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Point Of View by Beta Orionis
July 12th, 2008 10:46 PMI have a door
The Door...
Rather, there is a door that bars the entry of unwelcome guests to my apartment. Like many doors, there is a peephole through which one might review visitors before deciding whether or not to answer the door. That seems harmless enough.
BUT NOT FOR THE
V E R T I C A L L Y C H A L L E N G E D!
*sigh*
I cannot view what others 6.5 inches taller than myself can and we have no stepstool/sturdy boxthings in the apartment that I could utilize.
This is not good because I might open up for attackers unknowingly.
I stewed on this problem for a while.
One day, while taking notes in one of Dr. Subtle's classes sometime in May, I happened upon a solution!
A PERISCOPE!
and I sketched some plans...
Initially I thought of using wood or small, threaded pvc pipes, and also add a hinge towards the middle so that taller apartment mates could still peek through. Recently, I acquired a good substitute material for the case.
which initially housed these guys and their friends.
Shortly after deciding on the casing, I picked up some tiny mosaic mirrors,
tested their reflectiveness,
and set to work!
I covered the tube in black sharpie to block out light from the environment, and covered the original label with some appropriately scaly looking duct-tape-esque tape. I also mounted the mirrors on some 45-degree-angled bases and made a cover for one of the ends (the other I just covered with tape.)
Then I mounted it on the door, and looked through!
It works pretty well!
Also, I was nice, so I made it detachable with the help of velcro.
So while I'm not actually one of the beings that stands at 5'8.5'', I now share one little piece of their world view. :)
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susy derkins
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5Dela Dejavoo
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5rongo rongo
5Heatherlynn
5Jellybean of Thark
5Dr. Subtle
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posted by rongo rongo on July 18th, 2008 3:29 PM
Nice interpretation of the task, and a good use of a dino tube
posted by Heatherlynn on July 21st, 2008 10:25 PM
Great!
A periscope is actually what made me first think of creating this task.
It's now been made a reality.
I want to see everyone's point of view of what this task is.
posted by Beta Orionis on July 25th, 2008 2:49 PM
Nice! Glad I could bring your inspiration into existence. :)
I'm really looking forward to seeing other completions.
Lovely :)