How-To: Tron Couch

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March 19th, 2012 20

I’m hopeful that the enduring legacy of Tron: Legacy will not, so much, be the meh-OK movie itself, but a sweeping wave of physical Tronification that leaves our world decidedly more awesome than it was before. And Becky Stern is leading the charge. This project video, her first since taking up a new job at adafruit, shows how to electrically connect, and physically attach, EL accent wire to a sectional sofa. It recalls the Tron Bag project she co-authored with Limor Fried back in December 2010. Nice one, Becky! Keep ’em coming!

How-To: EL wire couch (video)

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Becky Stern says:

March 19th, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Thanks for posting, Sean!
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ameyring says:

March 20th, 2012 at 7:53 am

What if you put the wire on the edges of the cushions? Can the wire take a beating from people sitting down and getting up? I’m guessing it can if it holds up on the book bag. Very cool!
Piotr says:

March 22nd, 2012 at 10:06 am

It is risky to put those lights on your couch due to the fact that some day they might die out.
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How-To: Tron Couch

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