Magic with a TV-B gone
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These things have been around for years, but I wonder if anyone has tried to implement this genius device into some magic routines. For those that are not familiar with the device, its basically a universal remote control with only one button. When pressed the device rapidly cycles through all of the different remote control codes sending the power signal for each code. There is actually an opensource project for this little gadget at Ladyada.net providing you with everything one would need to make one of these bad boys. There are schematics, opensource firmware for the microprocessor, and even a kit you can buy for $20. Or you can even just buy the pcb for $5 and obtain all of the parts on your own.
Now for the magic part.
I saw an old post at Makezine.com’s blog pointing to one of their magazine articles which involved secretly concealing one in a baseball cap (Instructable here). Wouldn’t it be cool to to freak people out in department stores if you could somehow time this device perfectly allowing you to pop off TVs on command with a simple magical gesture? Or even better, If one could find a way to aim this device, you could have a spectator, choose a TV and ask them to stare at it and imagine it turning off, giving you plenty of distraction to work your magic. This would kill at parties.
Once timed, one could easily develop a specifically timed routine (much like in the way the Iphone tricks are) that would enable you to perform awesome feats of magic especially seeing as how the device can take out TVs from 40 yards away and the light is invisible to the eye.
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May 12th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Maybe you could tweak the remote control to be used with a reed switch? So its the same concept with the PK ring triggered Ice Orb. This sounds really interesting. Too bad I don’t have soldering iron =(
May 13th, 2008 at 3:57 am
Totally dude, I was actually thinking something similar. Perhaps a reed switch in a coat pocket that when you run your hand by it activates the switch. Clever!
Might be tough to fuse something to the PCB though.
Bummer on the soldering iron situation. There is always electrical tape though. Can’t tell you how many times electrical tape has pulled me through