Water proof electronics reality/zero bulk

wellfleation · 11-24-2011, 01:24 PM

This superhydrophobic coating is truly stunning | Crave - CNET

The possibilities are endless.

HTAM · 11-24-2011, 01:49 PM

This is crazy. I want some.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7is6r...layer_embedded

Mescalito · 11-25-2011, 12:32 AM

Shouldn't be long before it is a standard rather than a premium.

M

wellfleation · 11-25-2011, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HTAM

This is crazy. I want some.

Ross Nanotechnology's NeverWet superhydrophobic spray-on coating - YouTube

Yeah, it protects anything. Even makes a ships hull have less drag causing much more than you would think just in fuel savings alone.

Jester4yall · 11-25-2011, 06:35 PM

as somebody who's dropped a phone in the toilet more than once that coating sounds like a life saver

wellfleation · 11-25-2011, 06:46 PM

I wonder about ventilation issues/heat disposition. If it is sealed where does the heat go?

Jester4yall · 11-25-2011, 07:01 PM

good point.. now your thinking with your dipstick

Flamingnun · 11-25-2011, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wellfleation

I wonder about ventilation issues/heat disposition. If it is sealed where does the heat go?

Think of it more as a coating than a seal, it's so thin it shouldn't cause heat dissipation issues. Hydropobics ftw, I use a coating of similar stuff on my car windows which is so effective it negates the need for wipers during rain.

wellfleation · 11-25-2011, 07:34 PM

Hmmm, why are there ice cubes in that 30 minute video I posted of the iPhone?

Possible heat issues?

Regardless, put that on my clothes, my car, my house. Repel shit.

**Mafoo** · 11-25-2011, 07:47 PM

it seems like most heat coming off an iphone would just be radiating from the body of the phone, not really exchanging through the air. do they have vents on them?

eldizle · 11-25-2011, 07:48 PM

rain-x is the best.

Flamingnun · 11-25-2011, 07:48 PM

Link? I'm seeing neither a 30 minute video, nor ice cubes in the link you posted?

farmergiles · 11-26-2011, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mafoo

it seems like most heat coming off an iphone would just be radiating from the body of the phone, not really exchanging through the air. do they have vents on them?

Most phones do have vents and also gaps around the buttons.

I've accidentally dropped phones in water. Usually the phone itself is fine if you dry it out but the battery usually gets shorted out and thus knackered.

wellfleation · 11-26-2011, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Flamingnun

Link? I'm seeing neither a 30 minute video, nor ice cubes in the link you posted?

It's actually in the body of the article that is linked to.

wellfleation · 11-26-2011, 04:40 AM

I dropped a pager in my fishpond and my iPod Touch (1st gen) went through the wash/drier. After drying out a few day, both worked fine. No moving parts helps in such scenarios.

wellfleation · 11-26-2011, 04:46 AM

Urr, the link is not working anymore.

Here is another, no ice.

Xil · 11-26-2011, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farmergiles

Most phones do have vents and also gaps around the buttons.

I've accidentally dropped phones in water. Usually the phone itself is fine if you dry it out but the battery usually gets shorted out and thus knackered.

on that note, if you drop your phone in some water make sure its off and then chuck it in a bag of desiccant. some of us have drierite lying around for various purposes

but if not rice actually works pretty well

Xil · 11-26-2011, 11:07 AM

also two questions:
1) how the fuck do i wash clothes covered in this stuff?
2) if i put this stuff on my clothes will they hover away from my skin any time i sweat?

i'm looking towards cc as our resident scientist smarty-pants

Flamingnun · 11-26-2011, 11:13 AM

If its anything like Rain X, you don't want it anywhere near your skin, believe me.

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Jester4yall Spark It or Park It Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Africa Posts: 3,667 Thanks: 2,782 Thanked 1,325 Times in 949 Posts	good point.. now your thinking with your dipstick __________________ http://i.imgur.com/CTV2E.gif In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock. -Thomas Jefferson You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed. - Larry Flynt

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wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	Hmmm, why are there ice cubes in that 30 minute video I posted of the iPhone? Possible heat issues? Regardless, put that on my clothes, my car, my house. Repel shit. __________________ FIGHTPOWER

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Mescalito Oneironaut Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 6,297 Thanks: 868 Thanked 910 Times in 447 Posts	Shouldn't be long before it is a standard rather than a premium. M

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wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	I dropped a pager in my fishpond and my iPod Touch (1st gen) went through the wash/drier. After drying out a few day, both worked fine. No moving parts helps in such scenarios. __________________ FIGHTPOWER

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wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	Urr, the link is not working anymore. Here is another, no ice. __________________ FIGHTPOWER

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Xil OD'ing on sobriety Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mizzura Posts: 3,334 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,037 Thanked 1,158 Times in 717 Posts	also two questions: 1) how the fuck do i wash clothes covered in this stuff? 2) if i put this stuff on my clothes will they hover away from my skin any time i sweat? i'm looking towards cc as our resident scientist smarty-pants __________________ "we'll show these fascists what a couple of hillbillies can do"

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