# Ep 183: Stowaway Science, Cold Basements, and Warm Beers

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-08-26
- Length: 40m
- Episode: 183
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-08-26-ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a wide range of hardware hacks, including a complex knife-throwing machine by Quint, a DIY live-streaming backpack by Melissa, and a modular cyberdeck by Faceless Loser. They also discuss Tony Brobston’s ESP8266 smart vents, the Deep Deck macro pad, and Ivan Farah Fantov’s Z80 single-board computer. The episode concludes with a look at the CubeSats hitching a ride on NASA’s Artemis I mission and a discussion on the thermodynamics of beer fermentation.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-08-26-ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers#t=1) Introduction and SuperCon Announcements
- [6:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-08-26-ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers#t=361) Knife-Throwing Machine and Streaming Backpack
- [14:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-08-26-ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers#t=854) Modular Cyberdeck and Smart Vents
- [19:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-08-26-ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers#t=1161) HVAC Control and Macro Pads
- [23:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-08-26-ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers#t=1401) Quick Hacks: ASCII Terminal and Resin Printing
- [25:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-08-26-ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers#t=1550) Z80 Computer and Step Sequencer
- [33:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-08-26-ep-183-stowaway-science-cold-basements-and-warm-beers#t=2038) Artemis I CubeSats and Beer Science

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Quint (other)
- Melissa (other)
- Faceless Loser (other)
- Tony Brobston (other)
- Nick Velasquez (other)
- John Calhoun (other)
- Cameron Coward (other)
- Kevin Santo Capucho (other)
- M. Malik (other)
- Ivan Farah Fantov (other)
- Todd Bots (other)
- Tom Nardi (other)
- Jenny List (other)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- ESP32 (chip)
- GoPro Hero 10 (product)
- Artemis I (product)
- CubeSats (product)
- Z80 (chip)

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