either way.

By: Wwhat

Wwhat — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:20:18 +0000

Hear hear on the ‘is this show-and-tell-aday’ remark.
The same thing is actually happening on instructables.com too though, people describing what they have rather than how to do/make it :[

By: if you don't like it don't read it

if you don't like it don't read it — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:13:48 +0000

When even the blogger says “file this under totally useless” you know the post has no value. Why the hell is this on Hackaday?

By: midiwall

midiwall — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:25:07 +0000

Replace the LED with a blue laser diode and create an electric match that really does light something on fire.

By: Hirudinea

Hirudinea — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:50:21 +0000

This is just the thing I need to light my electric stove!

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:50:43 +0000

In India, every year on Ganesh Chaturthi, people setup temporary structures with temporary idols. The entire setup stays up for 15-20 days after which the idols are immersed in water. These diases aren’t fire-proof. So, they don’t decorate the dias with lamps. They use electric lights instead. The problem is that some of the prayers require the priest lighting a lamp. There are LED lamps available that from a distance look like a regular oil lamp. I guess this is a good LED matchstick for the LED lamp :)

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:34:09 +0000

what a waste of time

By: Hal Hockersmith

Hal Hockersmith — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:54:55 +0000

@Old Number 7

amen to that. seriously HAD where is the link. Do you want one of us to go and make this. Seriously we want links! (even if it is to instructables)

By: poylmath

poylmath — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:51:44 +0000

having been a stage tech for a lot of high school plays i think this is pretty cool. especially when the lead actress is just to sorry to light a match, then when she finally does, she catches her $400 costume on fire. It could be used in fake candles too. Maybe sell the candles and match as a set. the match could use a magnetic tip to “light” the candle.

a circuit diagram would be nice though.

By: Old Number 7

Old Number 7 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:32:34 +0000

No instructions on how to make it? wiring diagrams? microprocessor programming code?

Has this become show-and-tell-a-day?

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:32:33 +0000

At least he has good taste in batteries. Those things are awesome.

Perfect for stage performances. Add a big black switch to ‘blow it out’ and you’re there.

By: bub

bub — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:35:02 +0000

amazing…that someone took the time to make something so useless.