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Blind camera

Blindcam

Interesting concept called the Blind Camera. Here's how it works:


When you hit the button, it begins searching the net for a picture, any picture, taken at that exact moment. The picture might show up after a minute or two, or maybe not for hours. Not very useful as far as an entertainment device, but it’s kind of fun to think about: somebody, somewhere, pressed that button at the same time you did. And the only reason you know that, and saw the picture, is because you pressed your button then.

I think my friend Aaron will like this concept for the same reasons I do. It's a novelty for certain, but it's also something the fully captures the amazing connectedness of the world and how we're so easily able to tap into that connectedness. It's like finding your temporal photographic doppleganger out of all the noise of the world. 

Sounds like a machine straight out of a Ray Bradbury story.

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