# Ep086: News Overflow, Formula 1/3 Racer, Stand Up Rubber Duckies, and Useless Machine Takes a Turn

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-09-25
- Length: 53m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep086-news-overflow-formula-13-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machine-takes-a-turn

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a wide range of news, including the engineering failure of a PG&E transmission line hook that caused the Camp Fire, and AutoDesk's controversial changes to Fusion 360's free license. They highlight several community hacks, such as Jan Derogi's 3D-printed prosthetic feet for rubber duckies, Keith 57,000's 1/3 scale hybrid Formula 1 RC car, and Alex's integration of a vintage Mitsubishi Visitel video conferencing unit with Zoom. The episode also covers a wooden disk player by Jay Bumstead, remote education tools, and a discussion on the potential for life on Venus based on phosphine gas detections.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=7) Introduction: Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams
- [0:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=43) News: SpaceX, Tom Cruise, and PG&E Camp Fire Investigation
- [9:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=545) News: AutoDesk Fusion 360 License Changes and Twitter Bias
- [17:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=1053) Hack: Jan Derogi's Rubber Ducky Prosthetic Feet
- [21:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=1285) Hack: Keith 57,000's 1/3 Scale Hybrid RC Formula 1 Car
- [25:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=1539) Hack: Alex's Vintage Mitsubishi Visitel to Zoom Adapter
- [29:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=1771) Hack: Jay Bumstead's Wooden Disk Player and Remote Education Tools
- [35:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=2144) Hack: Bart Blanken's Rotating Useless Machine and Quick Hacks
- [41:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-09-25-ep086-news-overflow-formula-1-3-racer-stand-up-rubber-duckies-and-useless-machin#t=2462) Campus Article: Sven Gregory's Electric Guitar Pickups and Venus Phosphine News

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (company)
- SpaceX (company)
- PG&E (company)
- AutoDesk (company)
- Fusion 360 (product)
- Mitsubishi Visitel (product)
- Zoom (product)
- V4L2 (tool)

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