The BEST Mechanical Display You've EVER Seen!!

[@ibuildstuff]

Clicked on this video purely randomly... the more I watched the more I was like "wait a second..." 💀 (cool project tho!!)

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Pinned. I totally get it, I had no ill intent. For anyone wondering, I took inspiration from a handful of I Build Stuffs shots from his "I made a flying umbrella" video and recreated them as a bit of fun for myself. I never expected this video to blow up overnight and was just doing this as a bit of fun to show my mates. I went to bed with 274 subs and woke up with 2k+ haha I love your vids, they are crafted so well! I am really looking forward to your next one!!

[@ibuildstuff]

@@tin_foil_hat99 thanks man, you clearly still put a lot of time into this project so I'm not gonna complain haha. Looking forward for your future videos-I'm sure you'll figure it out and develop your own style :)

[@yorifant]

dude i love your video's! do you have anything planned to make in the future?

[@bayfish_9156]

me to.

[@PeterPan-my7nb]

@@ibuildstuff Your jokes? And here I was thinking you couldn't be full of yourself and full of sh1t at the same time... But cool man, you do you.

[@Centauriel]

- Don't wanna shell out $150 for a digit display - Allocate 3 months and $500 of material to make my own My life exactly 😅

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Lol 3 months.... almost 12 :/ But I did have my highschool exams so that took up a lot of time haha only cost me 100 bucks though!

[@chiguireespacialespecial]

@@tin_foil_hat99 Keep Churning that mind, amazing project, subscribed!

[@eskayler66]

Been there, done that!

[@pkassies]

I feel your pain!

[@christophervankammen8340]

@@tin_foil_hat99 1) High School 2) commitment! 3) So much potential! Bravo my friend

[@Matthew-lh3zy]

Requests for Version 2 - use an off-the-shelf component for the electromagnets - update all 8 digits at the same time - embed the magnets under black/white so they don't show - sell as a kit

[@dave2ooo788]

The off-the-shelf electromagnets is the one thing preventing me to just build these displays on my own right away.

[@ddegn]

He should have someone help him with the electronics. He really should be using a H-bridge for driving the coils. His design is fine for a one off but it uses way more materials than is really needed. IMO, this is a great KZbin show off project but a very poor consumer product.

[@newmonengineering]

Off the shelf is either expensive or too large. You might be able to use a solenoid off the shelf as an electromagnet. But if you know a source of a cheap and small electromagnet please let us know.

[@AltoXn]

@@newmonengineering oldschool automotive relay

[@mauroangst]

Also: Make each printed segment a little big thicker and hide the magnets INSIDE the print for a clean look

[@crystalwolfproductions]

What a guy, just woke up one day and said he wanted a thing, then went through a ton of work to put it together, now I'm not smart, so someone else can comment on all of the brain cell things, but the amount of work it takes to put together a video like this, and have it be entertaining, informative, and engaging is truly remarkable, amazing work Tin man! This deserved to blow up

[@siennagarvey1508]

❤

[@onradioactivewaves]

Joke's on you, I'm looking at it on an electronic display.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Build an electromechanical 4k monitor with red green and blue flip dots! Easy right? It'd be about 10 meters tall.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

@@sub-jec-tiv That'd be pretty cool though haha

[@Lukey1eru-Hello]

JOKES ON YOU, IM WATCHING YOU FROM YOUR WALLS

[@sub-jec-tiv]

@@tin_foil_hat99 at 3 fps! I’d still love it 😂 if i were wealthy i’d do it just to install it in a gallery as a pretentious art piece 😂

[@onradioactivewaves]

@@Lukey1eru-Hello How, high are you?

[@ZeedijkMike]

I have been busy with a 3D printed Flip-Clock for way too long, without any good results, so it landed on the shelf with "Unfinished projects" - But watching this video has brought back the urge to finish the clock. Great work, fantastic result and an enjoyable video in general.

[@NigelDanson]

This is amazing - I can't believe how much work went into this... hope it gets the views it deserves

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you so much, it has already done so much better than I could have imagined... good to see hard work still pays off :)

[@markmalasics3413]

If he gets 3 that twice as much as it deserves.

[@danhuestoo]

Genuinely man, INCREDIBLE work not only from the engineering side but your editing and storytelling side aswell. This is a masterclass video on all ends. Really hoping more people get this recommended

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words

[@Or-dovia]

Its a crime that more people haven't seen this. Honestly one of the coolest creations I've ever seen on KZbin :)

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you!

