hey guys on this episode make it real
we're going to try something a little
bit different
you remember QWOP it was a flash-based
browser game that was really popular a
few years ago basically you're actually
controlling a sprinter using the keys QW
and O and P on the keyboard and those
were controlled the thigh and calf
muscles respectively
it was insanely difficult but also
hilarious at the same time because of
how hard it was to control the real
question is should we do that in real
life could we remote control a person
let's make it real to build this project
we use components purchase from digi-key
which has a huge catalog of electronic
parts now the heart of this project is
electroshock therapy and we have planned
to hack some 10 units together and make
them remote control but then we realize
we just do it with a battery smell the
embarrassed now if we were able to make
a larger version of this with longer
wires foreseeably you can make someone
else control you from there it was just
a matter of making a circuit to control
the battery output to the electro pad
you
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now the way the circuit actually works
is the Arduino has a USB host shield on
top which allows us to take an input
from a USB keyboard so the qw and opie
buttons the Arduino then controls for
MOSFETs which use pulse width modulation
to regulate the power central electrodes
we found that a 24 volt battery is more
than sufficient to cause muscle
contractions but it can go up to 48
volts for some really painful results to
see a complete circuit diagram on how
the circuit works in case you wanna try
making it yourself you can visit maker
dot io there are links in the
description below though we wouldn't
recommend trying it at home after we
finish the circuit we put into a nice
briefcase and well we're ready to play
cloth
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so that's what looks like I've been
looking forward to testing this you
ready yes
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night in mind
I'm the activist and this is real-life
QWOP you get to bounce these guys just
do the cross both of you
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the meantime we'll try and control
myself
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generally trying to make your watch
trend already jumped in there
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it's also good for multiplayer already
then jump in his stupid right that way
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well I hope you guys enjoyed that video
I know it's a bit more silly than most
of our normal videos but we had a lot of
fun making it and my legs are pretty
sore so if you guys have any ideas of
other make it real projects that we
should try and take on at some point let
us know in the comments below and as
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