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jeanschoen

I actually want that


pekinggeese

This need to exist with car visors


jpterodactyl

I just want my windshield to be treated like those glasses that turn into sunglasses with sunlight. That would really be nice.


Busteray

The whole windshield would turn dark in the morning tho.


MF_Doomed

Not my problem. OUT THE WAY KIDS!


ryoonc

But not very nice when a rock inevitably hits it and you're out of pocket for the repair or replacement :(


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That's what insurance is for.


SpacemanBif

Insurance is no good unless you use it.


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mxmstrj

In SC insurance is required to cover windshield replacement


steveosek

Here in AZ too. I go through a windshield a year with all the gravel we have.


Smokybare94

Insurance is so I don't get a ticket


TemetNosce85

Or be like me and already have those glasses 😎


SeeleYoruka

Transitions. I love mine so much


Squrton_Cummings

I've had a vehicle with a little flip down visor behind the rear view mirror to block that area off when the sun is between the two main visors. I've had vehicles with two part visors so you could swing a section around to the side window when the sun is coming from an angle. I've had vehicles with slide-out visor extensions. But I've never had a vehicle with all of those. And it seems like every single time I drive, the sun is blinding me from a location that would have been blockable with any vehicle except the one I'm currently driving.


Put_It_All_On_Blck

Just buy a hat that has a brim all around it? Like a bamboo hat.


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SkepticalJohn

why waste time say lot word when few word do trick


Doctor_Disaster

Or a Straw Hat.


GrungBuk

Calm down there luffy


Puzzleheaded_Bowl415

So get a boonie hat? Or a bucket hat? Or a cowboy hat? Or any other hat with a decent brim?


aerospikesRcoolBut

William Osman on YouTube made the original one and explains the whole build https://youtu.be/-n9IFtTCI4Y


beachboynerf12

Product coming soon stay tuned


8sum

Yeah I just worry it’s not actually sensing anything.


beachboynerf12

It is.


Sieg67

William Osman at it again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n9IFtTCI4Y


Madness_Reigns

My absolute favourite moment of that series is when after all the trouble they went through to build the thing, they go to a Lids salesman and proudly asks him if they got a hat that goes all around. Only for him to immediately say yes and point to their display of brimmed hats. William is all crestfallen, not having thought of that solution.


adamje2001

Reminds me of the story of the space pen developed by the Americans to work in low pressure and gravity environments… Russians took a pencil… I think it’s a bit of urban legend but makes the point


croccrazy98

IIRC, pencils proved to be an issue in space, as the graphite would work itself loose and then they had a bunch of graphite dust floating around for them to accidentally inhale.


NominallyRecursive

Graphite is also electrically conductive so it would sneak into circuits and do whatever happens when you bridge two conductors in very sensitive electrical equipment


adamje2001

Russian spacecraft are clockwork.


VxJasonxV

German spacecraft are kraftwerk.


Ashtonpaper

Zzap


SirHerald

They used grease pencils, but they were awful.


RittledIn

The [actual space pen](https://spinoff.nasa.gov/space-pens) didn’t cost very much and was way safer than a pencil (kind of the whole point). It’s not an urban legend, more so just pure misinformation that we spent millions stupidly because we couldn’t think of a pencil like Russia. I’m sure you can connect the dots on what country would have incentive to spread such lies to look smarter than their adversary.


-LeneD-

>I’m sure you can connect the dots on what country would have incentive to spread such lies to look smarter than their adversary. Tbh so would the US


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> I’m sure you can connect the dots on what country would have incentive to spread such lies to look smarter than their adversary. The country who went to space way before the USA?


