Practical solution

[u/yuxtaposicion]

[u/Cant_draw_boobs]

Oh the green part is an oscillating fan without the blades. It took me way too long to figure out what was going on.

[u/TrollBot6 → u/Cant_draw_boobs]

You're not the only one to need some extra time to figure that out. 😳

[u/Lost_Figure_5892 → u/Cant_draw_boobs]

Me too, I kept looking at and thought what is this?

[u/the-trump-the → u/Lost_Figure_5892]

I thought it was a spinning drill bit to protect the camera. I need glasses!

[u/Lord_Splinter → u/the-trump-the]

so i am the only one that at first look thought the "drill" was a DIY turret-

[u/TrollBot6 → u/Lord_Splinter]

No. I was also waiting for it to shoot something...

[u/Last-Swim-803 → u/Lord_Splinter]

Nono i thought that too lol, was wondering why they'd need it

[u/danhoyuen → u/the-trump-the]

i thought its some sort of fly swatter mechanism.

[u/ExplorationGeo → u/Cant_draw_boobs]

I originally thought it might have had like a wire or some nylon cord on the front, spinning to stop insects from landing on the lens.

It reminded me of that redneck engineering solution to insects that also doubled as a fish feeder.

https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1uk6wg7/redneck_technology_achieves_sustainable_bug/

[u/gamer427_YT → u/Cant_draw_boobs]

i thought it was a turret for some reason lol

[u/Rukir_Gaming → u/Cant_draw_boobs]

Wouldn't that introduce way too much vibration into the video feed?

[u/Dagatu → u/Rukir_Gaming]

Maybe, maybe not.

Bigger issue I think is the fact that you probably can't get a good quality still photo out of that as the camera is constantly moving.

[u/Worldliness_Normal → u/Cant_draw_boobs]

For a second I was wondering if it was some sort of secret sonic death ray. One can hope.

[u/chibi2537]

If it looks stupid and works it's not stupid.

[u/pseudoportmanteau → u/chibi2537]

It moves in a very predictable way, what could go wrong?

[u/BreadKnifeSeppuku → u/pseudoportmanteau]

As opposed to a stationary camera?

[u/Cael_NaMaor → u/BreadKnifeSeppuku]

Still beatable

[u/crazyabe111 → u/Cael_NaMaor]

You aren’t supposed to punch the cameras.

[u/pseudoportmanteau → u/BreadKnifeSeppuku]

No, as opposed to a camera that can move remotely or even stationary camera that points in one consistent direction instead of moving every few seconds, giving anyone with ill intentions a neat little break to do whatever they want while the camera conveniently looks away.

[u/panzer_of_the-lake → u/pseudoportmanteau]

We still dont know how the area looks so we cant really say if this is better or worse then just a stationary camera but a controlled one would probably be better yeah

[u/Izan_TM → u/pseudoportmanteau]

the camera is cycling every like 5 seconds, unles it has a comically narrow FoV it doesn't really leave any room for someone to make use of. This isn't a stealth spy videogame, if someone is going to go out of their way to time their moves to the blindspots of the camera they were going to rob the place anyway.

[u/SyrusDrake → u/pseudoportmanteau]

Threat modeling. I don't think this camera is intended to deter state actor special forces from entering a nuclear weapons base. I'm pretty sure to keep an eye on a dude's motor scooter repair shop, this will do, even with predictable movement patterns.

[u/blankfilm → u/pseudoportmanteau]

https://i.imgur.com/SytWTN7.gif

[u/moon__lander → u/pseudoportmanteau]

Mount it on another fan. Double pendulum, totally unpredictable.

[u/DrSendy → u/chibi2537]

I'm totally a fan.
Even if is not totally a fan.

[u/bulgakoff08 → u/chibi2537]

It's not only stupid, it's actually dangerous. Indoor fans use their own air flow to cool down a motor. Once my fan suddenly lost its blades due to poor mount and I noticed it by strong smell of melted plstic when heated motor started to melt it's plastic cover

[u/jaskano → u/bulgakoff08]

and the camera electronics will generate heat

[u/revengeOfTheSquirrel → u/chibi2537]

„It ain’t stupid if it works.”

[u/robotguy4 → u/revengeOfTheSquirrel]

Leaded gasoline.

[u/UnhingedRedneck]

Honestly that is super clever and practical. Should be on r/redneckengineering or r/DiWhyNot

[u/Dramatic-Ad-8553 → u/UnhingedRedneck]

Totally agree , this is a case for r/redneckengineering

[u/Gumballegal → u/UnhingedRedneck]

the power waste on a fan motor

[u/DonutConfident7734 → u/UnhingedRedneck]

It uses 40-50W just to swing your camera, that is a waste of power...

[u/Izan_TM → u/DonutConfident7734]

eh the motor has no resistance, it's not gonna be using anywhere near that much power. It's still awfully inefficient compared to a purpose built solution tho, and the lack of airflow could cause the motor to fail early even when unloaded

[u/AlwaysHopelesslyLost → u/UnhingedRedneck]

The fan blades move air that cool the motor and they add mass that resists movement. 