[@bisk1407]

100k in 24h for a small channel is really good. Not sure what You mean…

[@Fanzindel]

Give it a minute, he barely posted it.

[@Or-dovia]

@@bisk1407wow. I watched it at 20 hours since upload with 300 views, what a change!

[@Or-dovia]

@@FanzindelThat definitely makes sense now lol, after 20 hours it only had 300 views, now look at it! 100K!!!

[@josuelservin]

It's not the best mechanical display I've ever seen, but I think it's even better, is the first mechanical display that we can make! I've always loved flip dot displays, al the clicky clacky and the mesmerizing effects that can be achieved, so thank you for this, it's truly remarkable.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! I was just trying to have a bit of fun making something, never gonna beat the industry and heck I wont even try lol

[@sandwich.entity3810]

I like the 'wave' effect when digits change but would be cool to see all the tiles changing at the same time as well. Great build

[@VermonCaTaffy]

I'm curious what the reason for this is - is there a current draw issue with flipping multiple segments simultaneously?

[@jrstf]

@@VermonCaTaffy - All multi digit 7 segment displays are multiplexed, thus you need one driver for each of 7 segments and one for each digit. 8 digit display is 15 drivers if multiplexed, 56 drivers if direct drive.

[@sandwich.entity3810]

@@jrstf ah I hadn't thought about this from that perspective. Makes sense to fire each one individually then

[@tin_foil_hat99]

@@sandwich.entity3810 Yep that's why! I designed the controller so you can change them all at the same time (and wrote the code for it), but you need a ton of power... which gets more expensive and hot. So opted to flip one flap at a time (when not behind a camera it looks almost simultaneous)

[@DrakeTain]

@@tin_foil_hat99I think you can still get away with this. Right now you’re attempting to complete one digit, then move to the next, then the next, etc… If you instead looked at it as an each digit having a number of moves that need to be done, you could just go one digit to the next. So do the first action for the first digit, then the first action for the second digit, first action for third, then go back to first digit and do the second action, etc… This was you can emulate the multiplexed effect without actual multiplexing.

[@HariWiguna]

Great project, great video. You really got me at 9:39. WTF? I didn't touch anything, why is the video rewinding?! lol Very creative! Liked and Subscribed, of course.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you!

[@jatlast]

I had never seen this rewinding before, so it made me wonder as I watched. It was nicely done. I look forward to the update, which does not include winding your own electromagnets. Thanks for sharing.

[@rfitzgerald2004]

So something weird was happening when I tried to watch this video, when it gets to 00:34, my browser was going back to the KZbin home page inexplicably. It happened three times at the exact same timestamp every time. Weird I thought, when I skipped past that part it was fine for the rest of the video, then I got to 9:39 and saw the cursor and thought someone was messing with my PC 😂

[@AndrewParent-y9y]

it jump scared me and made me think I had been hacked lol

[@narmale]

dude got me too LOL!!!!

[@espressomatic]

A couple of minor recommendations - 1. build the magnets INTO the segments so they can't be seen. 2. Use commercially made miniature electromagnets (well under $1 ea in bulk)

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Yes I would like to embed the magnets too, this is a great idea. Do you have a link to commercial magnets? With all my searching I couldn't find them, and I would REALLY love to stop winding my own lol

[@jojoposter]

Maybe you could repurpose these simple pin pull magnets for this by removing the spring-loaded center and replacing that with the bolt. Something akin to the TAU 0537 magnets maybe?

[@JJFX-]

Was going to say the same thing. The first thing I'd do is press an appropriately sized magnet in first then hide it with the segment.

[@pixelsort]

I can't dislike this comment, but the fact that he built his own winder was charming and impressive. The DIY/budget appeal, the education b-roll, the corny video tricks, the cliché but always welcome classical vibe... it's all good. I hope he keeps cooking up vids just like this one.

[@ArmChairPlum]

​@@tin_foil_hat99 you could perhaps put a pause in the printing code to allow you to insert magnets inside the flaps and then resume to print over the top?

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Oh man!! I’m right in the middle of a project I should be finishing up so I can publish it, but thanks to you, I can’t focus on it right now! And I’m tempted to make a similar display myself! P.S. Great job! Keep it up! :)

[@tin_foil_hat99]

That sounds like me all the time!

[@ateebnawaz198]

It really blew me away, this is called invention...this is the reason why our ancestors worked hard to save human species so that we can make such cool stuff.Much love and respect

[@GNUGradyn]

Wow. KZbin recommended this to me and this is insane. I cannot believe you only have like 1000 subs. Your engineering and modeling skills are top notch and this is a fantastic video, hope you get more attention here on youtube

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you!!

