[{"element_type":"user_image","content":"https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/user_assets/assets/000/002/077/original/eggtimer.png?1764273662","metadata":{}},{"element_type":"text","content":"\n        \u003cp\u003eI admit many (if not most) of my projects have virtually no \"practical\" applications. This is different.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy wife and I play Super Big Boggle almost every day - it's good mental exercise and a great way to exercise and expand your vocabulary. (My skill is in building up a lexicon of\u0026nbsp; archaic vulgar words). (Note: said skill has not given me the edge. I usually lose ):\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, after many hundreds of games, the little \"hourglass\" 3 minute egg timer has started to stick - kind of annoying when you finally notice after 4 minutes that the timer\u0026nbsp; hasn't moved.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obvious solution\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003emight\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e be to \"buy a new timer,\" but not for me. I've got a lot of Circuit Playground Express devices (I \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREALLY\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e like the CPX!) so it made sense to me to just program a timer with the CPX, so I did.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Makecode project is \u003ca href=\"https://makecode.com/_cbj6RrCXW1zj\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo use it,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edownload it to your CPX\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epress A to start the timer (or restart)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epress B to pause/un-pause the timer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Shake\" the CPX to stop, clear the current timer and get it ready to start another 3 minutes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen running, a pixel blinks clockwise around the CPX, first Green, then Yellow and for the last minute Red. When it's done the \"Magic Wand\" sound plays.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","metadata":{}}]