Friday, January 19, 2007

This is Teh Kewlness...

   
   

    The folks at Jeep put together this awesome display which embeds bitmap images into falling water using technology similar to that of an inkjet printer. (BoingBoing)

    And no.  Don't even think to ask me how it works.  I have no idea, and thinking about just makes my brain wiggle.  So, you know, I just watch and say "wow!"  It's amazing and hypnotizing, don't you think? 

    Of course, now I've really got to go to the bathroom. 

-DP
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2007 at 5:51 AM

    Wow, that's amazing!!

    HOW DO THEY DO THAT? lol!

    Ste

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2007 at 8:39 AM

    hi dan!

    i'm willing to bet that it is mostly due to timing.  as the various water spouts (.....) toggle off/on, they do so in a timed method, such that (..   ) release a fraction of a second before (  ...) do, thus making a downward falling "J" as in Jeep.  just an idear, but knowing the hows and why-fers don't make it any less awesome to watch!  thanks for sharing this (i have dial-up, so i only got to see the first couple seconds, but i'm sure the whole thing would have been a treat!).  grins to ya, debra

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2007 at 8:51 AM

    Okay forget the monkey . . .

    I have got to have one of those in my place!!
    Except mine wouldn't say Jeep, it'd spit out somethig cool like a high heel.  :D

    Amanda

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2007 at 10:06 AM

    Dan U R 2 Kewl. The kewlness. --Smooches, Cin

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2007 at 6:55 PM

    To my knowledge, the technology was invented by some individual and then purchased by Kohler. I’ve seen it at their booth at the Kitchen and Bath show and International Builder Show for many years.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2007 at 11:36 AM

    Wow.  I mean, really wow.  When you and I were kids... our video games were little blocks that pinged.  Now H2O has graphics.  Wow.

    be well,
    Dawn

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2007 at 1:00 AM

    8 or 10 guys sitting around a boardroom. "Let's make waterfalls that spit out words and images."
    "Smith, get on that."
    "Yes sir! I'll have it on your desk by 5pm"
    And there you have it. Kewlness.
    Barb

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2007 at 5:17 PM

    The Waterfall was created by Professor Stephen Pevnick who is a Professor of Art at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He built the Graphical Waterfall, then Called “Rainfall”, in 1979 using only a circuit board and a few valves.
    bio; http://www.uwm.edu/People/pevnick/index1.html

    The Graphical Waterfall has been shown on four continents in cities such as Paris, London, Geneve, Basel, Frankfurt, Hannover, Johannesburg, Beijing, Bangkok, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angels and many others. In 1995 the “Rainfall” went to Berlin for a major exhibition for artists and designers.

    Professor Pevnick was very honored when the people at GPJ and Daimler Chrysler asked him to be at the shows for Jeep.

    http://www.pevnickdesign.com/index1.html

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2007 at 5:22 PM

    Thanks for the info, Zoinkss.  

    You'd think I'd have seen that thing here in Milwaukee somewhere since the guy who created it is a local boy.  I didn't realize it dates back to 1979.  That's pretty wild considering the level of technology back then was barely that of a calculator.  

    Thanks again,
    Dan

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