Rhei
Hardware
liquid clock
SHOW HN2015
681points
103comments
#9of 2,565 in 2015
Top 1%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
28 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.
Design: 10 for, 2 againstIdea: 6 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, mesmerizing design and execution
From 4 comments
That is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations on creating such a unique object; you must be very proud of your work!
coffeemug on HNThat's true! It's not viscous at all, which makes it all the more mesmerizing.
henkboyd on HNThis definitely the clock that would sit on Rorschach's desk.
comrh on HNSimply amazing.
burek85 on HN
Interest in buying one
From 3 comments
Great man, I would like to purchase this clock! Please sell me that prototype :D
dzonikesh on HNReally loved the project. Would love to get one of these if you ever make this available to purchase.
alexjv89 on HNVery impressive.. I'd buy one too.
pavornyoh on HN
Objections
Ferrofluid can degrade over time
From 1 comment
If you liked this, you'll probably also like Ferrolic: http://www.ferrolic.com/ Super mesmerizing to watch the ferro fluid making its way through the display. Edit: I remember…
roymurdock on HN
Video is heavily cut and hard to follow
From 1 comment
Does vimeo have some sort of unspoken rule that all videos must have a hundred cuts a minute or something? This style of film making is incredibly obnoxious.
Crito on HN
Requests
Show the number transformation more clearly
From 2 comments
Magnets & ferro fluids, excellent. Because of the video, I can literally see through the box into the 7 segment magnet chunks moving with the servos when the time ticks over. I…
gopalv on HNI couldn't find anywhere in the video where it was changing the time in real time....it either shows it while staying at a certain time, or shows it in fast motion. Am I looking…
robbrown451 on HN
DIY kit option
From 1 comment
A DIY kit would be great - I would pay for just the parts and instructions.
bentrevor on HN
Questions
Power consumption to hold digits
From 1 comment
Absolutely fantastic idea and execution. Props to the video producer(s) as well. One question: what sort of power consumption is required to maintain the digit positions inside…
liquidise on HN
Whether it needs refilling
From 1 comment
Does your clock require frequent refilling?
henkboyd on HN
Alternatives named
Ferrolic ferrofluid display
From 2 comments
If you liked this, you'll probably also like Ferrolic: http://www.ferrolic.com/ Super mesmerizing to watch the ferro fluid making its way through the display. Edit: I remember…
roymurdock on HNThis is a great project. As someone has mentioned, check out http://www.ferrolic.com/
mortal on HN