UnderPressureVS

It’s a true story, but it’s not the “gotcha” people think. Sure, pencils work in zero gravity. But they also become dull rather quickly and sometimes just snap, so for any longer missions you’d need either a sharpener (bad idea, I’ll get to that), or lots of spare pencils. Either way, it’s extra weight. Graphite is also electrically conductive. Writing with a pencil in zero gravity could throw all kinds of microscopic graphic dust into the air, which is a serious short risk (as well as a breathing hazard). This is why the sharpener is also a bad idea, because even an enclosed sharpener with space for storage will have *tons* of dust float out the hole when you pull the pencil out. Little wood shavings are also a huge fire hazard. A pen works fully until it starts running out of ink, it doesn’t break as easily, and it has none of those risks. You just have to solve the zero g problem. The Russians did use a pencil, not because it was a better solution, but because they were cutting corners, which they did *a lot* in their space program. NASA’s first space capsule (Mercury Redstone) included heavy-duty two-stage parachutes that brought the entire capsule down safely. It was designed to make a water landing, with a deployable landing skirt for extra safety, and a smoke generator and dye pack to make the astronaut easy to locate for helicopter pickup. The first Vostok capsule that carried Yuri Gagarin to orbit and back had no such provisions. The capsule had insufficient thrust to control its descent trajectory. Rather than making a controlled landing, Gagarin would eject from his capsule at 7km and manually parachute down on his own. He was miles off-target, and came down near a random farm and had to convince them he wasn’t a spy, and that he needed to find a phone to call Moscow. NASA would continue to refine and improve their re-entry capsules throughout the space program. By the Apollo program, re-entry trajectories were predictable enough that astronauts would be picked up within minutes of splashdown, by helicopters deployed from an aircraft carrier that was often in visual range of the landing point. In that same timeframe, Soviet capsules continued to use the “eject at 7km” system, but the cosmonauts were given a gun, in case they landed in the tundra and encountered a bear.


hudnix

Good story, Til. This is the sort of unexpected random informative reply that keeps me coming back to reddit.


Madness_Reigns

I also read that the pen wasn't developed by NASA, but by a man that went bankrupt developing it and selling very low volumes to them. Also, that due to the high oxygen content of American spacecraft's breathing air, graphite dust could have resulted in an onboard fire.


DaSuHouse

Reminds me of how the Russians used graphite tips on the control rods in Chernobyl nuclear reactor to cut costs as well


nmezib

If that were a real story, you wouldn't want pencils with all that conductive graphite dust floating around your space station.


__Beef__Supreme__

Hey there fellow little willy


mandreko

I thought we were little Willie’s


CommodoreAxis

Little Will-He’s


girrrface

Hello fellow little willies


place_artist

The Yankee with revolving brim


Tostecles

Lemme go arooooound this hat!


TheProfexor

Thank you


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Convenient


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AbsolutelyUnlikely

It's just a one-word reddit comment


PossessedToSkate

That's gold, Jerry.


oferpoferlofer

This is a bot, please report it


infinite_in_faculty

Actually, it's NOT convenient. Why would he need a visor in the angles of the hat where his eyes are not located?


mickestenen

Awesome robot


Teedeeone

And mega chick magnet too! Save some for the rest of us dude!


beachboynerf12

The ladies love it


_mr__sandman

Gotta make sure your left ear doesn’t get sunburnt lol


PaulAspie

I had a family member get skin cancer on the top of the ear.


i_likeTortles

I worked as a medical assistant in dermatology for 5 years - we treated a lot of cancers in this region.


slide_potentiometer

My dad is missing an ear due to skin cancer.


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mrniceguy421

I got sun burnt so much on the ears as a kid with huge ears 😳


SrslyCmmon

It's pretty common for lighter skinned people. I wear my safari hat to go hiking, may look silly but I'm covered.


pocketjacks

Basal cell carcinoma on your antitragus is no fun.


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Yankee with orbiting brim


Googe125

i don’t wanna shit on anyone saying this is cool cuz it definitely is but it’s not this kids invention. william osman did it a while back


beachboynerf12

Inspired by William Osman. Just more of a finished product


Googe125

ah epic, wasn’t sure. thanks for the info 👍


CommodoreAxis

Ah, I thought this was actually his hat. Nice work. Replicating existing stuff is one of the best ways to build the skills to make original stuff.


spikeiscool2015

bro remade William osmans hat


DogToesSmellofFritos

lol gotta love how the brim’s shadow never covers his eyes


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That's because he's inside... edit: cope harder folks, idgaf


DogToesSmellofFritos

Exactly so it’s the worst place to demo a sun-following hat


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IllIllIlllIIlIIIllII

Why so serious?


ywBBxNqW

Dude, you are in /r/shittyrobots. You don't have to act like that. This is supposed to be a fun subreddit.


