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DIY USB Servo-Guided Water Gun

Posted by timothy on from the seasonally-inappropriate dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What better way is there to learn something than by making your own DIY gadget? Here's a new video showing how to use a common hobby servo, in conjunction with a small water pump, to create a USB controlled water gun! You can use your keyboard to aim and fire at an unsuspecting passerby. Both fun and educational, this project looks like a great DIY weekend project for any IT guy, wanting to make sure people think twice before asking a stupid question!"

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  1. USB != serial by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Since when USB port is synonym for serial port?

  2. Re:This is bad by hax0r_this · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Umm... more to the point, its a water gun. Am I the only one who doesn't want a water gun by my computer?

    On the other hand, just today I was contemplating building a servo mounted nerf gun, that would seem to be more appropriate for use by an "IT guy".

  3. Arduino by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This would have been easier and cleaner to do with an Arduino

  4. WTF? by hack++slash · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Surely this stuff should be on the idle section of slashdot!

    If I want DIY servo controlled stuff I can go to http://www.hackaday.com/ or http://www.hackedgadgets.com/ or http://www.hacknmod.com/ or even http://www.instructables.com/

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