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On being a twit

posted by [personal profile] bugshaw at 07:00pm on 30/09/2010
Earlier today I forgot how to do fractions, in my befuddled back achy state.

But this morning, I got a theremin! An actual theremin, made of thereminions or whatever! From eBay! I attached the two antennae, plugged in the power cable, switched it on and - nothing. Waaaaaaaaah! I switched it off and on a few more times and still nothing. I was distraught, and shared this misery with [livejournal.com profile] tamaranth. She also switched it off and on to no avail, then asked "You see this socket on the front marked 'AUDIO OUT'? Do you suppose it needs an amp or something?"

Doh! Am a twit, but one very grateful for finding this out before she emailed the eBay seller in a panic.

I can play it now, but with headphones (I have no amp) so it looks very silly to an observer.
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posted by [identity profile] techiebabe.livejournal.com at 06:20pm on 30/09/2010
Oh wow, a theramin, is it as much fun as I imagine?

(I am imagining quite a lot of fun but in a limited way.)

Will playing it keep you in shape more than a Wii Fit?
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posted by [identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com at 08:12pm on 30/09/2010
It is fun, but it probably sounds better to me than it does to other people at the moment - like when you are driving a car you find cornering and speed bumps a lot more tolerable than your passengers do :-)
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posted by [identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com at 06:30pm on 30/09/2010
Do you think perhaps the_magician has a spare amp somewhere in a storage locker near Cambridge?






I want to play too
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posted by [identity profile] del-c.livejournal.com at 08:00pm on 30/09/2010
You could always play air theremin in front of the mirror...
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posted by [identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com at 07:50am on 01/10/2010
Wouldn't that cross the streams?
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posted by [identity profile] pseudomonas.livejournal.com at 07:30pm on 30/09/2010
Can you play it with a hamster?
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posted by [identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com at 08:14pm on 30/09/2010
I'll try when she wakes up...
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posted by [identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com at 08:16pm on 30/09/2010
Ooh, probably! I'll gi't a go tomorrow.
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posted by [identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com at 07:51am on 01/10/2010
Or powered computer speakers have a mini amp built in. I have a few spare, and probably others do too.
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posted by [identity profile] leeky.livejournal.com at 03:00pm on 01/10/2010
Yeah, any speakers designed for PCs or MP3 players should work nicely, as long as they are powered.
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posted by [identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com at 09:56pm on 01/10/2010
Yep, they do indeed work nicely! The cat is not impressed.
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posted by [identity profile] watervole.livejournal.com at 07:21am on 01/10/2010
Fun!
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posted by [identity profile] inulro.livejournal.com at 05:01pm on 01/10/2010
I am jealous!
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posted by [identity profile] robthefish.livejournal.com at 10:20pm on 01/10/2010
...I don't think I ever did know how to do fractions...
Have fun with the Theremin. I wonder what happens if You extend a metal slinky in it's vicinity and make sine waves travel along it...
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posted by [identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com at 11:55pm on 01/10/2010
I only have a plastic slinky. But if I put the theremin antenna in the gerbil tank, it makes "oooEEEEEoooo" noises when they snuffle at it :-)
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