"“The rental agreements clause 98.c.2 probably forbids [burning a rented mortarboard], and I don't think Purdue would like it very much if I set the stage on fire,” Park said in the post. An easier-to-remove version consisting of LED strips, a reed switch, and a magnet, controlled by a super-tiny Digispark ATtiny85, presented itself as the alternative."
"“The entire thing was stuck on with double-sided tape and Kapton tape, and I tried a small patch just to make sure it wouldn't rip up the fabric,” Park told The Register in an email. The lightweight and easy-to-remove design also necessitates a compact power source."
"College graduation season has begun in the United States, and one soon-to-graduate computer science student has decided to decorate his graduation cap in the way any good maker would: by writing some Rust code and wiring it up with LEDs that light up when the tassel moves from right to left."
"The result, as demonstrated in a YouTube video, is a mortarboard that is all aglow, and flameless, as soon as the reed switch is activated by the magnet placed on the left-hand side of the hat."
A computer science student created a graduation cap decoration using Rust code and LEDs that illuminate when the tassel moves from right to left. The project was motivated by avoiding a plan that would have set a rented mortarboard on fire, which would likely violate rental agreement rules. The final design uses LED strips, a reed switch, and a magnet positioned on the left-hand side of the hat. A small Digispark ATtiny85 controls the behavior, and the cap lights up when the reed switch is activated. The LEDs are attached with double-sided tape and Kapton tape, with additional patching to prevent fabric damage. The design is lightweight and intended to be easy to remove for compliance with rental requirements.
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