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Jun 14, 2010. 3:23 PMedey
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THX!
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Nov 30, 2008. 6:53 PMOpenyourmind
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What about color straws ? Did anyone already try ?
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Jul 25, 2009. 6:55 PMDJNASHA
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clear works best openyourmind that should help
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Dec 2, 2008. 11:59 AMelectrophobia (author)
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No i did not try that but if you are going to try that, you must use bright white LEDs.
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Dec 5, 2008. 6:13 PMthe_better_nacho
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no, you dont have to use white. i made a temporary contraption using green bendy straws and green LEDs, it adds illumination. if you combine colors (red LED and green straw) it makes interesting color combinations that you dont need to purchase different color LEDs for!
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Jun 27, 2009. 7:32 AMxetero
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Hey, can I make a longer version of that? about 3 feet? (sorry for my bad english)
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Jun 27, 2009. 9:23 AMelectrophobia (author)
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Of course u can. But I don' t think that your strip is going to shine in the middle.. It is worth to try if you need that 3 feet strip :)
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Dec 1, 2008. 6:00 PMcodongolev
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what do they look like in the light? great idea, simple and fun. I also like the usb power source. I'm making a christmas tree that runs off usb. (except that I'm using an off- brand crap cable, so the power supply wires are red and blue. I had to find them the old fashioned way - with my tongue.)
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May 16, 2009. 12:59 PMXamith
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lol, did that hurt at all?
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May 18, 2009. 5:32 PMcodongolev
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not really. you can lick a 9 volt battery to check if it's dead, and a usb power supply only gives off 5 volts. more of a tingle.
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May 19, 2009. 10:21 AMXamith
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true.
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May 14, 2009. 11:25 AMkingofrandom92
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that's really ingenious. its great because its inexpensive and made from led's. coolest led light strip i have ever seen. this is so getting put in my car after of course a trip to McDonalds for the straws. hopefully they have the clear ones :)
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Feb 3, 2009. 5:26 PMsciencenerd1616
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cool i never thought of that
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Nov 14, 2008. 9:06 AMTekoMuto
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Awesome! before I make these, would they still glow lik that if you bend em?
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Dec 5, 2008. 6:16 PMthe_better_nacho
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well, light doesnt bend, so it distorts the light and gets weaker and weaker towards the opposing end of the straw; if there is more than 2 bends the 'center' wont light as well.. one bend and 2 LEDs works fine.
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Jan 22, 2009. 3:13 PMTekoMuto
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hmmm... okies thnx _
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Nov 14, 2008. 12:08 PMelectrophobia (author)
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if you bend them, the bended part of the stick gets more glowy. But i don't know what happens if u bend them in three pieces..
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