DIY: Wind triggered blinking garden light

Another post from Solar Christmas Lights.

I read about a lovely project today, where a team of Japanese guys and girls created some lovely solarpowered light. When hung in trees, these lights only came on if there was wind (and dark I suppose).
The inspiration:

http://www.livingworld.net/works/wind-lit-solar/lang-pref/en/

Some specs, in Japanese http://www.livingworld.net/essays/windlit2001-2/lang-pref/ja/

I didn’t have what I needed to make a solar powered version, but I did make one powered by a button cell battery.

My version is very bare bones and not as techy and beautiful as the “original”, but it works, and is hanging in my garden right now, blinking away happily.

Check out pictures and some instructions on how to make your own on Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/mskogly/sets/72157612488495230/

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