# Ep 382: Glueballs, Borg Cubes, and Supersonic Trebuchets

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2026-08-14
- Length: 51m
- Episode: 382
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-08-14-ep-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2026/08/14/hackaday-podcast-episode-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets/

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Christina Panos discuss recent Hackaday news, including Supercon 10 ticket sales and a breakthrough in particle physics at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider regarding glueballs. They review several community hacks, including a fiber-to-the-home security analysis by Rithwick Jaya Simha and Vibhu, a supersonic trebuchet by Tom Stanton, and a time-tracking cube by Edris Isborg. The episode also covers articles on prosthetic running blades by Van Phillips and storm glasses by Robert Fitzroy, highlighting the intersection of engineering, history, and community innovation.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-08-14-ep-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets#t=1) Introduction: Supercon 10 News and Glueball Discovery
- [3:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-08-14-ep-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets#t=181) Eclipse Observations and Imperial vs. Metric Debate
- [7:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-08-14-ep-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets#t=478) Fiber to the Home Security Hacks by Rithwick Simha
- [16:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-08-14-ep-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets#t=1007) Flip Buddy Time Cube and Supersonic Trebuchet
- [25:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-08-14-ep-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets#t=1518) Avian Identification and 3D Printing Filament Flammability
- [29:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-08-14-ep-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets#t=1772) Wii Nunchuck Macropad and Quick Hacks
- [38:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-08-14-ep-382-glueballs-borg-cubes-and-supersonic-trebuchets#t=2289) Prosthetic Running Blades and Storm Glasses

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Beijing Electron Positron Collider (other)
- Supercon 10 (other)
- Rithwick Jaya Simha (other)
- Rithwick Vibhu (other)
- ESP32 S3 (chip)
- MPU 6050 (chip)
- WS2812B (chip)
- Edris Isborg (other)
- Teddy Warner (other)
- BirdNET (other)
- Maker's Muse (other)
- PLA (material)
- PLA Plus (material)
- PETG (material)
- TPU (material)
- ABS (material)
- John Dingley (other)
- ANAVI Handle (tool)
- Raspberry Pi 2040 (chip)
- Circuit Python (other)
- Van Phillips (other)
- User (company)
- Oscar Pistorius (other)
- Robert Fitzroy (other)
- Storm Glass (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Pneumatic Tubes, Straight To The Home](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-01-22-pneumatic-tubes-straight-to-the-home) (The Amp Hour)
- [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)
- [51. Recapping 2021](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [126: Live From Supercon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-08-05-126-live-from-supercon) (Embedded.fm)
- [Optimization Beast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-02-10-optimization-beast) (The Amp Hour)

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