Alright, buckle up, buttercups! Let me tell you about my wild ride with “wobble by family force 5.” It was a total DIY experiment, and I’m here to spill all the tea.
So, first things first, I heard this song, right? “Wobble” by Family Force 5. Instantly, I’m thinking, “I gotta make something wobble!” Don’t ask me why, my brain just works that way. The beat just grabbed me, and I visualized some kind of kinetic art thingamajig.
My initial thought was some sort of robotic arm situation. I imagined using Arduino, maybe some stepper motors, to make something jiggle and jive to the music. Ambitious? You betcha. Did I have a clue what I was doing? Absolutely not. But that’s never stopped me before!
Next, I started scavenging. I dug through my garage – a.k.a. my personal tech graveyard – and found an old RC car chassis, a couple of busted servos, and a tangled mess of wires that looked vaguely useful. I figured I could hack something together.
I spent the next few hours trying to get the servos to work with the Arduino. Let me tell you, servo motors are little demons. One minute they’re cooperating, the next they’re twitching uncontrollably. I blew through about five different tutorials online before I even got them to move in the right direction.
Then I had the bright idea to use the RC car’s wheels as part of the wobble mechanism. The plan was to attach weights to the wheels and then use the servos to make them spin at different speeds, creating a chaotic, wobbly motion. Sounded good in theory, anyway.
But, surprise, surprise, things didn’t go as planned. The weights were too heavy, the servos were too weak, and the whole thing just ended up vibrating like a broken washing machine. It was less “artistic wobble” and more “seizure-inducing tremor.”
I almost gave up at this point. I was covered in grease, my fingers were numb, and my ears were ringing from the servo noise. But then I remembered a box of bouncy balls I had lying around. Inspiration struck!
I decided to ditch the robotic arm idea altogether and go for something simpler. I glued a bouncy ball onto each servo horn (the little arm that sticks out of the servo). Then I programmed the servos to move randomly, causing the bouncy balls to bounce around like crazy.
It wasn’t exactly what I had envisioned, but it was definitely wobbly! I hooked up a small speaker to the Arduino and synced the servo movements to the beat of “Wobble.” It was a glorious, chaotic mess of bouncy balls and funky music. My living room looked like a rave for toddlers.
Finally, after a couple of days, I had my “wobble by family force 5” creation. Was it perfect? Nah. Was it a masterpiece of engineering? Hell no. But was it fun? Absolutely! And that’s all that matters, right?
- Lesson learned: Sometimes, the best projects are the ones that go completely off the rails.
- Pro tip: Always have a box of bouncy balls on hand. You never know when they might come in handy.
So, there you have it. My “wobble by family force 5” adventure. It was a wild ride, full of setbacks and surprises, but in the end, I created something unique and entertaining. And that, my friends, is what DIY is all about.
