I built a Tesla Coil. It plays music while shooting arcs of electricity through the air. Not only that, everything nearby is getting ionised with the high voltage potential… To the point that waving a fluorescent tube near it causes it to light up. And yes you might notice that the glowing stops where my hand is; that’s because it’s flowing through me where I touch it, down my feet. Don’t try this at home!
Geek shirt #80: Zombie T-Rex Jetpack Joyride, courtesy of Halfbrick Studios. Due to a technical issue, I’ve lost a few geek shirt photos. This is what I get for not uploading them ASAP! Rather than wear the shirt a second Tuesday, I’ve decided to just take a photo of it on a hanger.
Geek shirt #82: a Yes Man costume that was assembled in 72 hours for the release party of Fallout 4! Blame @Boo for this one (who is Vault Boy). I don’t seem to have a photo from this week either, so here’s one from the actual event and here’s a video of me wheeling around the space.
I’ve been doing a lot of work on the laser cutter lately. It now has a filter on the front. Sounds small, but actually really important to help keep it clean and cutting well.
Geek shirt #84: my antique Victorian suit, complete with tails! Today was International Pretend to be a Time Traveller day, so I thought I’d do something a little interesting this time. And Bundaberg Spiced Ginger Beer is absolutely delicious. And also for no real reason, my hair is now short and green.
Also, I finally have a new phone! The entire case is clear, like an old Game Boy, with gold-plated accents underneath the clear case. Naturally, it’s running FirefoxOS. Let’s see how long until I break this one too.
I needed to get up high to get a good photo of our new Mill. The easiest way to do this was to just lift myself up on our 2-tonne hoist. Confession: this isn’t the first time I’ve lifted myself with our hoist.
Geek shirt #86: “Game Music Bundle”… exactly what it says on the front. And let’s just say that some people will raise their eyebrows when they finally see that I have this shirt.
I’ve acquired 20 Titanium rings with embedded NFC tags! I have no idea what I’ll do with them but they were a reallygood price. Here’s hoping I come up with an idea.
Geek Shirt #87: an original Neverwinter Nights Collector’s shirt. I opened the package and wore it for the first time just to take this photo. Feel special
I spent this Tuesday doing more work on the electric car, improving the air-conditioning output & optimising some airflow aerodynamics. More details in my Build Log for the car.
Geek shirt #… wait what? I’m shirtless? That’s because I have officially and finally run out of geek shirts! This has been a long challenge that I started Februarytwo years ago, but it’s finally complete! So I couldn’t resist taking a photo surrounded by all of them.
You might be picky and notice there’s only 80-something shirts around me… a few were in the wash. You know how hard it is to keep track of 88 shirts? Seriously, this is just one of my wardrobes!
And now that this challenge is officially over, I’m gonna need something else to do each week at the space. Who knows what I’ll do next. But whatever it is, please don’t buy or gift me any more geeky shirts. I have plenty.
This is what I get for not uploading them ASAP! Rather than wear the shirt a second Tuesday, I’ve decided to just take a photo of it on a hanger.
