This week we decided to recreate the
ever-popular pin, the smartphone projector. It seemed to be a simple and easy
way to solve the problem of an overstuffed room and a tiny screen on movie
night.
What you will need:
1. A smartphone
2. A shoe box
3. Good tape
4. A large paperclip
4. A large paperclip
5. A magnify glass
You will also need a white sheet and access to a very dark room.
We started out by assembling the projector by cutting a
hole the size of the magnify glass at the end of the shoebox. Then we taped the
magnify glass with gaffer tape to the hole. We then made a phone stand with
paper clips and positioned the phone at the opposite end of the box with the
screen facing the magnify glass. We then went into a room that could be made completely
dark, set our homemade projector on a table to project on a hanging white
sheet. We were so excited to finally test out our projector so we
put the lid on the box and turned out the lights and saw nothing but a small,
dim, stream of light. We began to experiment to see if we could get a clearer
image to appear. We turned the brightness of the smartphone all the way up. We
moved the phone closer to the magnify glass it made the image a bit clearer but
very small. If you did not know what the image was beforehand you
would not been able to make it out. We also moved the projector closer and
farther from the sheet but that made no improvements either. We have to say
that this was definitely a fail.
Here are some images from this weeks Homemade Smartphone Projector process:
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| Image we used to project on white sheet |
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| RESULTS! |
Have a great week everyone! Make sure to check in next week when we try melted crayon art!
-Autumn & Jenessa
To listen to our podcast from this week go to:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-the-pin/id720732966?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
To listen to our podcast from this week go to:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-the-pin/id720732966?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
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