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Project Details: I built a 2ft tall wooden pendulum using 2 2"x5" pieces of wood. I used the 12v wall plug to power the device, and connected it to the breadboard. On the breadboard, the 12v's was converted to 5v's using the 7805 transistor, and a lengthy wire (about 1.5 feet), ran up and then down the arm of the pendulum. The wire was taped to the aluminum foil contacts on both the pendulum base, and pendulum arm. Between the aluminum foil contacts, I soldered a 5v lightbulb and placed it inside a white sign that was mounted at the top of the pendulum that said "Life is Good".
Artist Statement: Since I wasn't able to use the original coin flip idea with the relay, I began to think about other meanings the pendulum could have. I looked for a meaning that was unsure and unsteady as the pendulum swung back and forth, but a statement that increasingly became more and more illuminated as the pendulum slowed down. At first I couldn't think of anything, but having a really busy and stressful week myself with multiple midterms and business meetings for work, I started to realize that the statement "And this too, shall pass", which my father always told me when I was going through a lot of stress. I wanted a more modern statement that my peers could better relate too, and chose to use the popular brand "Life is Good", which is now plastered all over t-shirts, pants, and hats.
