whats the point??

Posted at 11:12 am on Apr 16th, 2009 by beskone

I saw one that had a blu ray diode or w/e in it and he could light cigs with it.

Posted at 11:36 am on Apr 16th, 2009 by J

Which, incidentally, was built by the same person :)

Posted at 11:45 am on Apr 16th, 2009 by Marvin

Sort of twisted minded carrying a laser to show it off.. Besides, it isn’t cool carrying a lighter anyway. Lame!

Posted at 11:48 am on Apr 16th, 2009 by sansan

I think it’s an entertaining toy!

“Sort of twisted minded carrying a laser to show it off.. Besides, it isn’t cool carrying a lighter anyway. Lame!”

Lighter have more than a couple uses you know…
and if you have issues with twisted minds can i suggest you maybe go in for cross stitching or stamp collecting? I think hacks might not be your thing…

Posted at 12:07 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by Gabriel

As I always say, it’s got nothing to WHY you do it… it’s about CAN you do it. I’ve made alot of things that make people say why but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t worthwhile.

Posted at 12:53 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by SynSlash

Bonus:- modulate the power with stored video signal (there’s some code that can generate video from a 12F675 around) and then adjust the mirror speeds and sync (use a hall sensor from a dead CPU fan and mini NIB magnet interfaced to the PIC on each motor) and voila! instant headup scope display :)

-A

Posted at 1:19 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by andre

I don’t get it?

Posted at 1:27 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by Air Conditioning Denton

Sorry to derail the topic a bit.. but some people were shooting a green laser into my eyes from a window last Friday as I was leaving a LAN at 1:00AM… My immediate reaction was pure anger, followed by rigid middle fingers. Had they not been safely locked behind a 3 locked doors in side of a 4 story building… I might have done more.

Lasers in my eyes really piss me off because safety, eye safety and eye damage are topics I take to an extreme of seriousness. Some stupid kid giving me eye damage does not stop me from having no mercy for their idiotic decision and potential regulation by a fittingly pissed off individual. *rages*
:-p

Posted at 1:40 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by Louis II

Very cool project. I’ve been looking at trying to hide random things that don’t belong inside other packages.

perhaps he needs one of those laser inside stickers for the side of the zippo… but then again, i’ve never been much for reading warnings or labels.

Posted at 2:34 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by daryl

@sansan
“it isn’t cool carrying a lighter anyway. Lame!”
Jesus, they sure did a number on you, melted your brain it seems, get professional help please.

Unless you are 7yo, then I apologize, but how was I to know? :)

Posted at 4:44 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by Wwhat

Great. I’ve loved Zippos since I was a kid and played with my dad’s from WW2. Unfortunately(?), I don’t smoke so never had a good excuse to carry one. Now I do, or maybe I could squeeze a cell-phone jammer into one!

Posted at 5:46 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by Mike

Kinda tough to make a cell phone jammer work well inside a metal case.

Also they’re not very legal, because of the possibility that a cell phone may need to be used in an emergency…

Posted at 6:07 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by Spork

Good luck EVER getting through an airport!

Posted at 6:40 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by supernova_hq

W.T.F?

Posted at 6:55 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by dunker

nice design , nicely done. suggest adding a verible resister to motor , so can adjust speed or vibration of mirror , would allow for more designs with simple turn. :)

Posted at 7:17 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by Flixssoft

For those who are asking “why bother”:
1) Lasers are just cool. I mean, it’s a spinning laser, cmon! :)
2) It’s a masterpiece of miniaturization.
3) It’s a fun project.
4) You now have a nice portable way to impress your friends and show off your electronic / mechanical skills.

Nice job. I like it.

Posted at 11:40 pm on Apr 16th, 2009 by punmaster

What’s the point in that? Very very spazzy idea.

Posted at 1:39 am on Apr 17th, 2009 by lorddef

@Louis II, you should of faked a seizure or death and seen what happened.
Or to play to the crowd, faked blindness and walked into lamp posts etc.

Posted at 3:18 am on Apr 17th, 2009 by memals

Ironic that while I’m reading these comments, my page is adorned with an ad for ‘The Original Pocket Torch. Hot Enough to Melt a Penny!’ I wonder how many of you “what’s-the-point?” people would have no problem carrying one of those.

Posted at 5:18 am on Apr 17th, 2009 by dcj2

Hi guys, Nice to see a split vote :)….

nice design , nicely done. suggest adding a verible resister to motor
I had a pot on there at one point but it caused problems with the motor and would not always run so I took it off.

Someone above hit the nail right on the head, I did it to see if I could, Turning something with a specific purpose into something unexpectedly different is my thing.

Regards rog8811

Posted at 10:29 am on Apr 17th, 2009 by rog8811

Yeah I can see someone forgetting its in their pocket in the airport and then trying to explain to the useless homeland security guards that its not a “laser guided missle system” or something of that nature.

Posted at 11:41 am on Apr 17th, 2009 by g

why not? I want one!

Posted at 9:10 am on Apr 18th, 2009 by bryan

funky thing. nice to hear a british accent, too!

Posted at 10:23 am on Apr 18th, 2009 by dan

Heh… If you’re commenting on hackaday to complain about the “pointlessness” of a posted project, you obviously don’t get this website. Go back to reading cnet.

Posted at 2:22 pm on Apr 19th, 2009 by mbailey

KICK A55 that is AWSOME !!!!

Posted at 5:21 am on Aug 6th, 2009 by chrispy