Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018)

Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by klodolph on Monday March 02, 2020 @05:46PM (#22469900)

You can see that in each section, there is a small hole in the back where you can see the box through the hole. When you buy these, each hole has a pin in it, keeping the ball in the starting area. When you pull the indicator off the backing, the pins come with it. So you only have to keep it upright after you peel the backing off.

Here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuLClpWRmQ8

You can see that each hole has a red colored pin in it, and you can see the pins come away with the backing (at about 0:21 in the video).

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Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by tantalor on Monday March 02, 2020 @06:20PM (#22470163)

That means the pins could be replaced one at a time to reset the device back to its original "unperturbed" state.

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Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by function_seven on Monday March 02, 2020 @06:28PM (#22470227)

To replace the pins, you'd need to tear the device off of the package. I assume that means cardboard is coming off with it, and the adhesive is ruined for re-application. So now you need to apply new adhesive, and do a good enough job that the recipient doesn't catch on to your shenanigans.

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Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by derefr on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @06:38PM (#22489368)

Or you could order your own batch of them and, right before handoff, rip off their sticker and then affix yours to cover the damage.

...which is presumably why these have unique serial numbers! They really did think of everything. (You have to make sure the shipper communicates the serial number to the recipient for that part to function, though.)

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