[@itsmeashbeel9175]

OMG i thought you were going to be a million sub youtuber. You have a million talents. Hope your channel grows massive soon as it is most certainly inevitable for it to do so.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! One can only hope :)

[@JohnHostetter-n3b]

Wow! That was an amazing video. Can't believe only two likes! Seems like you have a good chance of winning that Instructables contest, good luck!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! I really appreciate the comment :)

[@JohnHostetter-n3b]

@@tin_foil_hat99 Great! I watched your video on your Instructable and thought the project and production quality were pretty neat, and when I went to KZbin to read the comments, I was pretty surprised to only see 200 subscribers, and hopefully you'll get more!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

@JohnHostetter-n3b that's the hope! I'm glad you liked the video, I'll be sure to keep posting new projects.

[@manchicken1528]

It's up to 2.5k now

[@Hlilii]

​@tin_foil_hat99 dude, your channel has grown so much in a day I can't believe you only had 200 subscribers yesterday

[@tgetvtips]

The sight of seven segment displays always takes me back to my childhood days when I'd separate 4-digit LCD wafers just to get to the depth of how they work. Now this mechanical ones...!!! ❤❤❤

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you very much!!

[@dddanny79]

It's so mesmerizing to watch the digits and listen to the clicks. I came here randomly and couldn't wait seeing the result. I was not disappointed. Great project ! I wish I had all the competences to do the same !

[@MakersMuse]

SO clever to use the same tech as flip dots! The busses here used to run them and I'd always enjoy seeing the stuck pixels correct next cycle. Awesome build

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you Makers Muse!! I have been a fan of your videos for years! Flip dots are a wonder! The busses in my part of Austrlaia still use electromechanical seven segment displays! I sometimes see the occasional one on the back of them :)

[@Korby_Worby]

Probably the best segmented display design I've ever seen; very elegant and smooth. Good job!!!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you!!

[@NoCareGareBear]

AFter watching the video I thought that you were some massive creator, but you're not, not yet at least. The quality of this video is amazing, please keep it up. I need more entertaining and valuable videos like this to watch in my free time.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

ask and thy shall receive!

[@BrianBoniMakes]

Well done. The final product looked professional. I built huge flip panel displays at my first engineering job while I was still at school in the late 70s. The elements themselves were sealed in glass capsules and fit into different display holders depending what the use was going to be. A magnet held the displays in one position and the solenoid flipped them to the other. If the power went off the display was cleared. Your double solenoids would have had a huge impact on the cost of the projects and for mission critical applications we used battery backups so retaining the information was taken care of. I don't ever recall making a mobile unit or one where energy use was of any consequence. In a huge room the noise was barely noticeable but in our tiny lab they would drive you crazy in no time.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Woah that's so cool! Thanks for taking the time to comment that, I'm super impressed!!

[@Droid_Does_not_compute]

Absolutely lovely, making prototyping and the execution was flawless. Using a sensor to track each rotation of the motor to spool your own electromagnet was mind-blowing and lastly, putting all of your hard work for free on instructables wad the cherry on top, hats off

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thanks mate! I love to hear it :)

[@scottreynolds478]

One of the longest hours of my life was sitting in a station in Broadstairs in the early 1990’s waiting for a delayed train, hearing every second click past on the mechanical digital clock on the platform.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

I'm glad I could help you remember such fond memories lol :)

[@oachristensen]

Damn I had this same idea (flip dot seven segement display) a few months ago but gave up when it got to controlling and winding the elecromagnets. Congrats on getting it done, the final project looks so satisfying.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Wow good minds think alike!

[@aviatorbja]

EXTREMELY impressive engineering, video production, editing. Also, this seems patentable. Very brilliant. And you are sharing your hard work for free. Thank you!

[@UdayNatt]

7:51 He said "it's SOLDERIN' TIME" and then proceeded to solder all over the PCB. Truly one of the moments.

[@atrus3823]

Omg, your idea of extending the segments gave me an awesome idea. Make a display that has to lay down on a table using your extension idea, but have it submerged in a tank of some opaque liquid, such that when raised, the segments stick up out of the liquid, and when lowered, they are submerged. You could coat the segments in some kind of hydrophobic material to make sure they come out clean. Not very practical, but would look so cool!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Love the idea!

[@10xGeneration]

10/10 flip noise, subscribed!

