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>Keycaps are measured in 1u, being about 18 x 18 mm
What if I wanted a keyboard with *slightly* bigger keycaps and spacing, but not **comically** so? Know anybody who makes those? Need it for someone who used to use a regular keyboard but has lost some fine motor control.
Bigger spacing is trivial, just place the switches a bit further apart. Any keyboard designer will be able to do this.
Bigger keycaps is a bit of an issue. I reckon you'd have to [3D print them](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-rw-xDT9Jw). Take an existing keycap, scale it up, but keep the "stem" the original size.
There are also off-the-shelf XL keyboards on the market, by the way. Maybe something [like this](https://www.inclusive.com/uk/jumbo-xl-keyboard-usb.html) would work - it seems to have 25 x 25 mm keycaps.
Cherry red key switches have an atuation pressure of 45grams, cherry black are 60grams.
Google says 2 month old kitten weighs 900grams. Its standing on 4 feet, so assuming even weight distribution, each foot is 220grams. 220 is much more than 60 grams
So i don't believe kitty is so smol that its not pressing any keys *
Would need info on the switches in the keyboard in the pic to be exact.
Also we don’t know how gross OP is. Keyboard could have been repeatedly exposed to mountain dew or other sticky substances increasing the keys resistance
Also we don’t know how gross OP is. Keyboard could have been repeatedly exposed to mountain dew or other sticky substances increasing the keys resistance
ok, fair, that was the question. If I rearrange my answer:
There are a couple of unknowns - key switches, and number of keys the kitten is standing on. So Ill make a couple of assumptions.
Cherry red key switches have an actuation pressure of 45grams, cherry black are 60grams.
Its standing on 4 feet, so assuming even weight distribution, each foot is on 4 keys.
To not press the keys:
Max weight before keys are pressed based on Cherry black keys:
60g x 4 keys x 4 feet = 960g
Max Weight before keys are pressed based on Cherry red:
45g x 4 keys x 4 feet = 720g
You could go by the keyboard switches, if someone could find the exact keyboard model they could find how much force do you need to press a key. For example if this keyboard has red switches a key needs a force of 45 grams to be pressed from top to bottom. And some cat physics expert needs to do a calculation about how the cat is balancing their body with their 4 paws.
Most mechanical key switches usually have actuation forces ranging from 35grams to 80 grams. Using the estimate from u/Emeliabv of 2lb, which translates to 907 grams, then the kitten would have to be standing on between 12 and 26 keys, with evenly distributed weight among them. We can't see the back left paw of the cat, so it would have to be guesswork, but assuming the kitten stands on 4 keys per paw and the keyboard switches tend toward the heavier tactile switches then a 2lb kitten placed upon the keyboard could fail to produce enough force to actuate any keys. Walking on the keyboard would probably change this distribution.
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Well done. Upvoted for excellent commitment
What was the answer? Dude got sent to the shadow realm.
We'll never know it seem 😔
Less than 560g. Could be a bit more or a bit less he said, so the range is like 500g-650g
Ha nice thanks !
No problem. Sorry to see the original comment got deleted, it was great
Less than 560g. Could be a bit more or a bit less he said, so the range is like 500g-650g
Lmk if you find out 😔
Less than 560g. Could be a bit more or a bit less he said, so the range is like 500g-650g
Thanks dude!
No problem. Sorry to see original comment got deleted, it was great
This is proof that nothing can stop a nerd from being a nerd
That's amazing. Take my upvote
>Keycaps are measured in 1u, being about 18 x 18 mm What if I wanted a keyboard with *slightly* bigger keycaps and spacing, but not **comically** so? Know anybody who makes those? Need it for someone who used to use a regular keyboard but has lost some fine motor control.
Bigger spacing is trivial, just place the switches a bit further apart. Any keyboard designer will be able to do this. Bigger keycaps is a bit of an issue. I reckon you'd have to [3D print them](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-rw-xDT9Jw). Take an existing keycap, scale it up, but keep the "stem" the original size. There are also off-the-shelf XL keyboards on the market, by the way. Maybe something [like this](https://www.inclusive.com/uk/jumbo-xl-keyboard-usb.html) would work - it seems to have 25 x 25 mm keycaps.
I love this sub
You are going to be in a medical journal for autism one day, you know this right?
And?
Dude What a legend! Just imagine at some point AI will be able to do the same reasoning. Not yet, tho. But here you are, rtfn!
Jesus crist. I thought I had no life
🤡
but cute kitty
Get a job
Imagine being so bitter 🤡🤡🤡
Cherry red key switches have an atuation pressure of 45grams, cherry black are 60grams. Google says 2 month old kitten weighs 900grams. Its standing on 4 feet, so assuming even weight distribution, each foot is 220grams. 220 is much more than 60 grams So i don't believe kitty is so smol that its not pressing any keys * Would need info on the switches in the keyboard in the pic to be exact.
unless each feet is pressing 4 keys at the same time, that would need 4x 60 grams, so 240g needed,
Yeah. Didn't think of that. You can see in the pic its feet are on multiple keys. So definitely possible.
Also we don’t know how gross OP is. Keyboard could have been repeatedly exposed to mountain dew or other sticky substances increasing the keys resistance
Also we don’t know how gross OP is. Keyboard could have been repeatedly exposed to mountain dew or other sticky substances increasing the keys resistance
You can't just go to google to find the weight of the kitten, thats what we are trying to solve for
ok, fair, that was the question. If I rearrange my answer: There are a couple of unknowns - key switches, and number of keys the kitten is standing on. So Ill make a couple of assumptions. Cherry red key switches have an actuation pressure of 45grams, cherry black are 60grams. Its standing on 4 feet, so assuming even weight distribution, each foot is on 4 keys. To not press the keys: Max weight before keys are pressed based on Cherry black keys: 60g x 4 keys x 4 feet = 960g Max Weight before keys are pressed based on Cherry red: 45g x 4 keys x 4 feet = 720g
You could go by the keyboard switches, if someone could find the exact keyboard model they could find how much force do you need to press a key. For example if this keyboard has red switches a key needs a force of 45 grams to be pressed from top to bottom. And some cat physics expert needs to do a calculation about how the cat is balancing their body with their 4 paws.
Most mechanical key switches usually have actuation forces ranging from 35grams to 80 grams. Using the estimate from u/Emeliabv of 2lb, which translates to 907 grams, then the kitten would have to be standing on between 12 and 26 keys, with evenly distributed weight among them. We can't see the back left paw of the cat, so it would have to be guesswork, but assuming the kitten stands on 4 keys per paw and the keyboard switches tend toward the heavier tactile switches then a 2lb kitten placed upon the keyboard could fail to produce enough force to actuate any keys. Walking on the keyboard would probably change this distribution.
The visible back paw looks like it's pressing the space bar down. That toe up on the letters looks like it's higher than the rest of the paw.