In article <6mmhag$ke$2@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>, nospam.bpc1@columbia.edu (Bruce P. Chadwick) wrote: <<snip>> > How about medical strain guagues. They are little rubber tubes filled > with conductive liquids (Mercury I think, but you'd want a non-toxic one). > As they stretch, the resistance increases in proportion to their length. > You'd have to do some signal processing to turn them into clicks, but that's > probably not insurmountable. > > I used to work in a sleep research clinic. They use strain gauges to test > for physiological impotence... use your imagination. Perhaps, but they sound a *little* expensive. Perhaps use a resitor coil, like that out of a slot cart gun, only smaller. Y'know, where the metal contact slides along the coil to produce difference resistances. > Boy, wearable design is really interesting. Is anyone forming a group or > incubator for this stuff? Let me know. No, but its a good idea. I still have a few meg free on my web page. Y'never know. > Posted with Ink Spot (for the Newton) from DejaVu Software, Inc. > Usenet wherever you are - http://www.martnet.com/~dejavu/ Cool.. Newton rules. -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading
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