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[PSUBS-MAILIST] Off-Topic Personal Announcements; More Toys
Apologies: I have fallen behind in my reading again, and all I have to
contribute are more side-topics.
1. Sonar Room
For those not already in the know. My wife and I have become dry-land
end-users of high-resolution active sonar:
http://customer.wcta.net/buchner/symbiote/index.html
...so anyway, there'll be a new p-subber, likely female, round about
the middle of March.
Which will only exacerbate my toy-purchasing problem. As it is, as a
childfree 35-year-old, I already have more toy guns, spaceships, boats,
and action figures around my house than some people with children do.
We're going to need a shed.
2. Toy Report; mini-ROV scheme
Last Christmas, it was those micro r/c cars, an inch or two long. A
year later, the basic technology has evolved into various other
applications: tanks, monster trucks, stunt cars... and... BOATS. I
spent $15 at Walmart last week for a 5-inch-long speedboat I can drive
in my aquarium. It's super-neato fun.
The coolest thing about it is that it steers by having two separate
thrusters which can be operated independently, forward or reverse. It's
really maneuverable -- and the motors are in little pods which look
like they're glued on separately. This means one could stick them on
other things, like my American S&S "WWII Gato Sub" whose motor has
already rusted up.
I believe I posted some months ago, about the micro r/c subs I'd seen
reports of from Asian toy expos and was wishing would hurry up and come
here. Still haven't seen one -- but these boats provide better
ready-made parts to make my own than the cars did. With thrusters and
electronics from two of them, one could make a TEENY-TINY p-sub with
depth control and everything.
Could be a cool science fair project, or an indoor winter sub for those
of us in the frozen tundra zone.
Soon, I'll be diving with my turtles...
http://customer.wcta.net/buchner/turtdex.html
3. Not submersible... hopefully!
But for anybody interested: we finally acquired one of those vintage
aluminum runabouts we've been dreaming of. A couple pictures at the top
of...
http://customer.wcta.net/buchner/index.html