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Seb Lee-Delisle modified a Nintendo Zapper to fire laser beams and even have smoke come out of the barrel with each shot. It has a pair of LEDs, a laser module, and a vape module. The light effects on the wall are from a separate projector.
Laser gun finished! Ready for @DigitalBrighton launch tomorrow. #hackedonclassics http://pic.twitter.com/5WHM7qlL4s
— Seb Lee-Delisle (@seb_ly) August 30, 2016
For the upcoming ‘Hacked on Classics’ show being held as part of the Brighton Digital Festival in the UK this month, hacker Seb Lee-Delisle modified the classic NES’ Zapper accessory with LEDs, a green laser, the smoke-generating parts from an e-cigarette, and a small blower to create the convincing effect of a functional laser pistol.
All of the electronic elements added to the NES Zapper are perfectly timed to create the illusion of it firing actual laser blasts, including a quick puff of smoke to make the laser’s beam visible as it leaves the barrel. For the exploding burst that appears on the wall, a separate computer-controlled laser uses a camera to estimate where the Zapper is pointed, creating a simulated point of impact after the trigger has been pulled.
Don’t pretend for a second that you aren’t making “pew-pew” sound effects in your head while watching that video.
[Seb Lee-Delisle via Hackaday]
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Brilliant Hacker Turned the Classic NES Zapper Into a Kick-Ass Toy Laser Gun
If you really want a little chill with your Netflix, the service just added a bunch of “slow TV” shows, things like long train rides through the countryside, relaxing views of canal rides, crackling fireplaces, quiet video of people knitting, and so on. They’re all things you can put on in the background while you work, focus, or just relax.
“Slow TV,” as Kottke describes here is just the airing of a completely ordinary event from start to finish (much like our own Facebook Live “Lunchtime Views” series.) Here’s what you can tune into if you’re looking for something maybe a little ASMR, or maybe just super chill and not-at-all-attention grabbing:
National Firewood Evening
National Firewood Morning
National Firewood Night
National Knitting Evening
National Knitting Morning
National Knitting Night
Northern Passage
Northern Railway
Salmon Fishing
The Telemark Canal
Train Ride Bergen to Oslo
If you’re noticing a Scandinavian thrust to some of these, it’s intentional—a lot of these programs really caught on in Norway, so that’s where Netflix is getting them from. Some of them aren’t exactly the same end-to-end shows that were originally aired, if you’re familiar with them, but they’re enough to help you relax a little after a long day. Hit the link below to read a bit more about them.
Slow TV comes to Netflix | Kottke
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Netflix’s New “Slow TV” Shows are Meditative and Chill
We’ve all had bad days at work, but most of us can just soldier through and move on. Unfortunately for Joshua Justice, Google Street View will never let him forget one particularly terrible shift.
Two months ago, Justice was working at Houston’s Flying Saucer Draught Emporium when he spilled “half a cleaning keg” on his pants. From there, it only got worse.
“Went outside to stand in the sun … as a Google maps car drove by,” wrote Justice on Facebook at time. “Look for me on Street View soon. I’ll be the guy that looks like he pissed himself.”
On Tuesday, Justice discovered that Google had recently updated Street View. Just as he predicted, him and his seemingly pissy pants were there for the whole world to see.
Of course, it’s possible Justice really did wet himself and concocted the elaborate tale to cover up the incident, but even if that’s true, hasn’t he suffered enough?
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Google Car Captures Guy’s Awful Day at Work for All Eternity