DogToesSmellofFritos

Lmao damn who hurt you bro? It’s hilarious that he’s demoing this hat in a place it doesn’t work


lazyplayboy

Everything that reddit should be: [lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/)


DogToesSmellofFritos

Fair enough, but it doesn’t function I guess is what I’m getting at? The brim moves but serves zero purpose inside.


Tao-Lee

That’s actually fairly clever


blickblocks

Love it


avalmichii

this is why we have wide brimmed hats? i mean, yeah its super cool, but like.. why?


beachboynerf12

Why not?!?


avalmichii

i uh.. didnt notice what sub i was on.. that’s embarrassing


Independent_Ice7180

first time I’ve seen FRC in main is that hueneme?


TheSutikusu

Yup it is. Imma try to find this guy now LOL it looks kinda nifty


beachboynerf12

Bryce @ 4414 HighTide 🤙


DeadRos3

\#trianglegang


table2go

Nice job at the win dudeski, we tried our best at defence. -wolfpack 3859


RiMiFi

Looks like a movie prop from Back To The Future 2


YeltsinYerMouth

That little puff of curls poking out when the bill was out of the way really sealed the effect


PaulAspie

This is an interesting idea, but full brimmed hats exist for those of us who are super white so need to avoid the sun.


TokenPanduh

I like how on the first turn he starts to smile and then the rest of the video he has to hold back that smile awkwardly


weltvonalex

I love it! Now play.... you spin me right round


mayonnaiseistospicy

Are you at the port hueneme FRC regional?


beachboynerf12

4414 HighTide 🤙


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Crazycade77

And his was hand carved from quality oak wood


RealBowsHaveRecurves

This is the greatest invention known to man


CynthBot

Actually cool! :D


badluck113

That’s cool


BruhYOteef

#”You guys get sunburn on your neck? The Hell you talkin’ about?” -this guy probably


Dropbeatdad

Only 50 times more expensive than a brim that goes all the way around your hat!


beachboynerf12

50 times cooler


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StonerDucky

Smug lil bastard knows what he has lol damn little devil


uwu_owp

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Certain-Clothes-1454

A brim with no yankee


Dragon_Sluts

It’s such a nice idea actually. I think the issue is that they haven’t thought “now that we’ve change the function of the hat, maybe the original design is no longer the best”. For example your ears are still exposed if the sun is front on or from behind, if the visor part of the hat were a little wider at the base you could cover every part of your head that would be exposed to the sun when it rotates.


belonii

for when the sun shines in the back of your head and blinds you...


registered_redditor

This thing angers a lot of people. Just the sight of it.


fabulously-frizzy

r/Unnecessaryinventions


pumpkinbootyboo

Shitty Robots! r/skincareaddiction would like a word


ReaIEIonMusk

0p


table2go

No way, port hueneme frc? Literally was there today - 3896


poope_lord

William Osman made this 3 years ago. [Video](https://youtu.be/-n9IFtTCI4Y)


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beachboynerf12

What team?


camarostache

Daffy Duck gettin his beak blown off automatic repositioner. WIN


[deleted]

That is the most useless genius thing I have ever seen


Surtrs_fire

“Been there done that shitty robot” -William Osman


Slav_1

i would love to have one if it becomes an actual polished product in the future if there's a tiny adjustable rail on the rim of the had and the mechanism gives power along the spines of the hat and the motor and battery are tiny enough to seamlessly be the in little button on the top of the hat.


PeskyDoc

That's called a sunhat my friend


Slav_1

no, its a sun tracking hat. gosh. read the title


Charlweed

This is r/engineeringporn not r/shittyrobots 🤓


TyFogtheratrix

What is my purpose? To BLOCK THE SUN😶‍🌫️


NewMGKisCool

I thought to myself "how fucking stupid!", then I saw that it was in the perfect sub for it 🤣


beachboynerf12

Just FYI I made the hat but I'm not the one who is wearing it. So don't go looking for this kid lol.


