The idea is that there is another puzzle made up of switches next to it that you have to solve. When you do it turns on the “docks” so you can plug in the fans (which are found elsewhere) into them and then push the buttons to turn them on and display a message.
It really pushed my design and 3d printing skills and took a lot of trial and error - but its pretty much done.
@zorch , if I may use the vernacular,
This looks 'king superb!
Two thank yous:
One,
I had no idea a wee usb product like this existed so thanks for sharing and saving me hours reinventing the wheel-with-pov-message.
Two,
Thank you for reminding me I still have a bag of various magnetic pogo pin connectors to find in my workspace which have no doubt been over committed to too many project ideas.
Do remind me what your ‘day job’ is? It also sounds 'king great fun.
I had no idea a wee usb product like this existed so thanks for sharing and saving me hours reinventing the wheel-with-pov-message.
This was the best/only option I could find after a cursory amount of research. I was hoping to find something a bit more durable since things that are in an escape room are really run through the mill. It should be interesting to see how long they last.
