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[postrodent]

Quick addition to the previous post: the LED flasher circuit that I dug out of the Brit Box seems to flash from 1-4 times, then pause. Some example number sequences: 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 1, 1 1 3 2 4 2. Any thoughts about that, folks? I am painfully ignorant of math. Now I see why I shouldn't have dropped the subject in grade 10. :) Also, there are three

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[wingywoof]

That second set appears in some stuff on this website:
http://oeis.org/classic/?q=1%2C1%2C3%2C2%2C4%2C2&sort=0&fmt=0&language=english&go=Search

[postrodent]

If you can somehow connect British alternative pop with whatever that web page is about, you'll be well on your way to explaining this whole thing. :)

[xyzzysqrl]

I think they're absolutely numbers of some kind. *helpful*

[anonymous]

<3

(This is not apropos to the electronics things. But I felt a need to express. :)

[roricat]

Mistake. It's me!

[postrodent]

Thanks, spacekat. You're pretty awesome yourself. May the sun never set on your solar arrays.

[sphecide]

The sequence doesn't seem all that remarkable, mathematically.

I think it is more likely set to blink in tune to something.

[postrodent]

Now that is an intensely interesting idea, and one I find nearfetched.

Since it's probably not a Gamma ray detector...

[orb2069]

I'd try phone camming the LEDs and unplugging it, then plugging it in and letting it run for a minute or so - then unplugging it again and plugging it back in immediately to run for a minute or so.
Side-by-side the videos and see if the sequence is the same.
- If not, it's probably just some form of dodgy system. Try tossing it in the freezer overnight and see if that makes it any more regular.
- If it does the same sequence twice, that's probably going to be more interesting - and the sequence will probably be a lot easier to crack from the beginning with a larger sample size and timing-related video.

(PS: