Here is my solution to the whole watering problem. It hasn't failed me yet. http://www.sharperimage.com/si/view/product/Pop-Up-Xmas-Tree/201754
On Thu Dec 04 2014 at 11:52:35 AM Nathan McCorkle <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Denis Heidtmann > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The scheme I proposed requires a sealed > > (air-tight) container located above the tree stand. The hose delivers > > water when the water level in the tree stand drops below the end of the > > hose, allowing air to enter the hose, releasing water. When the hose > end is > > in the water in the tree stand no air gets in, and no water flows. > > > > Maybe his system is easier to make aesthetic. > > Hmm, you could probably do something crazy with frosted 'natural > colored' tubing, LEDs, and lots of water-filled tree ornaments. Rig up > the LED to somewhere on the tubing (opposite the end of the tubing > where it connects at the base of the tree) and hope the frosted edge > of the tubing diffracts and causes the length of the tube to > illuminate. Or something like that. > > Maybe you would need lasers instead of LEDs to get more length of the > tube to illuminate. > http://vimeo.com/65933495 > > Fun ideas! > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >
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