The missus authorized the purchase of one but I opted for something else. You can buy just the QTC material on the interwebs. Electronic hobbyists like playing with it.
The missus authorized the purchase of one but I opted for something else. You can buy just the QTC material on the interwebs. Electronic hobbyists like playing with it.
90% of the uses of the word 'Quantum' are bullshit, so it's an automatic reflex. I've been reading too much alt-medicine.
Arathena wrote:
90% of the uses of the word 'Quantum' are bullshit, so it's an automatic reflex. I've been reading too much alt-medicine.
Once you align your Quantum Chakras, the well being will flow.
Seriously though. People are saying the material is quirky. For the flashlight, the amount of pressure to change the brightness varies. I'm not sure that I want to buy an expensive flashlight only to have to fuck around with it to get the exact brightness I want.
So I'm going with this one, which uses advanced circuitry for its variable brightness. Twist left, more light. Twist right, less light. It uses a combination of linear and logarithmic ramping because the human eye doesn't see changes in brightness in a linear fashion.
More seriously, it looks like a pretty neat solution in search of a problem to solve. My best idea I can think of for it's use is in machine guarding applications and touchpad interfaces, especially on public terminals, such as ATMs, but those both assume lifetime in excess of a standard button / screen, and uniform pressure-response curve. Athletes might be able to use, say, shoes with it in the sole as part of a gait analysis tool.
There may be applications where the material is uniform, but so far it looks like flashlights aint one of them. It's an inconsistent experience getting variable brightness using this material. It gets mixed reviews.
But the great part is that it's purely mechanical as my dad puts it. It's much more robust than a semiconductor and certainly a whole circuit. So maybe there's applications where it will simplify existing thingies and whatnots.
For example, each generation of jet engines has less moving parts than its predecessor. So I'm all for more robust and less points of failure, which is why I was so interested in it for flashlights.
For practical applications, just off top of my head ... something that doesn't require uniformity, like maybe an air bag trigger or for those working in defense, maybe a pressure sensor for a land mine...
Freecare Spiritwise wrote:Once you align your Quantum Chakras, the well being will flow.
and not flow at the same time, until you observe it doing one or the other - collapsing the Chakra Wave Function. True masters learn correct observational techniques to only observe the desired state.
It could make a good kill switch for anything where you want to keep something running while you hold on to it. Like a jet ski or something along those lines.
