what are some things that can be used for a reverse engineering exercise
(i.e. things to reverse engineer)


try to think of things that are inexpensive and dont need special parts

[Edited on August 16, 2010 at 4:42 PM. Reason : ]

8/16/2010 4:40:03 PM

Your life...





...with this:

8/16/2010 4:41:14 PM

^

8/16/2010 4:41:55 PM

for most it is a Lounge thread, but i expect some creative ideas in CC, aside from the inevitable bullshit

8/16/2010 4:43:19 PM

I'm not doing your homework for you bammer

8/16/2010 4:47:38 PM

thank god

8/16/2010 4:50:30 PM

I reverse engineered a gluestick once...

Also a stapler but that was harder.

If you want real easy maybe scissors.

8/16/2010 6:29:54 PM

soap dispenser

fishing reel

8/16/2010 6:33:09 PM

i thought about a fishing reel, but i dunno if i could find any for like $3 or less lol

8/16/2010 6:49:57 PM

a cheap film camera

TV (get them cheap/free online somewhere - they don't have to work)

for that matter, any type of appliance (radio, microwave)

old computers

8/16/2010 6:54:33 PM

Reverse engineer TWW.

8/16/2010 6:56:19 PM

Quote :

"Reverse engineer TWW."

That has a similar affect to

8/16/2010 6:58:09 PM

define reverse engineer. just take it apart to see how it works? or are you going to have draw up and fabricate existing parts?

when i was a senior in ME i led a (taught?) seminar of incoming freshman where they had to disassemble a simple 2 stroke chainsaw engine and put it back together. they seemed to enjoy it. i think the engines were donated or something, i don't really know.

if you're going the fabrication route, i'd suggest something simple like a shaft with a sprocket and some bearings. (ie the drive shaft on your lawnmower)

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8/16/2010 6:59:44 PM

this is just like a one-hour thing ... traditionally it's been a mechanical pencil, which i think is quite boring

we thought about a cheap analog watch, but we're not sure if they'll have the right tools (small enough) to mess around with the parts

8/16/2010 7:02:56 PM

Flashlight.

8/16/2010 7:06:07 PM

in that case a (bait casting) fishing reel has a bajillion moving parts on the inside and is impossible to rebuild without some prior knowledge or a diagram. i found out the hard way. but it is pretty neat to see how the internals work.

a flashlight might be a good idea, actually. there's more there than it appears at first glance.

8/16/2010 7:17:12 PM

i would need about 10 of whatever we decide on

and don't think we want to spend more than 40 or so total

8/16/2010 7:20:58 PM

why don't you reverse engineer some new Panthers photoshops

8/16/2010 7:26:02 PM

find me some good unused black panther party pictures and i might be more motivated

8/16/2010 7:29:21 PM

those are a staple and everything, but i enjoy the comics

of course we can blame the CO's photographers for lack of material

8/16/2010 7:31:08 PM

yeah, that guy in 2006 was just sitting there snapping shot after shot of the same scene ... they need him back

8/16/2010 7:32:10 PM

he probably got let go due to downsizing right after the Big Cat & Friends era

8/16/2010 7:36:02 PM