Supercon 2022: Samy Kamkar's Glowing Breath

Sometimes the journey itself is the destination. This one started when [Samy] was 10 and his mom bought a computer. He logged on to IRC to talk with people about the X-Files and was WinNuked. Because of that experience, modulo a life of hacking and poking and playing, the talk ends with a wearable flex-PCB Tesla coil driving essentially a neon sign made from an ampule of [Samy]’s own breath around his neck. Got that? Buckle up, it’s a rollercoaster.
Read more over on Hackaday: hackaday.com/2023/01/10/super...

[@PatentLobster]

Samy is my hero!

[@SudoSkitz]

You're awesome man... Had I not learned or been inspired so much from you, as well as so many other brilliant people on here and around the net, I don't know what I would have done with myself the past several years. I can't thank you enough for sharing such unique and awesome creations and journeys through information. You're a legend.

[@mvadu]

So he went from usb data line pairs to transparent glass to electro magnetic spectrum to quantum physics to glass making to oxygen concentration in one talk!! 🤔

[@myname-mz3lo]

ya most smart people have adhd haha

[@skoskop]

Samy is my hero

[@Zzznmop]

Samy is my friend

[@offersandsystems]

Samy es mi amigo

[@corey736]

the shaver of 1000 yaks. very impressing depth of knowledge

[@myname-mz3lo]

using the lenght of each wire connected to a key in a keyboard to determine the resonance frequency required to activate keys wirelessly . this guy is a genius .

[@myname-mz3lo]

thanks to this i realised that radio waves are streams of photons and the only reason they can go through objects unlike light is because their frequency is higher . this talk made alot of things click for me . things i already knew but didnt understand intuitively

[@nicolasjonasson4820]

A metal chain would make it glow more intense I'm guessing from seeing it getting brighter when you touch it with your fingers.

[@suchoudh]

Good talk

[@AdityaMehendale]

re-upload?

[@roidroid]

first i've seen it. But overlay does say it was filmed in 2002 Nov 4-6 (guess it was a REALLY LONG 40mins).

[@charlie-bucket]

i just watch rhysider and found out youre an evil genius that doesnt exploit i appreciate that i say i would do the same but idk

[@mcgoombs]

Why does this have so few views and likes 😢 this guys method is so reminiscent of my own artistic practice. I’m always too afraid to ask for the help of experts, but you’ve inspired me to step outside my comfort zone in a whole new way. Stay curious!

[@corey736]

the shaver of 1000 yaks. very impressing depth of knowledge