[FRIAM] Social Distance tool

[Gillian Densmore]

Is there a proximity alarm app for phones yet. have it make a LOUD
obnoxious RED ALERT RED ALERT  sound  that'd help to.


On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 6:57 PM Gillian Densmore <gil.densmore at gmail.com>
wrote:

> https://youtu.be/Fcn6sah5vf8
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> ^paint it dayglow green with hot pink straps.
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> Keeping out of peoples personal space  has a aholery problem for a long
> time. No idea why.
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> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 5:00 PM Tom Johnson <tom at jtjohnson.com> wrote:
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>> Date: March 23, 2020 at 1:31 PM
>> Subject: Social Distancer
>>
>> Welcome to the Social Distancer, my open-code solution.to people
>> standing too close to you.
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>> A lot of people are justifiably concerned people are coming within six
>> feet of them and there is no way to get them to stand back.   Many people
>> seem to have no concept of how much distance six feet is, or they are just
>> not conscious of the need to remain that far away.
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>> The Social Distancer is a polite way to demonstrate the distance and
>> remind them to stay that far away.  Just say “please stand six feet away,
>> which is exactly the length of my stick”.
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>> Total cost less than $5, takes a few minutes to make with basic tools,
>> and it is super light to carry.  I am making a few for older friends who
>> are having problems with this issue.
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>>  Buy 6' of 3/4" PVC pipe, two tennis balls, some short (1/2 inch) screws
>> and red spray paint. Put together as shown:
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>>    - cut a "+" into the tennis ball with a razor knife,
>>    - stick the PVC pipe in the resulting hole,
>>    - screwed the flaps of the tennis ball down and
>>    - spray paint the ends red
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>> Feel free to share, I  hope this idea goes  anti-viral if it works!
>>
>> JB
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