# Ep 122: Faster Than Wind Travel, Sisyphish, ALU Desktop Calculator, and Mice in Space

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-06-11
- Length: 53m
- Episode: 122
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-06-11-ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-spac
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-space

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including Rick Cavallero's Blackbird wind-powered car that travels faster than the wind, Zach Frew's 'Sisyphish' sand-drawing aquarium plotter, and Simon Boke's desktop calculator built around a 74LS181 ALU chip. They also cover Jonathan Gleik's use of a camera gimbal to stabilize his soldering iron against hand tremors, Deborah Ansel's modular triangle PCB art, and Robin Debrulli's low-temperature desoldering technique using bismuth and tin. The episode concludes with commentary on Ford's vehicle-to-home power capabilities and NASA's artificial gravity research using mice on the ISS.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-06-11-ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-spac#t=2) Introduction and ATX 12V0 Power Supply Standard
- [8:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-06-11-ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-spac#t=522) Faster Than Wind Travel: The Blackbird Car
- [16:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-06-11-ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-spac#t=961) Sisyphish: Sand Drawing Aquarium Plotter
- [20:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-06-11-ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-spac#t=1200) ALU Desktop Calculator with 74LS181
- [24:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-06-11-ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-spac#t=1471) Stabilizing Soldering with a Camera Gimbal
- [28:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-06-11-ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-spac#t=1696) Modular Triangle PCB Art and Low-Temp Desoldering
- [38:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-06-11-ep-122-faster-than-wind-travel-sisyphish-alu-desktop-calculator-and-mice-in-spac#t=2321) Ford Vehicle-to-Home Power and ISS Artificial Gravity

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Intel (company)
- Blackbird (product)
- Rick Cavallero (other)
- Zach Frew (other)
- Simon Boke (other)
- 74LS181 (chip)
- Jonathan Gleik (other)
- Deborah Ansel (other)
- Robin Debrulli (other)
- Ford (company)
- NASA (company)
- AEM (product)

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- [004 - 0x0FF the Rails](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2017-10-13-004-0x0ff-the-rails) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [314: Why Are Wings Needed in Space?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-12-20-314-why-are-wings-needed-in-space) (Embedded.fm)
- [Space Difficulties and Lost Heroes - Wanzing Workshop Whemmle](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-06-space-difficulties-and-lost-heroes-wanzing-workshop-whemmle) (The Amp Hour)
- [Chaffered Chocolate Coemption](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-04-09-chaffered-chocolate-coemption) (The Amp Hour)
- [Headless Units and Baseless Batteries - KiCad Kickoff Kopophobia](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-07-30-headless-units-and-baseless-batteries-kicad-kickoff-kopophobia) (The Amp Hour)

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