Just a Test

I'm working on a virtual version of Dawson Station so every one can run the puzzle. Here is a very early attempt, just to see if I can get it on the web:


Don't get to frustrated. It still has a lot of glitches. My team of highly motivated programmers are working on it day and night.

Nightfall at Dawson Station

A friend suggested I work on the lighting a bit. Here is what resulted.

[Here is a direct link if the embedded video doesn't show up.]

The Arduino can now control the overhead light with a relay (video here). There are lights in the house and on the end of the loading shed and mill. The star of the show is Ken Stapleton's "Fire" circuit which flickers both a blue LED in the house to simulate TV and yellow LED in a burn barrel.

I also added some nightime audio which plays when the overhead light goes off. The frogs are from a pond near my house, and the dog barking is Mitsty the Wonder Dog, who will bark on command if food is involved.

Do try this at home

From the book "Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)" by Gever Tulley.

First, wait till mom is out of the house. Second, don't go more than 3 or 4 seconds. Third, ventilate the house and dispose of the evidence. Or, just watch the video.

The slow motion looks like the Game of Life pattern. The end result is a work of art: