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The Party Machine

Rhaomi
23-02-2007, 05:34
As cool as it'd be, the thread title doesn't describe me. :p

No, The Party Machine (Codenamed "MIDAS") refers to an instant party manufacturing system devised by a couple of students living in (where else?) an MIT dorm.

With the push of a conspicuous red button, all pretense of study and academia disappears in a wonderland of fog, strobe lights, and techno music. And, if your timing is right, a crowd of rave dancers.

The Party Machine in action (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsPQWz9CWuA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fweb%2Emit%2Eedu%2Fzacka%2Fwww%2Fmidas%2Ehtml)

Some may look at that and exclaim "Piff! Piffle!" Well, OK, only weird British caricatures, but you get the point. The whole thing, while funny, seems staged.

Disabuse thyself. (http://web.mit.edu/zacka/www/midas.html)

How cool would that be? :D
Kyronea
23-02-2007, 06:04
As cool as it'd be, the thread title doesn't describe me. :p

No, The Party Machine (Codenamed "MIDAS") refers to an instant party manufacturing system devised by a couple of students living in (where else?) an MIT dorm.

With the push of a conspicuous red button, all pretense of study and academia disappears in a wonderland of fog, strobe lights, and techno music. And, if your timing is right, a crowd of rave dancers.

The Party Machine in action (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsPQWz9CWuA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fweb%2Emit%2Eedu%2Fzacka%2Fwww%2Fmidas%2Ehtml)

Some may look at that and exclaim "Piff! Piffle!" Well, OK, only weird British caricatures, but you get the point. The whole thing, while funny, seems staged.

Disabuse thyself. (http://web.mit.edu/zacka/www/midas.html)

How cool would that be? :D

...what the? A new Rhaomi thread gets no replies for over a half hour?! This is true lunacy!

Also that was like something out of a cartoon.
Free Soviets
23-02-2007, 06:05
i approve. a friend of mine in the dorms had something similar, but less automated, and more video-based.

all i had was a duct tape-based entertainment center
Rhaomi
23-02-2007, 06:16
...what the? A new Rhaomi thread gets no replies for over a half hour?! This is true lunacy!:p I blame the fact that Jolt's servers are penes.

More videos:
Demonstration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTwrfkcbv64)
Activation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kYaPZ6eds)

MIDAS, btw, stands for "Multi-function In Dorm Automation System".
Harlesburg
23-02-2007, 12:01
:p I blame the fact that Jolt's servers are penes.

More videos:
Demonstration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTwrfkcbv64)
Activation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kYaPZ6eds)

MIDAS, btw, stands for "Multi-function In Dorm Automation System".
It actually stands for Gay Acronym.
Ifreann
23-02-2007, 12:09
MIT is wierd.....