Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.
also be sure to check out the styrofoam plate “hi-fi” speaker (link is at the bottom of that page…)
sartresays:
A speaker IS a magnet, wire and a cone of some sort. Good grief. Throw some legos at it and everybody is amazed.
kryten007says:
If you want to be persnickety about it, it’s really not a LEGO speaker at all–no more than a Mustang is a “rubber car” because it has tires. What’s clever about it is actually just what you said: it shows people how simple a speaker really is. I love stuff like this because hopefully it will get people a little more comfortable with electronics and not be so intimidated by the idea of wiring something together.
Fenwicksays:
yup, we did something like this in my honors physics class last year with an old cool-whip container. It worked suprisingly well.
Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.
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also be sure to check out the styrofoam plate “hi-fi” speaker (link is at the bottom of that page…)
A speaker IS a magnet, wire and a cone of some sort. Good grief. Throw some legos at it and everybody is amazed.
If you want to be persnickety about it, it’s really not a LEGO speaker at all–no more than a Mustang is a “rubber car” because it has tires. What’s clever about it is actually just what you said: it shows people how simple a speaker really is. I love stuff like this because hopefully it will get people a little more comfortable with electronics and not be so intimidated by the idea of wiring something together.
yup, we did something like this in my honors physics class last year with an old cool-whip container. It worked suprisingly well.