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shaunbhoy is always on top
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”
yes, you read correctly, the ring is inside the box, I got the idea a "Monday Links from the fireside/bed/sofa" that nick posted
The Reverse Geocache™ Puzzle Box*|*Arduiniana
the box is built in the way that it has a working circuit that works as expected, I've bought an antique victorian walnut burr jewellry box (similar ish to this) to house the stuff in with the circuitry hidden in the lid with a false lid inner (so it looks good). The box has been adjusted with a barrel jack in the lower left side, a 16x2 LCD and a flush stainless steel button (like you find inside a lift). Press the button and you get a message
"This is attempt 1 of 50"
Distance 451km
*Access Denied*
Powering Off"
press it again you get "Attempt 2 of 50" etc.
the distance is the distance fromthe current box position to some hardcoded gps co-ordinates of the island. There is 10km of tolerance in the end location so it isn't required to be to the meter accurate in the opening location. the island is 9km wide and 2km from the shore, so if you're on the island the box will open.
Im currently in testing phase with it. changing the destination co-ords to 1km away the box opens, once I have the circuitry housed in the box and neatly arranged I can test further by setting destination co-ords to work etc.
Last edited by chef; 10th November 2010 at 09:31.
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More fingers than teeth
FiveTimes is NOT a disguised employee
I've just been reading about these. I hope you are not flying
Sir, did you pack this yourself?– No.
What’s inside?– I have no idea.
Can you open it please?– Nope.
built circuitry myself, bought the box, cut a hole in it for the lcd which sits very flush to the box and used a wood drill for the button hole which also sits flush, so presentation wise it looks very good and not "knocked up in a shed in 5 mins"
She know's I'm a bit geeky in building pc's etc. I know she'll appreciate the effort in making the thing and it is definately a unique way to do it.
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The beerded one
EternalOptimist is NOT a disguised employee
the romance aside, what I was thinking when I read this was
What a cracking story you will both have to tell, for the rest of your lives together
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