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  waterheater
  What a throwback. I remember reading this guy's build of the "Flying Nimbus" [1]--an early version of the Onewheel--back in 2015. In fact, the Flying Nimbus and the Onewheel were both released in 2014, but it appears they were produced independently, once again demonstrating the curious phenomenon of Multiple Discovery [2].[1] https://transistor-man.com/flying_nimbus.html[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_discovery
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  alex-moon
  Every point of friction, every struggle documented in minute detail, on a long and bumpy path to some kind of result. The stakes are zero, the whole project an act of pure expression. It is like a kind of oasis in a desert of articles about new ML models. I don't mind that HN is all about new models all the time now, but content like this being on the front page is soothing.
• arjie
  Extraordinary post. To be honest, didn’t even strike me to use TPU for shear resistance. But of course. Good rookie tip among much in there. Fantastic work.
• torpex
  Dane is the real deal. I've never figured out how he finds the time to build all these amazing contraptions let alone document them in meticulous detail while maintaining a full time engineering job. But it's definitely impressive.
• ChrisMarshallNY
  Love it!These kinds of posts are one of the reasons I stick around.I have a friend that does these kinds of projects, all the time, and shared it with him.
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  tetris11
  I would love to see a First person view of that tumble
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  nicbou
  The googly eyes are such a nice touch! Great writeup.
• JKCalhoun
  Very cool.And, BTW (this post reminds me), if anyone wants to help: I'm planning on trying to knock out an inexpensive, open-source "Dykstraflex-like" [1] camera from off-the-shelf and 3D printed parts this Fall.[1] I kind of figure if you know what a Dykstraflex rig is you're already more likely to be the kind of person that will want to help—so this footnote does little to help those that are puzzled by the term Dykstraflex.
• osamagirl69
  Wonderful writeup! Really embraces the old internet character from the days before people started putting ads in the personal websites.
• jihadjihad
  Now this kids is Hacker News.
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  zkmon
  Technology and gadgets used to sound quite amazing, cute and desirable to have and experience. But now they look like plastic feed, triggering a vomit feel. I think revolt against anything tech is around the corner.