[sdiy] Other LED's

[Peter Snow]

....that would be the Mona Lisa in the Louvre painted on black velvet, right?  :)


Magnus Danielson wrote:
> 
> 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!