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There was a “spinning gaming monitor” on my YouTube feed just a few days ago: https://youtu.be/J6P3o6zrqsc?si=NUB7YviQNYoSW7Vi https://youtu.be/J6P3o6zrqsc?si=N

• HarHarVeryFunny 3y ago
  Neat, but imagine the sheer fear factor of a 34" ultrawide monitor whipping around at 60Hz 18" in front of your face!
  • graypegg 3y ago
    Adrenaline is good for gaming!… I bet? If you have it going 3600rpm for 60hz uh… θ axis refresh rate (?), you have a pretty tough monitor. Now I’m wondering if you could mount it to 2 really fast linear actuators perpendicularly attached each other. One connected to the desk vertically, and the other fixed to it, with its business end mounted to the monitor. Now (considering the monitor doesn’t explode from the inertia) you could tile an area larger than the monitor itself. Could even adjust on the fly, so you can drag a window off the screen and it just starts vibrating more and more violently.
    • HarHarVeryFunny 3y ago
      Yes, that sounds truly terrifying! :) Combination of vibrations and actuators fighting the gyroscopic effect of the off-axis spinning monitor would risk the whole thing violently ripping itself off the desk. Would certainly be exciting!
      • BuildTheRobots 3y ago
        I feel the need to point out that this is why mechanical TV never scaled. From very old memory, if you wanted a 40" screen then the wheel needed to be two stories high. Ben Heck[0] and Technology Connections[1] videos. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI0TtyVEcs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI0TtyVEcs8 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OANXk-6-w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OANXk-6-w
  • riwsky 3y ago
    Huge fan
    • cranky908canuck 3y ago
      It sure would be!