Hackaday Podcast Episode 382 covers a dense slate: confirmed glueball particle discovery, a supersonic trebuchet build, FlipBuddy as a Borg-cube Flipper Zero companion, fiber-to-the-home hacking, Raspberry Pi bird tracking via USB mic, and a Wii Nunchuk repurposed as an ergonomic macropad. Hosts Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos also log 40 years of Chernobyl radiation robots, ESP32-S3 reading a Logitech USB racing wheel, and 3D printed parts burned deliberately for material science data.
The Supercon Ten news is time-sensitive: tickets went on sale August 13th and early bird pricing will not last. The call-for-participation deadline was extended two weeks to August 26th. Submit a talk, get in free. Mailbag contributor Vik Olliver delivers a metric-vs-imperial anecdote that the hosts say will make you stop and think, not just laugh.
The full episode is worth the runtime for the trebuchet segment alone, which links back to three years of prior trebuchet coverage including a 124 MPH tennis ball launcher and a flywheel variant. The glueball discussion connects to a broader Hackaday article asking whether physicists have actually confirmed the discovery. Episode 382 is available on Libsyn, Spotify, iTunes, and as a direct MP3 download.
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