[@eddymison3527]

0:10 or you can use electronic paper

[@Carhill]

That gag at 9:43 was fantastic. Quality build, mate. Instasub!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Cheers mate!

[@pauls3075]

Buying a $150 second hand display was too expensive so I spent months of my own time and $600 in custom parts to do it myself. 😄 Very satisfying to watch!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Heck I just love to over engineer suff! Only cost me 150AUD to make 6 digits and a controller tho :)

[@gunseekers]

My only critique is why don't you have all of the segments flip at the same time? (for aesthetic? or was it just difficult to code this way) Earlier in the "existing mechanical displays" section, one of the critiques you mention is that other designs need to "iterate through every number", which would assumingly be bad because it takes time. Since you have each segment flip individually, this is probably just as inefficient time-wise, so I think if that were changed to every segment flipping simultaneously it would be much quicker and satisfying. (regardless, this video and project is extremely well made and entertaining, so kudos to you for spending so much time with such a great finished product)

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! I've made a part 2 with some FAQ (this being one of them) and yes this design is more inefficient by doing each flap individually, but with "override" mode on (which I talk about in part 2) it takes less than a second or two to update the display.

[@wayne_taylor]

Awesome work! You could of embedded the magnets in the print (pause at layer, push in, continue print) to hide them!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

I always get worried I'll break something doing that lol, but you're totally right, maybe it's time I try :)

[@user-ew8lt6yi2i]

@@tin_foil_hat99 very cool but can you lower the gain on background music? that, while it's pretty nice, should be barely audible but it's louder than your voice and makes it kinda hard to focus on your words. just saying, for future videos.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Yep will do! I appreciate you being polite about it :) I'm very new to editing and advice is always welcome. I'll be taking this into account for video #2!

[@kelvin1316]

Really loved this! I did find some of the music was a bit loud that made it hard for my poor (damaged) ears ❤️

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! The feedback is always welcome

[@kelvin1316]

@tin_foil_hat99 i really love the project and am thinking of making it myself! Sorry if I came across as demanding or rude!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

No no you should see some of the other comments 😂 I appreciate your politeness an absolute ton. This was my first video so I'm very new to the editing world, I'll be taking it into consideration for video #2!

[@haditurk2755]

Love it. The sound is so pleasant. The coil winder deserves its own video 🤣

[@BigRigCreates]

I have not seen someone use Ludwig/Schlatts' Vivaldi this effectively in a long time. Incredible video and I hope to see you in the states sometime my man!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thanks dude! I appreciate the support!

[@speedygamer9k73]

This is so amazing to see someone build something from electrical circuits, to 3d modeling to codding. It amazes me every time when people are able to combine so much skills to bring something from idea to reality. Amazing work, can't wait to see more of your inventions!

[@Peter.Sky.Walker]

Every video on KZbin makes soldering look so easy.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Just keep practising!

[@Peter.Sky.Walker]

I appreciate that positivity. Thank you. ​@@tin_foil_hat99

[@RobZAlgoritm]

it is easy.... when you've done it a 1 000 000 times :D

[@Roman_4x5]

It is easy. You just need a good iron. Stable temperature is key! Also the tip size should be appropriate to the size of the element. And don't practice on real project. Take some scrap boards so you don't have stress you will destroy something you don't want to destroy. My first job was assembly of PCBs. I had to solder components that couldn't be done by the soldering wave. I learned soldering just in few hours, and then within 2 week I matched the speed of other technicians. The rest is steady hand and stable nerves :)

[@RussellNelson]

Practice, practice, practice. It's the only way.

[@mrsna]

It’s always the small channels with the bangers❤❤

[@video99couk]

9:18 PCBWay can do scoring for you, they did so for a set of boards I had built recently where there was a part of the board which was only required in some use cases. The scored section could be left on and populated, or removed for the application where it wasn't required.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you!! Do you know if they charge more? I got them free but tried to keep them cheaper for other people. That does open up some more interesting PCB designs though...

[@awocrf]

@@tin_foil_hat99 you can also place a lot of vias in line where you want the PCB to break

[@dfgaJK]

@@tin_foil_hat99 my experience is that, during manual review, if they think part of the board is a separate design (which in this case it is) they will tell you you're supposed to change the number of designed form 1 to 2 etc. and then it costs more. If you don't get them to score it then they may not notice that there are two designs so you might get away with it.

