Good. I still had fun. There is even a gentleman who helps me, and who made me a nice drawing: We see our Pioupiou, its propeller, and ball bearings. (You can also see other tricks there, like too much leverage between the bearing and the propeller. But since I don't know how to draw so well, I keep this image there.) Anyway. There is in particular the pivot of the propeller. This is THE critical point…
It's the story of a guy, one Friday evening, sitting on his paraglider in a corner of Grenoble station. He missed his train (again!!!), so he's waiting for the next one. And suddenly he takes the opportunity to tell his little story of the week. You guessed it, the story he is going to tell you is that of Pioupiou. Like a slightly too long intro Pioupiou, you know him: he's a little bird. It's a little bird that's just getting started...
So here is, as promised, the little story of Friday. On the program this week: modeling clay, 3D printing, paradise beach and quantum physics. Pioupiou gets a makeover Take a good look at this Pioupiou… it's the last time you'll see it: Now that the electronics have demonstrated their capabilities, it's time to tackle the mechanics. Bye bye the commercial anemometer, make way for technological robustness. "Pioupiou 0" is therefore retiring, to make way...
Pioupiou is not just a wind sensor. It's a real adventure. It is an adventure that we are all leading together, with the same objective: to build better weather information for our activities. Let's be honest: if Pioupiou exists today, it's as much my fault as yours. Without this beautiful community that has supported me from the beginning, I would never have had the courage to start. The project would probably be one more idea gathering dust in a corner…