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  • Author Author: spannerspencer
  • Date Created: 8 Jun 2016 4:03 PM Date Created
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Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: The IoT of Chaps

spannerspencer
spannerspencer
8 Jun 2016

What-o chaps! Splendid day, what?image

 

Well, as you know it'll be Father's Day shortly, which is rather splendid, and we're clapping politely in anticipation of the grand show by handing out a week's worth of exclusive Father's Day badges for all you smashing chaps.

 

Ah yes, chaps! Just what is a chap? According to Mr. B:

"A proper chap knows exactly where it's at. A proper chap is a rogue, in well-heeled brogues, and knows exactly when it's right to wear a hat.

 

"He wears it outdoors and takes it off when he gets in, and never matches pocket square and tie.

 

"A proper chap drinks tea or a lovely drop of gin, and a proper chap knows exactly why."

A tad unfairly, the chap can be seen by the uncouth as somewhat old fashioned. Such tosh, of course!

 

However, perhaps you fine fellows can help the chap community to update their already spiffing image by incorporating the Internet of Things into their dandy repertoire? No small task, my good chum.

 

Here's the conundrum I'm chucking toward your mental wickets, and if you'd be good enough to add your idea into the comments so we can have a nice chin wag about it, that'd be splendid. And it simply wouldn't be cricket if we didn't have a proper conversation, so I'll also ask you to stop back a little later on, and post a second comment in response to one of the other chaps' clever notions, too.

 

So that's two comments to land the badge, my good chum!

 

How do we bring together the Internet of Things and chaps? Consider the following components of the chap, and then give them some digital, connected dazzle in the comments section below:

  • A well groomed moustache.
  • A shiny walking cane.
  • A fine pipe.
  • A nice cup of tea.
  • A prim bow tie, or cravat.
  • A dashing tweed jacket.
  • A splendid hat.
  • A lovely drop of gin.
  • A sturdy cricket bat.

 

Remember you'll need the previous Father's Day japes, including the Shed Dweller, Boys' Toys and DIY Ninja badges before you can pin this number to your tweed lapel.

 

You have until 26th June, 2016, to get all the badges, so don't delay!

  • Day One: June 13th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: Shed Dweller
  • Day Two: June 14th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: Boys' Toys
  • Day Three: June 15th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: DIY Ninja
  • Day Four: June 16th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: The IoT of Chaps
  • Day Five: June 17th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: The Maker
  • Day Six: June 18th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: The Maker
  • Day Seven: June 19th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: Day of the Dad

 

To put a bit of fuel in your inspiration pipe, here's Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer to get your dander up. Cheerio old sport!

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  • dougw
    dougw over 9 years ago in reply to Instructorman +5
    A wee drop of gin.... How about this dispenser I automated - full IoT gin.
  • jwatson
    jwatson over 9 years ago +3
    How about an auto-igniting pipe triggered whenever one dons ones smoking jacket (IoT paired wearable tech/lounge wear) or enters ones manfriend smoking room to play poker! The 'rapopipe'. For the ladies…
  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 9 years ago +3
    A facial recognition system to automatically doff your hat when you pass a lady in the street.
  • fvan
    fvan over 9 years ago in reply to beacon_dave +3
    Have you seen this one? Tipping Tophat Totally Tips! (final submission)
  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 9 years ago +2
    MMMMM LET ME THINK A well groomed moustache: Integrating super low energy nano tubes sampling the breathed air just a second before. If the air is not healthy an alarm reach the smartphone "wear your particulate…
  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 9 years ago in reply to spannerspencer +2
    By monitoring the tone of your social media posts a drink maker could automatically select tea or gin.
  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 9 years ago in reply to Workshopshed +2
    A splendid innovation sir - one even worthy of a post to the Ben Heck Show for a build consideration. What does the lady of the show think ? makerkaren
  • spannerspencer
    spannerspencer over 9 years ago in reply to Workshopshed +2
    Auto-Doff -- nice!
  • danielw
    danielw over 9 years ago +2
    Tea has a perfect temperature. Rarely achieved, at Tea°C, one cannot resist the "Second Cup," only to find ones self disappointed. I wager that a cup with thermal profiling allowing one to record the temperature…
  • makerkaren
    makerkaren over 9 years ago in reply to pettitda +2
    I asked Ben to help me make one of these months ago. Attach string of tea bag to device, set and start timer, insert teabag into cup of hot water. When timer goes off, it lifts the tea bag out of the tea…
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  • clem57
    clem57 over 9 years ago

    For cricket lovers ol chap, how about the Snickometer - Best Tech Implementation in Cricket - DustMoon .

    Today’s cricket has been implanted with one of the most advanced Technologies in the world. Artificial Intelligence has made it’s way into the field of cricket too. Cricket – Yeah, this single word is enough to impart energy into many people. Most of you or I can say All of you know very well about Cricket. However, what is the matter here with Cricket to be a topic under the functioning of Technicality. Yeah, Tech is the Thing you know.

    CrickeT.gif“Snicko Meter” is made of a very sensitive microphone located in one of the stumps at keeper end. It is connected to an Oscilloscope that tracks and calculates the frequency,distortions and wavelength of sound waves. Whenever there is Nick of Ball to Bat that can be barely noticed by Umpire or Replay, then we used to Review by this Snicko Meter. So, when nicking of ball onto bat happens, the Oscilloscope tracer will record the sounds. At the same time, a high speed camera records the ball passing the bat. The Oscilloscope Recorded trace is then played alongside the slow motion video of the ball passing the bat, and by the distortions happened in the sound wave we can determine whether ball hit the bat or any other object causing for Appeal.

     

    Clem Chap!

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    clem57 over 9 years ago

    For cricket lovers ol chap, how about the Snickometer - Best Tech Implementation in Cricket - DustMoon .

    Today’s cricket has been implanted with one of the most advanced Technologies in the world. Artificial Intelligence has made it’s way into the field of cricket too. Cricket – Yeah, this single word is enough to impart energy into many people. Most of you or I can say All of you know very well about Cricket. However, what is the matter here with Cricket to be a topic under the functioning of Technicality. Yeah, Tech is the Thing you know.

    CrickeT.gif“Snicko Meter” is made of a very sensitive microphone located in one of the stumps at keeper end. It is connected to an Oscilloscope that tracks and calculates the frequency,distortions and wavelength of sound waves. Whenever there is Nick of Ball to Bat that can be barely noticed by Umpire or Replay, then we used to Review by this Snicko Meter. So, when nicking of ball onto bat happens, the Oscilloscope tracer will record the sounds. At the same time, a high speed camera records the ball passing the bat. The Oscilloscope Recorded trace is then played alongside the slow motion video of the ball passing the bat, and by the distortions happened in the sound wave we can determine whether ball hit the bat or any other object causing for Appeal.

     

    Clem Chap!

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

    Nice! Wicket cam : )

    But we also need an audio device than periodically says to them "get a move on" for making the day pass quicker : )

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  • mcb1
    mcb1 over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

    You may not have seen the wicket cam they use in some broadcasts.

    HD Cricket Stump Cameras | www.cameracorps.co.uk

     

    Since I rarely watch cricket (something akin to paint drying), I'm not sure if they are still used in our broadcasts or not.

     

    Mark

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    nbizzell over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

    This is a great device but a real Gent would know he has hit the ball and walk

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