[@HandleGoesHeree]

@@tin_foil_hat99How much did the PCBs end up costing? I’m in Australia too and I saw in the video that they were charging 50 bucks for shipping. I understand you received yours free of charge but what would the cost be?

[@tin_foil_hat99]

I can't understand the shipping cost, it's ridiculous. You get 5 bucks off from the link in the description, I think it was around 50 bucks in the end. Although everything else costs 100AUD all up to make 6 digits and a controller so still a fraction of the cost. All the links on instructables are for Altronics so if you're in AUS you should have no probs finding the parts :) (you can get a free quote on their website)

[@Captain1nsaneo]

Helped build a similar counter but with a slightly different basis. Each digit was made of two pipe endcaps and two servos. On each endcap was a strip of paper with the symbols for either the top or bottom half of digital 0 through 9. It counted by rotating the top and bottom symbols together to create each number. Turned out there was enough space on the endcap for every symbol and a blank space. After some symbol order optimization to minimize servo wear it came out nice.

[@dizzybro]

I watched this thinking at first "i have a 3d printer this looks like a fun project", until i saw how in depth it got! Nice job

[@ROXcursed]

Bro really thought nobody noticed the 13:37

[@Krunchy_Bites]

What?

[@Richbund]

The build is brilliant - The research and execution of your plan was inspiring. The video production is brilliant - writing the story, recording the video, editing the clips, adding the narration. The music is brilliant - nice choices of music. Thanks...

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you mate, I really appreciate comments like these :)

[@Richbund]

@@tin_foil_hat99 You deserve it! I have a couple of questions: Did you produce the video after the research and build, or was it part of the plan? How long did it take to record the video and did you do it all yourself? The piano music reminded me of Ryuchi Sakamoto, was his music an influence? Thanks again... Cheers mate!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

I have been doing instructables for a while so am used to taking lots of photos. I figured why not try to do a video too! It's just me working on it all, I've been doing it for around 9 months in the spare time I have from school, now that I've graduated, I got a whole ton more time :) And the music was just random, I'm still getting the hang of editing so just went with whatever I could find haha

[@sol-3uk]

8:35 "It's time for nerd stuff", he says right after he's made his own PCB 😂

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Ok maybe it's all nerd stuff :)

[@therufolgep]

Honestly, I thought you had like millions of subscribers. This is great stuff from all points of view, from the brainwork behind it to the video editing. Kudos man

[@DAZprojects]

Bro nice work, keep the good content up! I've been sponsored by pcbway for 3 years now and they've literally made every one of my projects possible. Keep working hard and your channel will quickly grow, trust me!!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you mate!! The support is greatly appreciated :)

[@That1CelloGuy]

6:20 for a second there i though the video was gonna be sponsored by PCBWay

[@That1CelloGuy]

god damn it

[@davecoates2308]

Me too! I was waiting for the ad segment that never came. Haha

[@davecoates2308]

Damn!! Spoke too soon!!

[@JanLindenMusic]

Great video. I really appreciate your choices of music. Finally some taste!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Glad people still like the good ol stuff :)

[@masterinico]

I was about half way through the video when I realized I actually know this song! It’s “Je Te Laisserai Des Mots”

[@RPWhitworth]

4:46 looks like you're making razor blades lol

[@ColtonRoballo]

Yes

[@charliewastaken]

That was the best sponsor ever! It perfectly matched the video. Great vid btw. Love the music choice!

[@Defektyd]

This video was so relaxing for some reason. I was so fully invested when I recognised the background music as "Je te laisserai des mots". Impeccable music taste.

[@TygorClaw]

+1 for the classical music ❤

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Good to see someone else still has good taste :)

[@masterinico]

It’s actually a piano cover of “Je te laisserai des mots” a French song from 2010

[@triftiduda7636]

@13:50 nice

[@tin_foil_hat99]

:)

[@DanielSanNinja]

pls behave 😂

[@pontusvongeijer1240]

@@DanielSanNinja Im not ghey. 😢

[@Qwarzz]

"How hard could it be?" is my favorite phrase.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Only down hill from there...

[@Qwarzz]

@@tin_foil_hat99 I was wondering how hard it'd be to build my own 3-axis gimbal for a quad. I have brushless motors that would probably work for the project. I got far enough in investigation that I might be able to get pretty good control by running each motor with 3 half bridges controlling those with 6 PWM signals so 18 signals in total... At this point I decided "too hard". Usually it takes a lot longer to figure that out :)

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Yeah... sounds epic though, all the best!

