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  • Date Created: 31 Dec 2019 6:24 AM Date Created
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The Secret Behind Santa's Sleigh

dougw
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31 Dec 2019

There are lots of theories about what powers Santa's sleigh.

There may be some magic on element14, but in this exercise we are exploring other possibilities....

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The theory explored here is that the sleigh is powered by a drone...

I received a MicroDuino Quadcopter Kit as a finisher prize in the Sixth Sense Design Challenger earlier this year and I figured it could be used to power Santa's sleigh. I wanted to try it out this year and I wanted to get one last build in this year... so here is the build video:

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Add a 3D printed sleigh and beam up a nice image of Boldt castle and a couple of black threads and you get Santa visiting Boldt Castle.

 

Merry Christmas everyone.

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  • dubbie
    dubbie over 5 years ago +4
    A good build. The castle looks fairy tale. Dubbie
  • shabaz
    shabaz over 5 years ago +4
    Hi Doug, It was fun to watch the Quad-Copter assembly! But, you have not mentioned when you first flew it, how many seconds into the flight before it inevitably flipped and crashed
  • dougw
    dougw over 5 years ago in reply to dubbie +3
    Thanks for your description of the castle - it really sums up the whole theme.
  • dougw
    dougw over 5 years ago in reply to shabaz

    I haven't figured out how to control a drone and a video camera at the same time yet. It is more than hard enough to control just one of them. I went out to watch the Canadian championship drone races last Fall and had a really hard time getting decent video of them. I do have a GoPro that I never use though - maybe I can strap it to my head and get some viewable snippets.

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    shabaz over 5 years ago

    Hi Doug,

     

    It was fun to watch the Quad-Copter assembly!

    But, you have not mentioned when you first flew it, how many seconds into the flight before it inevitably flipped and crashed image

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  • neilk
    neilk over 5 years ago in reply to dougw

    Lovely photograph!!

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    dougw over 5 years ago in reply to neilk

    He does not answer to any name.

    The name given to the vet is Nugget.

    I sometimes call him Tiger.

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    dougw over 5 years ago in reply to clem57

    Good eye - he likes plastic and wire and anything stringy.

    I came down one day and he had managed to turn on the computer that is running the castle display.

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    The power button is that silver sliver in the middle...

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