Inspiration
One day I was eating outside the SAC and witnessed a 5 minute battle between a squirrel and an honest man defending his Chick-Fil-a. A fight of epic proportions. After recording it on my snapchat story, I wondered what a guy like me could do to stop extreme acts of aggression like these. At about 1 in the morning, I decided I might as well give it a try and bring the fight back to the squirrels.
What it does
Plays a high frequency sound when the app is opened.
How I built it
Using weird java and android algorithms to play a desired frequency.
Challenges I ran into
There's no simple way to play a frequency that is not predetermined in a library.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
It scared the toughest of squirrels, the one's outside the SAC itself. You should've seen them run.
What I learned
How to produce sounds on an android app and research obscure hearing characteristics of the Tree Squirrel.
What's next for Squirrel Repellent
Create a button that can stop the sound.
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