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My submission is a joke encoder. I used an Arduino Uno to create a device that flashes Morse code. It can be coded ahead for any message that the user wants. My idea is that the Morse code will be the answer to a joke that is told to the person who needs to smile. For instance, standing 20 feet apart, I can tell a joke to someone and turn on the Morse code encoder to display the answer as Morse code. The person who is told the joke gets to use their brain to try and figure out the answer by reading the Morse code and using a decoder that they can get via text, video, or even just a printed page taped to the wall or window. This will make someone smile because they are using their own skills to decipher an answer to a funny joke.