[MakeLV] Arduino Cicada warning device

[Will]

Thermistors are just a pain in the butt due to calibration. That's the only
issue.

-Will C


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com>wrote:

> This might be a really fun thing to do with my kids to get them thinking
> about all sorts of science things from soil temperature to cicada life
> spans and intro to research.
>
> I could probably get away with the thermistor that came with my multimeter
> right? I'd just need to wire my arduino up with binding posts to take the
> readings and if I put it all in a nice box, the kids could easily go out
> whenever they want and plug into the thermistor to take recordings.
>
> Yeah, this sounds like simple, but highly beneficial fun. Thanks for
> sharing Dave!
>
> JSR/
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Will <staticphantom at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> David, if you want... purchase the ethernet shield and the Arduino can
>> tweet directly! http://playground.arduino.cc/Code/TwitterLibrary#Example
>>
>> -Will C
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 12:02 PM, <rsjames at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I met a guy once who was interested in cicadas - as snacks!.  He was a
>>> bit of a whack job...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I also have a three step way of informing the public about the cicadas:
>>>
>>> 1. Listen for loud buzzing.  If it sounds like there are millions
>>> cicadas buzzing, cicadas have arrived.
>>>
>>> 2. Look at a tree.  If covered in cicadas, cicada have arrived.
>>>
>>> 3. Look outside.  If giant, three-foot-long cicadas are attacking pets
>>> and small children, slamming into windows to break them, overturning cars,
>>> and creating general mayhem, Brood II cicadas have not arrived - you are in
>>> a bad horror movie!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> RSJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Will **
>>> Sent: Apr 1, 2013 11:07 AM
>>> To: Build things for fun! **
>>> Subject: Re: [MakeLV] Arduino Cicada warning device
>>>
>>> If you have a laptop you can hook it up to, then there shouldn't be a
>>> problem in displaying the data to the public. I'll ask some friends on
>>> the
>>> IRC channels what they think, but worse comes to worse something can be
>>> linked to twitter. Hackaday has a lot of Arduino + twitter blog posts.
>>>
>>> -Will C
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:59 AM, David Smith ** wrote:
>>>
>>> > I bought one of the Radio Shack kits on sale after Christmas, so I'm
>>> > definitely going to have a go at it. I'm trying to figure out if I can
>>> do
>>> > it at the Center and show the public the data.
>>> >
>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>> >
>>> > On Apr 1, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Will ** wrote:
>>> >
>>> > You know.... we do have the majority of the parts from the Arduino
>>> class
>>> > at the space that we can build a prototype fairly quickly.
>>> >
>>> > -Will C
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:13 AM, David Smith <
>>> > david at davincisciencecenter.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Catch the buzz! Be prepared for Brood II
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/01/175737170/its-almost-cicada-time-help-radiolab-track-swarmageddon?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130401
>>> >>
>>> >> Directions for the detector here: http://project.wnyc.org/cicadas/
>>> >>
>>> >> Dave
>>> >>
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