freaking lasers

One of the benefits to passing through Spokane was that I could pick up the 15 cheap laser pointers my dad had bought off ebay, and start working on the LASER MEDUSA HELMET. What is a LASER MEDUSA HELMET? A hard hat with a bunch of laser pointers mounted on springs, generally pointing upwards but allowed to sway independently back and forth as the wearer walks around. They'll be fed off a central power source, and there will be a tilt sensor to turn the whole thing off it it tips over too far, thus preventing it from (or at least drastically reducing the chance of) shining lasers into anyone's eyes. I picked up 12 springs today (clearing Lowe's out), and worked out how to attach them. (It involved a propane torch and possibly toxic fumes!) I also cut one down to a stub of just the laser modules, since it won't need the battery compartment. I'll do the rest by jeweler's saw when I get back, out of a vague sense of vanity.

No progress on the sunglasses, haven't had time back in Vancouver since I got the packages last week. I'm going to focus on the earpieces and servo mounting for now and leave getting the brass gears to work until later. If I have to go with the nylon gears, which already work, it won't be the end of the world.