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cjj wrote:Yeah, I've built a few things like that several decades ago too, but never incorporated a photo sensor and a light source for feedback...

Sonny boy? Well, OK, I'm only a bit past the half century mark, but I still refuse to act my age!

I bought one recently (not this particular unit) with a photocell instead of a pot to control frequency. Through an amp with some effects, the sounds it makes are EXTREMELY annoying.

I will buy it when I can find one at the thrift store for $2.00 like my iZ

I'm wondering how IZ would survive the splash test, too. After Tripper got through with him, that is.

jingle_jangle wrote:

cjj wrote:Yeah, I've built a few things like that several decades ago too, but never incorporated a photo sensor and a light source for feedback...

Sonny boy? Well, OK, I'm only a bit past the half century mark, but I still refuse to act my age!

I bought one recently (not this particular unit) with a photocell instead of a pot to control frequency. Through an amp with some effects, the sounds it makes are EXTREMELY annoying.

Ah well, in reality, why would I even want something to make annoying noises? There isn't anyone close enough for me to annoy anyway, except for my wife. And according to her, I can make more than enough annoying noises with my bass...

cjj wrote: Ah well, in reality, why would I even want something to make annoying noises? There isn't anyone close enough for me to annoy anyway, except for my wife. And according to her, I can make more than enough annoying noises with my bass...

Most of my boyfriends have been pretty adept without any technology at all

cjj wrote:

jingle_jangle wrote:

cjj wrote:Yeah, I've built a few things like that several decades ago too, but never incorporated a photo sensor and a light source for feedback...

Sonny boy? Well, OK, I'm only a bit past the half century mark, but I still refuse to act my age!

I bought one recently (not this particular unit) with a photocell instead of a pot to control frequency. Through an amp with some effects, the sounds it makes are EXTREMELY annoying.

Ah well, in reality, why would I even want something to make annoying noises? There isn't anyone close enough for me to annoy anyway, except for my wife. And according to her, I can make more than enough annoying noises with my bass...

True. Mine seems to have been conveniently "losted", along with that remote-controlled fart machine that I used to take to staff meetings and hide under the boss' chair.

A boyfriend used to have the little black box that blurted out obscenities at random. Annoying, but with that extra insulting edge. I "losted" it for him.

kiramdear wrote:

cjj wrote: Ah well, in reality, why would I even want something to make annoying noises? There isn't anyone close enough for me to annoy anyway, except for my wife. And according to her, I can make more than enough annoying noises with my bass...

Most of my boyfriends have been pretty adept without any technology at all

I was going to say something to that effect, but figured it was unnecessary since that's one of the more obvious attributes of being male...