Eavesdropping, stalking, and noise harassment via technology

belt drive with the LED on the big pulley? (loose leads to allow it to move freely, of course)

Right now I'm leaning this direction:

DC 5V 4W 0.8A 50N 5Kg Sucked Electric Lifting Magnet Electromagnet Sucked Metal a.co/d/iuPLvwi

One of these electromagnets operating in the 5 volt range (my previous assumption that the logic board provides 10 volts was in error. I was mistakenly using the AC setting on the voltmeter).

Anyway, adhere an axle onto this cylinder shaped magnet, then arrange this electromagnet to be suspended within the field of a horseshoe bar magnet. When the electromagnet is energized, it turns on the axle to align itself with the field that the bar magnet is providing. If a spring is incorporated, once the power is cut, the electromagnetic goes back to its original position. An IR LED can be arranged atop of the axle such that it sweeps through an arc, given there is also an armature carrying the LED.

It's all laid out in the previous video posted here about "The Moving Coil Instrument".

First need to drag an IR LED through the field of view to ensure it's able to awaken the camera.

The logic board provides 0 to 3 volts to the red LED used to make spooky ghost eyes.

Using the formula:

V(supply) - V(led)/I(led)

Can be used to determine if a resistor is needed. And one is.

Usually, red 5mm LED have an amperage of 0.02 Amps, and operate at 1.2 volt.

Such, that in the above equation, it is determined a resistor of 90 ohms is to be included on any IR LED of similar specifications to the red LED.

yep, definitely check to see if the moving LED is enough trigger, before buying hardware to make the LED move.

for that matter, you could theoretically test it with a standard TV remote, just need a trigger and motion mechanism that isn't warm on its own.

Targeted REM Sleep Deprivation (TRaSheD)

A means to deprive REM sleep is discussed in the link below. The method was developed specifically to deprive rats of REM sleep by setting up a cage where the platform is angled just enough and slick enough that once muscle tone is lost when entering true deep sleep, the rat slips down the embankment and is plunged into shallow water. The rat, once awake can climb out and get back to the only dry spot; back atop the platform.

Blood drawn from these specimens showed significant increases in inflammatory substances known to alter brain condition.

A markedly different process having somewhat similar sleep depriving capabilities was said to have been employed by Thomas Edison. In his technique, he would hold a heavy object while resting at his desk. Once truly asleep, the heavy item would fall to the ground, make a noise and wake Mr. Edison such that he was only allowed to "micro sleep", thereby increasing productivity by way of tapping into the supposed power of the twilight mind.

On the one hand, a study and experiment shows targeting deep sleep hurts the brain. While an anecdote about Thomas Edison declares sleep deprivation is key to productivity.

I'm going to side with the rats on this one. Having REM sleep specifically removed from your life hurts, and is, I think, far worse than occasional random sleep disruption; which is what most so called sleep deprivation actually is.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8157773/

I know nothing about the patent process, but at this point I'd say, patent the idea of a sound triggered camera that "prestarts" when it hears a noise.

Sadly, actually I'm kind of stuck...

I've gone to my local maker's group and it's widely agreed there are other available means to do this with respect to industry.

Using software.

So, trying to patent this particular means of doing it, and the other arguably similar ways, is very much a dead end street.

It's the same sad story in regard to my camera stabilization product, back in the 1990s. Once the Garrett Brown Patent for steadicam went beyond the 20 year protection mark, some friends and I were ready for a version of our own. But, after dealing with that for about five years, it became obvious that the wider public didn't really want giant backpacks and arms and all that, regardless if we had the price down many tens of thousands of dollars. ($750 to $1,500 vs. $50,000). What was becoming popular was camera stabilization done in camera, electronically.

So, electronics and software killed that idea effectively enough. One friend who was kind of a big shot in Hollywood took over the "CineGlide" and I wished him well. Meanwhile, the Omaha Maker's Group quickly outlined how this particular camera trick involving the lightbulb would quickly suffer a similar fate and I believe them.

The primary problem now, just for making what I have practical for my own personal use is making it robust enough to operate more than just a few times.

What I have is a balance between weight force, spring force, and magnetic force. The bulb is currently directly soldered to wires. Such that when it's time to replace the bulb, it has to be re soldered. To add a bulb socket increases weight and throws off the spring and magnet relationship. Plus the copper wires end up drooping over time, such that a more robust and permanent solution should be incorporated. But, again, making it heavier causes big issues with both the lifting force of the return spring, and dropping force of the magnet. Too much dropping force and "tack!" we hear the click of the metal slamming together too strongly.

Everything is in careful balance now. And, it took a great deal to get there.


But, it won't work very long as it is...

So, looks like I'm only beginning to address this need.

I'll include two other videos here of some other projects I tried to solve. From these, I think you can quickly see the limited nature of my "maker" capabilities. I may think up stuff, but I'm only so-so at bringing them to life.







Bill Blake and the "CineGlide" circa 1994:

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