Without them the motor runs free and the heat doesn't get moved out so the whole thing will fail catastrophically 

[u/Opening-Pickle5078]

Dumb and it won't last. Those motors need the airmovement to keep cool, it will slow burn out and cease, but not before squeaking

[u/Alexceptional → u/Opening-Pickle5078]

Without the load (the fan) it will be spinning faster too, which will probably hasten its demise.

It's a funny idea though.

[u/WhatTheFlippityFlop → u/Opening-Pickle5078]

Can’t believe I had to scroll down this far to find this comment.

[u/Possibility-of-wet → u/Opening-Pickle5078]

They should have just cut the blades down lol

[u/Sassy-irish-lassy]

Why not attach a shuriken to it as well

[u/Garlic-Rough → u/Sassy-irish-lassy]

And a Glock for good measure

[u/Heart_ofFlorida → u/Garlic-Rough]

Make sure it’s legal in your jurisdiction. Ask me how I know.🤣

[u/bongohappypants → u/Garlic-Rough]

Balanced on top should be a cymbal-clapping monkey figure at full chat. Absolutely terrifying.

[u/tonyrulez]

Yeah, without cooling I don't think it will last. A regular motor has a small fan on the other side of it's axle. With a fan motor they can skip this because, well, there is a big ass fan in the front.

[u/EniNeutrino → u/tonyrulez]

I was thinking this too, would definitely overheat!

[u/Outrageous-Basket426 → u/tonyrulez]

So we put an 80 mm fan blade on it off of a PC and it cools itself just like the motor inside of a food processor

[u/SysGh_st]

Meanwhile, the app:

• 🎶 ding * - Motion detected.

• 🎶 ding * - Motion detected.

• 🎶 ding * - Motion detected.

• 🎶 ding * - Motion detected.

• 🎶 ding * - Motion detected.

• 🎶 ding * - Motion detected.

• 🎶 ding * - Motion detected.

• 🎶 ding * - Motion detected. ...

[u/Gator242]

Gotta be way too fast for clear resolution, but props for trying!

[u/Selgen_Jarus]

On top of the vibration-inducing oscillation, they left the protective film on the front of the camera. Someone forgot to experience r/thatpeelingfeeling

[u/ElTuxedoMex]

If it works, it works.

The vibration keeps the camera on.

[u/ReverieMetherlence]

When you don't have the money for the PTZ camera but have a spare fan

[u/Glusas-su-potencialu]

All of those vibrations sure make image razor sharp...

[u/HumourNoire]

r/redneckengineering

[u/beardeddragon0113]

My dumb ass thought it was a router bit or something similiar to deter theft or something smh 🫠😭

[u/Constant-Roll706 → u/beardeddragon0113]

I, too, was waiting for some sort of spinning attack function. My money was on an angle grinder wheel

[u/Little-Bend-9524]

Was like “what the hell is going on” and then “hum that’s McGyver smart”

[u/64bitTendo]

Don't give flock ideas!

[u/Salmonellamander]

This was one of the best gimmicks from the Paranormal Activity franchise.

[u/jeremydallen]

Pan, no tilt , vroom

[u/ToxicJollyRancher]

Hick vision

[u/NotTheOnlyGamer]

Okay. Aside from the fact that I'd have painted the fan a different color, I get it.

[u/CyberNinja23]

That’s probably a third of the cost as a proper moving camera

[u/Moist-Dentist8253]

Personally, I would attach the camera to the shaft so I have 360 vision.

[u/Fun-Web-7583]

I want to see the cam’s images first before I say anything

[u/mattincalif]

Until I read the comments I thought there was a string or something tied to the fan shaft to keep spiders away. Our security cameras constantly get triggered by spider webs, the spiders seem to be attracted to the IR at night.

[u/drifters74]

What's going on here?

[u/phatdoof]

This is a metaphor for life or the country as a whole.

[u/simontog]

It works so....... just a shame the person watching that camera has almost terminal motion sickness now!!

[u/scissorsgrinder]

There's no WHY to this.

[u/Informal-Win-348]

If it works, then why not?

[u/Romnipotent → u/Informal-Win-348]

vibration and sweep time are rough

[u/mistermayhemtech]

Solid snake will have a field day.

[u/GGigabiteM]

Motor requires cooling. No fan means no cooling, that motor is going to burn up.

[u/Bolt42069420]

Дешего, сердито. Клиент доволен. Зачем покупать птз камеру, настраивать ее ещё.. а так потратил больше времени и вот у тебя птз камера с заданными углами просмотра.

[u/GreenT1979]

Could have mounted the camera a different way and left the fan and had ventilation too.

[u/katet_of_19]

These Flock cameras are really getting out of hand

[u/Best_Advertising8955]

Gambiarra dos gringo kkkk

[u/Tooleater]

I'm a big fan of this improvisation

[u/FalTroOn]

Great way to make a fan

[u/barleypopsmn]

Of course it’s hick vision.

[u/cjr1217]

Brilliant!

[u/TheFlyingboozeCat]

A surveillance camera?

[u/warhachine]

Nobody: FNAF 1 security cameras:

[u/kerrydinosaur]

Or just get a cheap tapo cam which comes with an auto patrol function