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Wiimote-Controlled Canoe Adds Nerdiness, Removes Physical Effort
Posted by Adam Frucci at 1:00 AM on July 29, 2008
Ah, the great outdoors. Nothing says summer like heading out in your canoe. Especially if said canoe has been modified with a small electric motor that's controllable via a Wiimote. That's right, nerds: now you can use your mad Wii skills to help you avoid the horrible exertion that comes from paddling. Unfortunately, it's just a steering mechanism. What would really be something would be if you had to "paddle" with the Wiimote while steering with the Nunchuk. If you're going to do something this ridiculous, you might as well go all out. [Wiimote Controlled Canoe via Make]
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Sir Gibler
Posted 2:06 AM 29/7/08
i wonder if this would be any better with that motionplus bullshit nintendo expects me to buy
Sir Gibler
ninjagin
Posted 1:53 AM 29/7/08
Hmmmm. Would it be any easier to control after a six-pack of beer and a few hours of fishing?
ninjagin
aec007
Posted 1:51 AM 29/7/08
Dude,
Bring an oar to row, just in case you drop your Wii....
aec007
Rabid Penguin
Posted 1:49 AM 29/7/08
@junyo: It's not about any kind of advantage. It's about operating a canoe with a freakin wii-mote. Pretty cool.
Rabid Penguin
William
Posted 1:45 AM 29/7/08
There's some serious ingenuity out there, no doubt about it. But, what in the world are we using it on? Use your muscles if you got 'em. Walk, ride your bike, PADDLE your canoe; all can even be powered by hamburgers.
William
Boognish
Posted 1:40 AM 29/7/08
Look at the side of the canoe @ 1:59 I think it's powered by SATAN!
Boognish
Jimbuck
Posted 1:39 AM 29/7/08
Quite responsive it seems. Very, very cool.
Jimbuck
junyo
Posted 1:26 AM 29/7/08
Unless you ran the Wiimote to the front of the boat, and drove from the bow, not really seeing what advantage this gives you over a regular trolling motor/tiller setup. But tres cool nonetheless.
junyo
Tommasta
Posted 1:17 AM 29/7/08
I don't even like boats and I want this! Quite neat, I say.
Tommasta
buyj3llo
Posted 3:25 AM 29/7/08
I like the music in this video.
buyj3llo
Boognish
Posted 4:11 AM 29/7/08
@buyj3llo: music:Ratatat track: Brule Album:LP3
Boognish
AHemp
Posted 3:56 AM 29/7/08
@buyj3llo: It's "Bruleé" by Ratatat, from their latest album... They're awesome.
AHemp
beekerstudios
Posted 3:53 AM 29/7/08
What if you drop the wiimote in the water.... do you crash into a yacht? or can you still manually steer?
beekerstudios
withanamelikethat
Posted 3:41 AM 29/7/08
I heard it gets even more interesting when it gets wet
withanamelikethat
ripfire
Posted 4:32 PM 29/7/08
Ha! And instead of a wiimote, he'll use a regular rod to go fishing! Haha!
No wait...
ripfire