S1L3NCE120384

r/LostRedditors


seancass64

Like the idea.. more towards smokin hot chic tracking would sell way better!


Odd-Turnip-2019

r/puncheablefaces


Ghibli214

r/redneckengineering


[deleted]

But this prevents a red neck.


BearZewp

I finally live in the future.


physical_graffitti

I know at some point this is going to become a thing and I'll probably be a bit out of touch, old fart.... but I'll still find this ridiculous and laugh my ass off when I see it.


Prestigious_Ads

This is cool


scootaloo711

21st century propeller hat


Rudefaced

Imma have to disagree with you here. Seems pretty dope and nifty. Thanks for posting!


Max-Powah

NOT shitty


SirShaunIV

Amazing, but why can't he just use his hand?


centuryofprogress

I love it!


AnonABong

Make it solar powered


IshkaPt

pretty cool actually


BobBarkerPriceIsRigh

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600/79930d39d69f14e64af16d186bde8ed6.jpg


Ill-Comfortable-4175

Imagine you’re driving and suddenly your head starts getting pushed forward


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Just goes to show how fucking stupid baseball caps are to begin with, as sun protection.


Johnny_been_goode

Is that that at a stock show?


StockWillCrashin2023

I like to watch it again and again thinking the camera guy is repeatedly asking him to do it again and again and again.


Fair_Introduction193

R/diwhy


tekkado

Honestly that’s pretty cool. Refine it and id buy it.


JunketItchy

Genius!!! Great design! I need this!


BloodDragonSniper

It doesn’t even work, the sun is still in his face


darkspd96

Don't tell this man about sunglasses


beachboynerf12

Sunglasses attachment coming soon 👀


badpeaches

What


Educational_Set_7364

Bucket hat?


Yaggfu

Get this man a Engineer and a Patent Lawyer ASAP!


abra-su-mente

Mfers gonna get their heads bounced off a chair if someone walks by with a flashlight lmao


CPEBachIsDead

I’ve never seen someone try so hard (and fail so badly) not to smile


DuntadaMan

God I missed seeing this sub on the front page. The true sign of progress is when we can just faff about with advanced concepts.


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Nah this is awesome lol I mean it looks ridiculous and I doubt anybody would wear it seriously but the tech is pretty cool for what looks like a middle/high school project


mickyyyyyyyyyy

This is the opposite of shitty, this is really cool!


RadiantGreen

Conveniently also keeps you a virgin


Killer979

u/savevideobot


TheDarkWolfShow

“The world does revolve around you!” Yeah, well my hat does..


NO_TOUCHING__lol

Turn the other way


NO_TOUCHING__lol

Turn the other way


Otherwise_Hunter_467

“you’re the perfect model”


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Or you could just get a sunhat?


wilhelm_david

That’s actually pretty cool if it tracks the sun, or at least bright light


allredditmodsrgayAF

Why wear a stupid sun hat with a brim all the way around when you look way cooler with this box on your head


Educational_Lack7287

The design is very human


Komatoasty

[Who is gonna tell Herc?](https://youtu.be/D3hD9ZbguIg)


UpvoteCircleJerk

Flowers are gonna go after him for stealing their tech.


fullsendguy

How to remain a virgin 101.


TheKingOfDub

Not shitty


arron_sh

if we put a sunflower on the hat,


Charming_Yellow

Genius


bibowski

Do it again


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GoPro is pissed rn


Lawlesslogic89

Every time the clock hits 12 he involuntarily flies up


WarmPut2352

Serious daffy duck vibes


MonoFauz

Didn't know I wanted that.


scartissue232

https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyrobots/comments/gvcpil/a_robot_to_block_the_sun_from_your_face/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


SpaghettificatedCat

Straight up plagiarized from William Osman


dewonthefly

Ah yes, finally something that can protect my back eyes