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Stupidly huge POV display
hackaday.com - 11/23/2008
Stupidly huge POV display
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[Mario Mauerer] and friends were commissioned to build this 2m persistence of vision display (translated) for a party (in a hight-voltage lab no less). Dubbed “Display from Hell”, it uses 100 blue SMD LEDs to generate the POV images. They’re connected to an ATMega64 via shift ...

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Gizmodo:  Huge Spinning Blade POV Display is Not for Kids [POV]

MAKE Magazine:  Huge POV (Persistence of vision)

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Huge Spinning Blade POV Display is Not for Kids [POV]
Gizmodo — ... , but I don't recall one that could both amaze a person and take their limbs off at the same time. Called the "Display from Hell," that's pretty much what this thing does, all while projecting POV images using 100 blue SMD LEDs. The propeller, which spins at 140mph and is both huge and terrifying, was apparently rigged up for a party. A very dangerous party. From hell. Thanks, Joao! [Hackaday] ...

Huge POV (Persistence of vision)
MAKE Magazine — Huge POV (Persistence of vision) via Hackaday. You can of course make your own version, maybe a little less "dangerous" using the POV kit we have in the Maker Shed store - propeller not included. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in DIY Projects | Digg this!

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