![webcam-tweet](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7630968866_0ea6af89d5_o.jpg)
"I need a webcam on the downstairs coffee machine #firstworldproblems
https://twitter.com/MarcNo/status/227409428863926272
So I grabbed Son #1's old busted original droid, installed IP Webcam from the android market and put it in front of the coffee machine in the kitchen.
![Untitled](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7630924902_ef54a42f2e.jpg)
And then could see the coffee level. (hint: time to make more coffee)
![android-coffee-cam](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7630902798_7bbf3f6c90.jpg)
With 6 kids in the house, there is no way that the hack will stay there more than a few minutes.
So I dug up a long extension cord and relocated the setup to the backyard and turned it into a "chicken cam".
![chicken-cam](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7630937606_77a30feb0e_o.jpg)
Perfect.