Tom Heck
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Adventures of a Geek Dad -- IGNITE presentation

Started Jan 13 0 Replies

I'm working on an IGNITE presentation called "Adventures of a Geek Dad".IGNITE presentations are 5 minutes long with 20 slides auto advancing every 15 seconds.Date of the event is Feb 19, 2013. There…Continue

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Tom Heck commented on Tom Heck's project 'Presentation about "Geek Dad Adventures"'
"This is where I'm headed with the talk (as of Feb 10)... Celebrate your geek side (tendencies). Don't hide it. Share your love of geek with your kids.  We geeks our perfectly suited to share really cool life lessons / experiences with…"
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Adventures of a Geek Dad -- IGNITE presentation

I'm working on an IGNITE presentation called "Adventures of a Geek Dad".IGNITE presentations are 5 minutes long with 20 slides auto advancing every 15 seconds.Date of the event is Feb 19, 2013. There will be approximately 15 other IGNITE presentations that night.My goal is to inspire other dads to do fun geeky stuff (maker stuff) with their kids. What key points do you think I should share about what it means to be a Geek Dad? Why should a dad engage with his children in a Geek Dad sorta way?I…See More
Jan 13
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Nerf Assault Vehicle

I built the Nerf Assault Vehicle (NAV) for use during indoor Nerf Dart Tag games.  The NAV is particularly useful when we play on a basketball court.  The operator uses a battery powered repeating Nerf dart gun to shoot (tag) opponents.  The NAV can also provide mobile cover for teammates who are working to capture the flag.  The NAV is built on a "Krazy Kar".  All you need is a large cardboard box and nylon zip ties to attach the cardboard to the bumper on the Krazy Kar (drilling of the bumper…See More
Mar 25, 2012
Steve Grewell left a comment for Tom Heck
"Navitat looks amazing. I won't be able to pull that off this time but it is on the radar. Thanks for the other ideas. Feel free to add more as you think of any. Happy Banjo picking."
Mar 20, 2012
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Trebuchet

This trebuchet launches softball size water balloons 50 - 70 yards using human (kid) power.  It is portable (quickly folds down for car top carrying) and uses easy to acquire supplies found at Home Depot or Lowes Home Improvement. I originally designed this for the kids area of the Lake Eden Arts Festival (theLEAF.org) where we launched water balloons at a large cardboard castle.  Later, I was asked by a TEDx event to set these up to provide "hands on science" for conference attendees.See More
Mar 19, 2012
Tom Heck commented on Tom Heck's project 'Nerf Assault Vehicle'
"Trying to post the video on YouTube now but the system has been "processing" for the last 2 hours."
Mar 19, 2012
Projects posted by Tom Heck
Mar 19, 2012
Daniel Donahoo commented on Tom Heck's project 'Trebuchet'
"Love to see some video - make sure you put it in the video section of the site here too! Sounds like all you need are some wooden shields and swords and you could have a fully fledged battle where the students use the shields and swords to defend…"
Mar 18, 2012
Tom Heck commented on Tom Heck's project 'Trebuchet'
"Hi Daniel -- Thanks for positive feedback.  I'm working on posting some video of this trebuchet in action.   Hope to post later this week.  I did a demo last week at a middle school.  The science teacher is a friend and…"
Mar 18, 2012
Daniel Donahoo commented on Tom Heck's project 'Trebuchet'
"Damn. That is some serious siege material right there. Love that it folds up and you can fit it in the car to transport easily to the next battle :)"
Mar 18, 2012
Tom Heck commented on Brian McLaughlin's video
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Darth Vader In A Kilt On A Unicycle Playing Bagpipes

"Sith Lords prefer bagpipes. Just as I suspected!"
Mar 18, 2012
Steve Grewell left a comment for Tom Heck
"I just saw that you were from Asheville, NC. I am going to stop there in a few weeks with my kids. What should we absolutley make sure to do? We only have a day or so. Thanks,"
Mar 18, 2012

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What are some of your geeky hobbies?
trebuchets, Nerf dart tag, unusual backyard play structures, inventing team building games,
Mac/PC/Linux?
Mac, Linux
Favorite geeky media (books, music, movies)?
audio books, web

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At 9:15pm on March 20, 2012, Steve Grewell said…

Navitat looks amazing. I won't be able to pull that off this time but it is on the radar. Thanks for the other ideas. Feel free to add more as you think of any. Happy Banjo picking.

At 9:33pm on March 18, 2012, Steve Grewell said…

I just saw that you were from Asheville, NC. I am going to stop there in a few weeks with my kids. What should we absolutley make sure to do? We only have a day or so. Thanks,

 
 
 

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