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Writing on Standing Water

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the decorative-corporate-logo-pools dept.

A reader writes "Engadget is reporting on Japanese scientists who have found a way to 'write' characters on the surface of water using waves. This looks very cool - but the time required to change character seems very high (15-30 seconds). From the article: 'Liquid-based displays are nothing new -- in a vertical orientation, at least -- but apparently it's a lot more difficult to coax a standing pool of water into forming recognizable shapes and characters.'"

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  1. Does Snow Count as Standing Water? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Does snow count? I can write my name in snow!

  2. Aha! by PunkFloyd · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Finally a legitimate way to 'P' in someone's pool!

  3. This is nothing new by Placebo+Messiah · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I've been writing my name in pee for decades