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How to Build a Santa Detector | The Gentleman Maker

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Channel: All About Circuits · 2018 · Science & Technology

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It’s that time of year again. The man in red will be showing up to once again deliver coal to many thousands of people. In this episode of the Gentleman Maker, we will create the Santa Detector, a system that will allow us to monitor, photograph, and even fight back against the so-called jolly man and finally bring justice to those left disappointed at this time of year!

While there are many people out there who wake up on Christmas morning to find their stockings full of gifts, I often find mine full of coal and can never understand why. I work hard, pay my taxes, and even used to leave carrots out for his reindeer, but it would seem that no matter how much I try or bribe, Santa won’t budge.

I don’t know about you, but a man who knows when you’re sleeping and climbs into your room in the middle of the night is something that just does not sit right with me! Well, Santa has clearly never met an engineer or modern technology, so we will use maker equipment to try and capture footage of him, as well as create an alarm system that will alert me to his presence! For more information, as well as all the latest All About Circuits projects and articles, visit the official website at http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/

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