On that “Me Drive Car!” business:
Sesame Street Characters learn to drive a car
Shown here in the completed bent state, a few wires have been added to critical points on the circuit board. Of course, in keeping with Good Circuit Bending Practices (GCBP) , the original toy can operate in “Normal Operation Mode” which means that the original circuit is not trashed to the point that it will not operate as it did when it came off the shelf. While it is true that following GCBP is not absolutely essential, it could be useful if, for instance, you borrowed the toy from a younger brother or sister who might want it back. Please note at the upper right of this picture there is something sticking out of the toy that was added. It is a female DB-25 connector that connects the bent circuit to the outside world. If you have ever used a computer modem, you probably know what a DB-25 is. Not used much anymore and I have some in my junk drawer, so here it is.
…And the control system that looks like a guitar:
Guitar opened up to show what’s inside
This is NOT a bent circuit, but a method for controlling bent circuits. There are a number of switches and pots (potentiometers) that can be used to connect to a bent circuit that you can “play”. Simply adding a ribbon cable attached to a male DB-25 connector makes it all possible. As shown, 24 pins on the BD-25 are active on this input device. Hey, that’s 24 pins out of 25. So that means that 96% of my useless collection of DB-25 connectors are being repurposed into SOMETHING!