Author Topic: Anybody see a use for this - Sphero Ball (Read 5541 times)

TechMan · « **on:** July 02, 2013, 02:09:44 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5q1iw5Oszg

http://www.gosphero.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvXcVV27TJE

French G. · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:22:22 PM »

Scale it up to about softball size, camera, explosive, shrapnel. You could entertain Marines for hours with those.

MillCreek · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:35:29 PM »

I would use it to remind the cat as to her place in the scheme of things.

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:44:30 PM »

Do not taunt Sphero Ball.

Brad

Kingcreek · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2013, 03:36:49 PM »

Use it in place of the mystical indicator on a big oversize party Ouija board. Nobody has to know its being controlled by a smartassphone instead of mystical spirits from another dimension.

CNYCacher · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2013, 03:48:14 PM »

Quote from: adively on July 02, 2013, 02:09:44 PM

Anybody see a use for this?

Taking money out of my pocket? WANT!

Viking · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2013, 03:53:31 PM »

I can see many uses for this. Most of them dishonorable

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bedlamite · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2013, 04:02:53 PM »

cool toy. Not $130 cool though.

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2013, 04:10:56 PM »

Quote from: bedlamite on July 02, 2013, 04:02:53 PM

cool toy. Not $130 cool though.

Meh. Thanks to Bush and Obama, it's $130 worth of cool now.

See how they make products more valuable with their policies?

AJ Dual · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2013, 11:14:26 PM »

If it could detonate on command, I would be interested. I'd pay extra if it had a directional self-forging warhead.

Lee · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2013, 11:17:53 AM »

After lengthy consideration...no.

230RN · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2013, 11:22:08 AM »

Miniaturize it more and put it in a golf ball for putting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbRaghQHIYQ

BlueStarLizzard · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2013, 11:51:00 AM »

Dog toy. I doubt it's truely dog proof though. Idiots, dogs and small children will always come up with something to get around it.

Also, fun way to mess with people.

rcnixon · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2013, 11:30:44 PM »

Remote control ben-wa?

Russ

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #14 on:** July 09, 2013, 12:15:43 AM »

Quote from: MillCreek on July 02, 2013, 02:35:29 PM

I would use it to remind the cat as to her place in the scheme of things.

So there is a use for this useless piece of *expletive deleted*it....

Ryan in Maine · « **Reply #15 on:** July 09, 2013, 12:42:16 AM »

Could be handy for SAR as an easily deployed option searching pockets in various rubble.

AJ Dual · « **Reply #16 on:** July 09, 2013, 01:35:15 AM »

Quote from: Ryan in Maine on July 09, 2013, 12:42:16 AM

Could be handy for SAR as an easily deployed option searching pockets in various rubble.

Only if it's desired to keep on searching ever downward, then never get the ball-bot back. The physics for a self-propelled ball faced with barriers/obstacles with a height of 1/2 the ball's diameter or more are pretty unforgiving.