This was mostly a learning opportunity to teach myself how to use a low-level programing language in programming a microcontoller. I have always been fascinated with early programming languages, but assembly code had always seemed to be like a complete alien language compared to all other coding languages. Assembly is as close to the processor […]
Overkill Rube Goldberg launch pad
This was a contribution to a section of a Rube Goldberg machine for a college science building grand opening. The request was to build a rocket launch device that when triggered by a rolling golf ball would pull a cord as a finally to the show. Borrowed a tire bead seater to store a large amount […]
Restoring a radial engine for a new purpose.
Discovered a Jacobs L5MB radial power plant that was destined for the scrap yard.
Douglas Adams
“There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. Its knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. … Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that presents the difficulties” Douglas Adams
Earth Time Lapse
The ISS orbits the earth at an altitude of 400 km which puts it in the low earth orbit category