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The Whirlydoodle Project Makes Fun, Spinning Things (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the round-and-round-she-goes dept.

There you were, one evening in Ann Arbor, MI, looking at a bunch of crazy spinning pinwheel-type things on light poles that seemed to change speed, colors, and light patterns with each minor wind shift. You were seeing Whirlydoodles. Slashdot met Whirlydoodle creator Timothy Jones at the 2012 Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire and shot a quick video of him and his colorful "micro-electric wind turbine" in action.

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  1. Re:editors, please by fm6 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Broken isn't a comparative concept. Stupid and sloppy, on the other hand.... I mean httpio:wwwannarborcomentertainmentwhirlydoodle-projectUGI3U41lTnh, that doesn't pass even the most basic sanity test.

    What do editors do? They clearly don't edit!

    Hey, underemployed technical writer here! Gimme a call.

  2. Re:editors, please by mcgrew · · Score: 2

    This may (MAY!!) be the correct link. Gees, I've never seen such a botched URL. Does the submitter not know how to copy a URL from the address bar and paste it in the submission? And why did it get past the "editor"?

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  3. Correct Link by MrYingster · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/whirlydoodle-project/#.UGXXtuewdvw

  4. Re:Impact on insects? Birds? by skids · · Score: 2

    If this were the case (it isn't, mine had no guts on them), then this would constitute a renewable powered bug zapper.

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