GB: 473nm diode information / giveaway

[Things]

Chuck me down for $20 I never win anything, but hey, whatever

EDIT: Paid.

 

[IsaacT]

PP sent

 

[ARG]

Got you all marked as paid on the list.

Should be alright now, I don't think anyone else has to join.

 

[Dr.Laser]

Paid my portion.

 

[styropyro]

Just an update! USPS says I'll be getting the diodes tomorrow, but they have been wrong a lot recently so I kinda doubt this will be true. If they end up coming tomorrow or Monday I'll have it shipped out by Monday afternoon!

ARG please PM me your address!

As for the giveaway, what is the general consensus on when the names will be drawn? If there is no better electronic alternative, I'd be happy to draw names from a hat. I think I could even do a live feed from YouTube to increase the suspense.

 

[IsaacT]

I like the hat idea. Random number generators are rarely accurate, and some numbers are less lucky than others. So putting in slips of paper would be cool. And the live feed would be awesome I think.

 

[Things]

Yeah, I think slips of paper on video is the only real genuine way to do it, especially when dealing with something as expensive/rare as this.

 

[Wolfman29]

There is always random.org. One of the only truly random number generators possible Can even use radioactive decays to trigger the RNG, meaning that it is quantum mechanically random. As random as it gets!

 

[ARG]

I was just going to give everyone a number after the information has been collected, then get Dave to go to random.org and get us a number.

The final cost of the diode, PP fees, shipping, import fees ect. will be added up once I have the diode in my hand.

 

[Things]

Hmm, spose that would work fine. Just PM everyone a set of numbers as their "tickets".

 

[benmwv]

Going in order of donations, here are everyone's ticket numbers. A few of you guys check over this to make sure, since the stakes are so high!

1-2: ARG - 10
3-5: wannaburnstuff - 15
6-15: benmwv - 50
16-19: speedy78 - 20
20-23: ApexProxy - 20
24-31: Smeerworst - 40
32-37: KapHn8d - 30
38-42: ZRaffleticket - 25
43-50: bloompyle - 40
51-56: Dr.Laser - 30
57-58: MessiTom - 10
59-60: Atomicrox - 10
61-64: cheech226 - 20
65-72: Wolfman29 - 40
73-76: Things - 20
77: Mattronium - 5
78-79: Tonny T - 10

Everyone has paid except kap who is on a trip right now, so are we gonna go ahead and draw or wait until testing? I say draw asap, but idk what everybody else wants to do.

 

[Things]

Hmm, personally I thought it would have been better to individually PM everyone their numbers, that way the person drawing doesn't know. Not saying whoever is drawing isn't trustworthy, but with something of such value, you never know

 

[benmwv]

Usually in a drawing dave will post a screenshot of random.org with the number on it. I suppose he could keep running it until he gets the one he wants, but I think we can all trust him not to do that?

Anyways I just went straight from the list in the OP, so its not like everybody couldn't figure that out. We can use a different list.

 

[Things]

Doesn't worry me, just it might some other members that aren't as familiar with Dave, I trust him.

 

[ARG]

Everyone has paid except kap who is on a trip right now, so are we gonna go ahead and draw or wait until testing?

I say we draw until after testing. Keeps it easier IMO.
I just don't want someone breathing down my neck saying "Get the testing done, I want my diode! You better not hurt it!"

Doesn't worry me, just it might some other members that aren't as familiar with Dave, I trust him.

Dave has done this in the past, I don't think it would cause any troubles.

 

[benmwv]

Yes, that was my other thought.

But also the suspense is killing me.