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- gfixler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26Before mom machine dried my purple Hypercolor shirt on high heat, making it forever pink, I wore it on a class trip to Washington, D.C. in 8th grade. There were many other class trips going on, and all day long, countless girls from other schools were running over in groups of 5 to 20 to put their hands all over me. That was the most exciting class trip ever. I became a man that day. I still don't know anything about the state capital.
Thanks, Hypercolor. - kstar6, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26Anyone remember Hyper Color shirts. Yep, I had one and it was RAD!
- jonesin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25that sounds pretty cool, though not $349 a gallon cool
- Bdog2g2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23for 349 a gallon it better prime the wall, paint itself, and clean itself....
- jiggazah, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17$349 a gallon??? id prefer to just paint my house every month to change the color according to season.
- jimbs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13What I remember most about hypercolor shirts was that your arm pits were always a different color than the rest the shirt. Lame.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12And yet still hundreds of times cheaper than inkjet refills...
- dhughes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11 Exactly what I thought, then again you don't use gallons of it each time.
Just for kicks if inkjet ink costs say $30 for 17ml that's $1.76/ml
1 US gallon = 3,785.4118 ml x $1.76 = $6,662.32 / US Gallon !! - riumplus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8The company I work for had me briefly investigating this idea a while ago, but for thermal properties instead of purely aesthetic properties. Darker colours absorb more heat than lighter colours, so the logic was to make some colour-changing paint that changes colour depending on the temperature. When the house is cold it is a darker colour, and it absorbs more heat from the sun. But when the house is warm it is a lighter colour, and is reflects most of the heat. Basically, it'd act as a form of automatic climate control to reduce the need of air conditioning/heating.
However, the manufacturing process ended up costing the equivalent of approximately $60 USD a gallon, without any markup for profit (for reference, exterior house paint varies in price but is normally around $30 a gallon). More importantly, though, any colour pigments faded after around 3-4 years, leaving it to transition between cream and a brownish-purple, thanks to the UV light breaking down the ink pigments. Not many people would like a house that changes colour between those two colours and having to re-paint a building every 3 years is expensive, even with normal paint. Assuming they have similar manufacturing processes to what we were cooking up, they'll have the exact same problems - after 3-4 years any paint that gets hit by sunlight will have completely faded, with partial fading visible after a year. That won't matter too much for internal walls, though. But they've got a serious profit margin to be charging $350 a gallon. - zweben, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Meh... call me back when they have LCD paint for $349 a gallon.
I bet a gallon could paint me quite a nice sized display. = )
Hey, i'm sure something like it will be around eventually. - jdkane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5That would be weird if you walked into somebody's home and there was a butt mark fading on the wall.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5You mean we finally have paint that's cheaper than gas???!!!
- cracksmith, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Heat based color changing materials usually lose the ability to change colour after a few weeks.. I'd hate to pay this much money just to find out it quickly stops working
- oGMo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Yeah, what's the deal... I remember having toys as a kid with heat-sensitive paint. Why is this so much, and why is this something new? (Seriously, I'd think this wasn't that hard to find in this day and age. What gives?)
I wouldn't mind a car that had this, though. :) - darmokan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Hell yes! But I remember they were a little cheaper than this.
- smb3d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I would probably get some neat patterns in my walls where all the steam pipes are.
- js530, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3You might be able to make your own....
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/nanolab/LC_prep/index.html
I'm sure its a little more complex than just mixing some paint and the liquid, but at $300/gallon, it might be worth the time. Plus, it would make for a cool instructable. - signal15, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Great, HyperColor for your walls. We're going back to 1987.
Now, allow you to change the color based on an electrical current, and then you'd have something. Turn it to something bright during the day, and something warm and dark for makin' love down by the fire. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Where's the site and info on this? This sounds more interesting.
- theRIAA, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2porbably because the kids toy was made in a factory with big machines that mixed together seprate ingredients. this paint is actualy "paintable"
- silicon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2well if there is a fire behind your wall you'll definitely know where it is...
- breakneckridge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercolor
http://images.google.com/images?q=hypercolor&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images - srodolff, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4The color changing paint wasn't pink. The paint underneath it was. The paint can be used over other colors or, if used alone, will appear as black/white effect.
> - sensei_zebub, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2On the AlsaCorp web site they say:
"NOTE: For EXTERIOR use of Eclipse we recommend using Sun Screen Clear with U.V. protection."
http://alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/eclipse_prodinfo.htm - jmccorm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I wonder if this'll work as outside paint and will be reactive to the sun?
- Ayavaron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I think this would be really cool in a well-lit room. On it's own in the black and white form, it'd add a dynamic high-contrast lighting to the room. It'd definitely look cool in a deco-styled kitchen I think. But at that price, it's extremely hard to justify. If they develop a cheaper version, it'd definitely be worth looking into.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1*wants heat sensitive car paint* w00t!
- dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6Oh yeah, incredible. Incredible like Devo.
- jameshales, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Pressing your hand over a massive LCD screen is prettier than pressing your hand over a heat-sensitive wall.
- bayonetblaha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1rtfa
- missflibbles, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The sun gives off heat, doesn't it?
- oGMo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Hell yes. Dynamic "paint" will rock. I'd even go for the subdermal e-ink "tattoo" you could change by holding near your computer.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1lol wtf is B&Q. Home Depot is a better name. stoopid Europeeans.
- sensei_zebub, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"When the house is cold it is a darker colour, and it absorbs more heat from the sun. But when the house is warm it is a lighter colour, and is reflects most of the heat. Basically, it'd act as a form of automatic climate control to reduce the need of air conditioning/heating."
I had heard about this idea a couple years ago when it was in development. I thought than what a brilliant idea. I still think it's a great idea but the cost doesn't yet make it a viable solution. - vince1731, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Go go gadget paint?
- atmofunk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1the people who make it specialize in industrial applications, not house paint, so yeah.. yer on the money there!
http://alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/eclipse_prodinfo.htm - atmofunk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1it would be great to use for hilights and/or graphics treatments on side panels tho. They should use it on Pimp My Ride haha
- elephantdog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1and uv which will destroy the paint
- Niffer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@oGMo
A car that had this would just look friggin weird. The engine bay color would be all sorts of different colors from the rest of the car. Different panels are made of different combinations of materials and would heat up at different levels. Talk about ugly! - jchrome, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0rotfl. That is so stupid I lol'd...
- rivvercoon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I read your comment and seriously said to myself, "WTF?"
- musteval, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3So um ... mood paint?
How exciting and new :| - darmokan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2LOL, my 4-year-old cousin would leave so many greasy handprints all over this crap. And at $349 a gallon, she'd get in some mighty big trouble. Kids would be the only ones interested in this anyway.
- aristofeles, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"The paint changes color from dark to light when it is touched or otherwise exposed to heat."
One word: underwear! - Tow2A, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I would like to see Pamela Anderson press against this wall naked!!!!!
- mdoom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Itd be cool as paint for a car...but i'd loose my car in a parking lot if it was sunny out. who knows what color it'll be.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Ther-mo-chro-mics.
- chaosmachine, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2might be interesting to see on a car..
- zweben, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2That put an image of animated tattoos in my mind... that would be the ultimate in tacky.
But video clothes could have very nice applications in camouflage. Heat sensitive paint though... can't think of any situation where it would be very useful. - cosmicpoet, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1i don't think we're the target market. this is being marketing to anyone who has been on mtv cribs.
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