How to Convert a Digital Watch to a Negative Display
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How to Convert a Digital Watch to a Negative Display
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Re: How to Convert a Digital Watch to a Negative Display
#2I was going to do it to my Casio GLX5600 but I realized it would reverse the moon phases :(
Re: How to Convert a Digital Watch to a Negative Display
#3I was going to do it to my Casio GLX5600 but I realized it would reverse the moon phases :(
Cut a separate piece out and flip it.
Re: How to Convert a Digital Watch to a Negative Display
#4The "magic" explanation doesn't satisfy me. Any physicists in the crowd who can explain why rotating the film 90 degrees creates a negative display?
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#5The "magic" explanation doesn't satisfy me. Any physicists in the crowd who can explain why rotating the film 90 degrees creates a negative display?
Polarization.
This article contains helpful diagrams and an obtuse but reasonable explanation:
http://www.gizmag.com/stealth-computer-display-lcd-polarizin...
Re: How to Convert a Digital Watch to a Negative Display
#6The "magic" explanation doesn't satisfy me. Any physicists in the crowd who can explain why rotating the film 90 degrees creates a negative display?
Perhaps this will help: http://qxwujoey.tripod.com/lcdworks.gif
Re: How to Convert a Digital Watch to a Negative Display
#7I remember doing that to my calculator when I was a teenager. Thought my unique calculator was badass then, hehe.
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#9LCD monitors all use the same technology...
Re: How to Convert a Digital Watch to a Negative Display
#10The "magic" explanation doesn't satisfy me. Any physicists in the crowd who can explain why rotating the film 90 degrees creates a negative display?
Another decent source: http://www.howstuffworks.com/lcd.htm