#bubbleclock

Seems like Dyle spoiled Poppy a bit too much... 0///0

(Yes, I know...)

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Chapter 1 here !

I have cross post on Instagram & Facebook, so you've likely already seen this… but the Bubble Alarm Clock has been a 'hit' with Stanley and the instructables write up was featured on the front page! I seem to be in a bubble mania phase, we went to Toys 'R' Us today to look for other bubble toys to exploit.

Kids toys today are a sad lot. I was hoping to find a bargain on some random simple electronic toys to take apart but couldn't find anything. There was a decent selection of bubble toys and I ended up with the Gazillion Bubble Hurricane. (Yes, that's really it's name - they also have the Bubble Typhoon) It does indeed produce a gazillion bubbles, however the drive mechanism for the wands seems to be faulty.

I'm going to have to return it and try again tomorrow. After reading online, it looks like they are not making the machines like they used to, the old version let you screw in the bubble solution as an auto feeder!

This Gazillion Bubble company & Super Miracle Bubbles seem to have a monopoly on the bubble fun market. Who knew.

Anyway, I'm glad to have a finished arduino project in daily use. I learned how to make a clock, use a transistor, use a relay, use an LCD and how to use github for code. All in all not a bad project.