[sdiy] Other LED's

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Peter Snow <psnow at magma.ca>
Subject: [sdiy] Other LED's
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:26:29 -0500
Message-ID: <405F7625.B7B6606C at magma.ca>

> During the famous LM13600 buying spree from Electronic Goldmine that happened before Xmas, I ordered
> a "rainbow" LED as part of the extras to get my order up to the minimum. 
> 
> It is a strange beast that flashes each of red, blue and green in turn and then kinda flickers in a
> mixture of all 3 colours. Looks best in a dark room and viewed from the side. It's neat but I cannot
> really see any practical use for it in electronic equipment, except perhaps to distract the observer
> from my terrible lettering and painting! :)
> 
> Also the tiny bright points of light trigger my visual migrane so I think may have to pass up on
> using it.  Anyone else tried these?

What you haven't figured out is that these are *PERFECT* for doing taste-less
designs. Now you can do your own rainbow-sovernier shop, with a printed copy of
Mona Lisa with rainbow leds around the frame, a Cartman-doll with rainbow led
eyes, a Mahatma Gahndi doll with rainbow led eyes and to royally screw things
up do a Budha-statue with a necless of rainbow leds. Naturally you sell all of
them at a bargain-price only today!

(All of the real life Mona Lisa, Cartman, Mahatma Gahndi and Budha where
unharmed during the writing of this email, they have however taken mentally
ill by the flashing rainbow leds, like any other sensible person would.)

Cheers,
Magnus - who enjoys reading about Opus again!