Well, I wanted one of them to be a relay of some sort, so I knew that 3 wasn't it, because it's only got 2 leads. #1 has some sort of coil inside, so I was wondering if that was an electromagnetic coil for a relay, but I guess not. I was mostly curious as to what they are because I've got a ton of them on a radio-controlled plane board that I'm scrapping, and was wondering if I could put them to use. I can't think of anything involving them now, but as soon as I throw them away I'll wish I had them, so I'd better hang onto em.  :

Those were absolutely not what I thought they were. wow, thank you very much!

edit: oops! forgot the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54640153@N03/5059609405/

I've been salvaging parts off of old pcb's and was wondering what these three things are, it may be a dumb question thanks!

Please reply here as I don't check flickr that much

Very nicely done! Love the flex sensor idea. I do think cr0sh has got a point to work some intelligence into it to give it a boost. Nice job!
~Alex

I would highly recommend Adafruit.com's starter kit for about $65. They now include the Arduino Uno instead of the Duemilanove, but I believe they are very similar, but with a cooler silkscreen. At ladyada.net there's software links under the arduino tutorials.

I'm ripping apart my current electronics storage and desk area.... anyone have a layout they like best? I'd love pictures of other people's work areas.   Also, what's your favorite method of component storage?