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According to a recent job satisfaction survey, I'm ready to leave my job at a moments notice, so I have nothing personal in my desk. In an effort to liven things up, I brought my iPod Touch to work.
There I was, bored, alone in my cube with nothing to entertain me but work and the movies and videos stored on my iPod touch. Alas there was no practical way I could watch my iPod and appear to be working. I searched my desk for something that might help.
At first, none of my office supplies seemed to be of any use unless I wanted to trust my iPod to some cheap transparent tape. There was one thing that seemed to have possibilities. A large metal paper clip. Not a binder clip, but a single piece of wire bent into a spring shape allegedly capable of holding a small stack of papers together.
What I came up with worked so well, I decided to share it with.. um.. The Internet.
Before we get started. I want to say that I did this Instructable at home because cameras are not allowed where I work. I may not like the place, but I do follow the rules, especially when potential witnesses are near. The only tool I used to create the original was my Leatherman. For the Instructable, I used a few extra items to simplify the explanation.
Here's how I did it.
I hope you find it useful or at least amusing.
There I was, bored, alone in my cube with nothing to entertain me but work and the movies and videos stored on my iPod touch. Alas there was no practical way I could watch my iPod and appear to be working. I searched my desk for something that might help.
At first, none of my office supplies seemed to be of any use unless I wanted to trust my iPod to some cheap transparent tape. There was one thing that seemed to have possibilities. A large metal paper clip. Not a binder clip, but a single piece of wire bent into a spring shape allegedly capable of holding a small stack of papers together.
What I came up with worked so well, I decided to share it with.. um.. The Internet.
Before we get started. I want to say that I did this Instructable at home because cameras are not allowed where I work. I may not like the place, but I do follow the rules, especially when potential witnesses are near. The only tool I used to create the original was my Leatherman. For the Instructable, I used a few extra items to simplify the explanation.
Here's how I did it.
I hope you find it useful or at least amusing.
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Here are the items I used to make the Improvised iPod Stand.
1. Paper
2. Pencil
3. Leatherman, pliers or anything that will help you make small bends in a paper clip
4. A paper clip
Optional - Board With a Nail in It
You can use a board with a nail in it to make some of the larger bends.
1. Paper
2. Pencil
3. Leatherman, pliers or anything that will help you make small bends in a paper clip
4. A paper clip
Optional - Board With a Nail in It
You can use a board with a nail in it to make some of the larger bends.
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- Chris
This also works as a great "tripod" for taking closeups with the camera.
Maybe you could make an Instructable about how you did it.
As for Batman Comics: You should check out the series starting with "Bruce Wayne: Murderer"? It shows Bruce trying to figure out which is the real man, Bruce Wayne or Batman?
I'll get Joker's Asylum next. Thanks for the tip.
Unrequested Advice: *sigh* I'm not a kid, just a 30 something geek who still puts Batman stickers on his stuff. When you said school, I thought you were talking about college. Take my advice. Don't use that thing in high school. I don't know if they confiscate iPods or not, but be careful. Have as much fun as you can, but stay out of trouble. lol
I will check out Bruce Wayne:Murder. I forgot to say, the joker's asylum is about the Villains.
Gah! I had to type that 6 times, because my hamster wants to run on the keyboard