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I backed this project. This is exactly the sort of blue-sky experimentation I think crowd-funding can enable, that otherwise likely wouldn't be economically fe
by justinsb 14y ago
I backed this project. This is exactly the sort of blue-sky experimentation I think crowd-funding can enable, that otherwise likely wouldn't be economically feasible and/or fundable.
I think I backed it as much for its ambition and vision as for the actual reward!
- ars 14y agoI hope you backed it with your eyes open. It can't work. They might be able to make it glow i.e. you can see light if you look at it, but there is no way they could make it bright enough to illuminate anything even 1 foot away. As long as you know you are making a decoration, not a lamp replacement then cool. They really should be clearer to backers letting them know it can't work as a light replacement.
- itwasgood 14y agoGranted the title "Glowing Plants: Natural Lighting with no Electricity or CO2" could potentially be misconstrued but anybody considering investing would be reading the rest of the materials, especially the risks and challenges section. "We hope to have a plant which you can visibly see in the dark (like glow in the dark paint) but don't expect to replace your light bulbs with version 1.0."