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Braidon Beard (left) and Corbin Brannon working in computer lab on Pittsburg State Campus in Pittsburg Kansas on April 3,2018
Nick Bilton showed me what happens if you put a piece of paper over the flash -- much better colors and no washout.
I learned a gazillion tricks in about 15 minutes. Now: To play!
The LED is a nice SMD LED that I bought in Shanghai from Luckylight. They make nice LEDs, although surface mount was a pain to deal with using a 1$ 'firestarter' soldering iron and random cable.
A plastic container from one of those delicious tiny asian jelly snacks works as a water seal and diffuser. I used a glue gun to fill it halfway, then threw it in the freezer for a bit.
Pro tip: This is better than the traditional ping-pong ball diffuser because of the flat bottom. Use one in your next project! IF it fails you still have a nice snack, too.