25 Mar
2025
25 Mar
'25
4:05 p.m.
karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > > karl3＠writeme.com wrote: > > > > > the xkcd for monday was something called "sawstart", a horrible idea that randall likely wrote as a subtle mistake stemming in nerdiness, possibly not unknown > > > > > the sawstart is in the inverse of a sawstop, it is a special saw that starts cutting when touched by a human hand o_o yes shows randall getting some of the zombies again > > > > > the interesting parts of the sawstart are: > > > > - it's somewhat hard to implement > > > > - it surprises people > > > > - it's a twist on normal expectations > > > > > > > > but it's severely dangerous to build for fun :/ it's a horrible idea! > > > > > > what could be made that is nicer than the sawstart? > > > > > > also the list archives page has stopped correctly sorting, i have to scroll a bit to find my latest posts/spams > > > > so, it's reasonable to make somethat that activates when touched. this is commonly done for touchscreens on devices: note, touchscreens are not metal, which makes it harder. > > > > what about a saw that stopped without a guard? it still seems kinda dangerous :s > > > > but we could use an explosive charge like they do in the comic, to stop a saw right before a human touches it > > > > for actual safety all possible avenues of failure would need review, not only to prevent failure but also to leave margins of safety > > arright mister zombie what is going on > > did you read a webcomic while being attacked by zombies and they somehow used it to make you more zombielike the idea of the saw that safely stops can be done safely! you'd apply the error margins to testing it. you'd start with things like slow-moving paper and putty --