Show HN: I built a JavaScript-powered flipdisc display
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#2How do they have no moving parts?
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#3I've been coveting a Vestaboard, but this seems like a more interesting alternative. Thanks for the guide!
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#4reminds me of a certain art installation at Changi Airport in Singapore. it was the first cool thing I saw in that country
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#5The beginning of the demo video is reminiscent of Ye Olde Wooden Mirror
https://www.smoothware.com/danny/woodenmirror.html
or more recently
https://tisch.nyu.edu/itp/news/spring-2024/daniel-rozin--itp...
Re: Show HN: I built a JavaScript-powered flipdisc display
#6How do they have no moving parts?
One could argue flipping doesn't change X, Y nor Z coordinates :)
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#7How do they have no moving parts?
that's my question too. if there's not moving parts, how does the disc flip if it doesn't move. if there's nothing moving, what is all of that noise.
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#8I think the javascript here plays a rather small part in the entire assembly.
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#9How do they have no moving parts?
The disc moves, but there aren't any moving mechanical parts to cause it to move. It's done with electromagnetic pulses. I'll update it to make this more clear.
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#10How do they have no moving parts?
Probably best to say mechanical movement.