Make Podcast: Make a Programmable LED Pumpkin

[PtsCreations]

hey, very cool! can you please provide some links to the hardware i need to get for this?

[crafty25936]

pumpkin,dont you mean plumpkin! :D

[computerman098]

your weekends are probably at least 5 days, normal people only have 2 days in their weekend. nobody is going to spend 100 dollars on a pumpkin that doesnt work, or at least u havnt showed us

[Zvod32]

do you think somebody is really gonna spend 100 dollars for leds and software to make a pumkin light up?

[THRILLHouse51177]

I think maybe the shirt would have been cooler. Looks like it takes a good while. Cool though.

[shneebleu]

Wow I don't even remember this haha.

[DragonChamber]

when you actually click "build" it is converting you what you wrote, or programmed, and turning it into 1's and 0's so the computer could read it.

[shneebleu]

Hex isn't a computer language it's a data type.

[Exoime]

or you can make your own config....witth Picaxe...

[HaloHedgehog22]

is there any way to make a white light turn red with the push of a button so that it stays red until you push another button so it goes back to white?

[aboarder77]

Use a two position switch... red light on, or white light on. Simple.

[HaloHedgehog22]

But is there anyway to make them fade or something? Like with a 555 timer?

[XxLonghorns25xX]

also i would say get a fake pumpkin it will last u longer

[XxLonghorns25xX]

any1 else think he may be gay?

[gaussman08]

you're gay :)

[tails11]

Let me guess, you had to wait the 3 hours? XD

[Jarenjang]

Guys stop commenting on the "solder"/"sodder" thing it's stupid. This weekend project is awsome! I'm definately gonna go out there and make some of these things.

[edtronic]

THIS GUY ROCKS

[csc104]

Seriously, this sounded like a week long project - that was one tough project. Fewer LEDs would have made life easier. Looks like he finished it at 11:59 on Sunday night and was glad to get it done!

[SakutoNoSAI]

Rechargable ENergizer batteries. Nice, Mr. Pettis. Exactly what I use for my Sega Gamegear.

Nice work with that

[digitall2007]

I am a "crazy" kid that likes developing...currently i am working on applications but in future ill buy some microcontrollers and...rock on!The makezine is cool! I like making making...

[PHARTATACK]

Next time use a FUNKIN it's a fake carvable pumpkin you can use for years.

[jukmore]

You are my idol.

Well, I'm needing a toy that reacts by the sound moving himself. Could you teach how could I make it or how could I discover the respectivews tools and pieces?

Thank you for the wisdom.

[pillowarz]

hahawho cares solder sodder same thing. about the vid... i dont think anyone would dothis for halloween and 80 bucks for that thing what a waste. cool though very cool

[bankeh]

That is sooo not true about no one doing it... deffinetly someone out there whos done it, or will be doing it next halloween

[linuxtraveler]

This one is quite hard.

[Unrequit3d]

Whoa! This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[slowgnfizz]

enjoyed this one a lot - thanks

I'll bet the dude with the 'solder' comment pronounces nuclear "nucular" like certain other morons.

[hoarp001]

the word is soLder. not sodder. get it right ;-)

[Atevra]

it is actually sodder not solder, you get it right

[dredre1101]

It is SODDER you idiot, look it up.

[dewexdewex]

They used to put sodders in jail in the 1960's

[Teoma]

Using the law of google, I see "SoDder" gets 24,100 results and "SoLder" gets 11.5 million. plus wikipedia doesn't even know the word.

I know which one I won't be saying.

I don't remember any safety references in this vid, especially as you had a spoon, you could take an eye out with that!

[hoarp001]

thank you teoma :p the word is soLder

[geniusNOTatWORK]

the word is indeed "solder" but you pronounce it "sodder"

more pronunciation: sä-d&r, 'so-, Britain also 'säl-d&r, 'sOl-

[hoarp001]

ok, but in britain its pronounced solder. Seems stupid to pronounce something compelatly differnt to the way its spelt. Its spelt soLder, it should be pronounced solder

[Jarenjang]

it's spelt 'knight' pronounced 'nite' it's spelt 'what' but pronounced 'wat' it's spelt 'solder' but pronounced 'sodder'

[chrismofer]

yup.