you can also use mindstorms to press (and hold) the lights to make some digital board or even just illuminate a display of sorts with depressed lights – it doesn’t have to be a “flashing” or short duration
I overheard Tom talking about this particular idea with someone else at the last LUG meeting, then promptly forgot about it. The memory was rekindled while sorting the box I currently have which contains a bunch more of the light bricks.
My brain cannot get past the idea that if each light were pressed independently of the others, there would have to be a separate motor for each light pressed. This is compounded by the problem that a mindstorms brick can only handle three motors. Then you are talking all kinds of machinery to turn on small very small lights.
On the other hand, it seems that if you wanted to have the lights produce waves, then you only need one motor and a whole bunch of gears.
P.S. I did not tag admins on this thread because I assumed you received all the messages regardless.