[@TheMechanicalBob]

The best nerd video I have EVER seen on KZbin 🤯 It’s incredible how many disciplines you combined and the video editing blew me away, especially the pause/rewind sequence 👌🏽 I will definitely watch the whole video again 😍

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! It is always amazing to see so many different aspects all come together in the end.

[@TheMechanicalBob]

I truly hope you are going to produce a bunch of these, I’m your first customer 🤩 🙏🏼

[@nazart7830]

This video is exactly why I love the internet, #1 KZbin channel dude

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you mate, I really appreciate it!

[@markjust86]

Am I being stupid here? I was expecting a mechanical display that doesn't require electricity?

[@nikotesla9406]

Yeah, the introduction was misleading. Worse than that, it relies on a micro controller to work. It's a nice project still, but yeah...

[@thevalleyy]

I mean, one advantage of this design is that when the power drops out, the digit will still be displayed. But ofc, very misleading title and intro.

[@turbo_brian]

Come back when it's powered by a hampster.

[@WRLremote]

It doesn't require electricity to maintain its state.

[@Crazy-Constructions]

Yes the title should be "electromechanical display"

[@jamesyoungquist6923]

0:10 uhh... Electromagnets are reliant on power 🤔

[@VideonMedia]

Not continuously…

[@Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng]

Electrodynamics is not entirely the same as Electrostatics depending on the methodology, analogy or frames of reference.

[@Kepler-17c]

True, but flip-dot (or flip-segment in this case) displays work like really low-res e-paper

[@asteroidrules]

Mechanical displays don't require power to display, only to update the display.

[@NaoPb]

So basically you will be stuck in time when power is lost.

[@itranscendencei7964]

3:13 Fun fact: Electricity doesn't flow through wires - it flows through the fields. Veritasium has a couple videos about it. :)

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Love a good fun fact :)

[@levibaker4587]

It absolutely does, electricity flows through wires as a movement of electrons, it's the electric field that is present outside the wire that is acting on those electrons.

[@cochazza]

Veritasium has a tendency for click bait videos where he tries to prove "counter intuitive" facts but with very sloppy terminology (or limited knowledge on the subject). A few of these have been challenged, and, more importantly, clarified, by ElectroBOOM

[@itranscendencei7964]

@cochazza I'm sorry, but Mehdi is a complete tard. I'm gonna listen to Veritasium over him all day, every day. Just my two cents.

[@jakespeaks6095]

Dang this is high quality content. The cleanliness of the entire project and great editing really show how much work you put in. I also really appreciate the music choice here. Overall just a really great package and I hope you end up making more stuff!

[@daver7289]

Absolutely speechless at the time you spent on this, and more importantly working through each problem as it presented itself!

[@EngineerNotFound]

You are a MADMAN, and I absolutely love this project. Looks gorgeous, and that clicking sound; just wow... beautiful. We wouldn't begrudge you for making an ASMR clock video..

[@tin_foil_hat99]

That video is coming soon!!

[@FiveFiveFiveFourOhOneSeven]

This was an unbelievably impressive piece of work. From your engineering skills to your videography, this was an epic production. A really excellent electromechanical SSD product design.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you very very much!

[@vampirekiro]

I'm not entirely sure what I was expecting when I clicked on this video, but my dopamine receptors definitely enjoyed watching the panels for the digits flip. felt like I could watch those flip for hours, amazing work!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! I'm thinking of making a video soon just to show the modes and more clicking.

[@ModelsExInferis]

Bloody hell, it's happened again! KZbin has recommended a video that I'm actually interested in. Will wonders never cease?! Seriously though, this is wicked! I grew up in the 80's so these kinds of clocks were ubiquitous. It's such a shame they went out of fashion. I noticed you said to another commentor that you made this whilst also sitting your exams, so having someone so young be interested in this old tech is heartening. It's alright old people like me wanting it back, but someone so young? Love it, cheers! Also hope those exams went well for you! I'd love to give this a go myself, but I'm really bad a soldering. Anyway, I enjoyed this so will sub for more. Happy new year from the UK!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you!! Yes exams went very well. I'm glad I can help bring some of the amazing old technology back to life. Keep working on the soldering and you'll get it in no time! Cheers from the upside down country!

[@Archivort]

Another great addition to the youtube maker community. Fantastic work man and thank you for sharing!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you mate I highly appreciate it! I can't believe I have become a part of such an amazing community!

[@shammytv]

awesome project with really great presentation with a ton of personality, subbed and excited to see future projects.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! I really appreciate it!!

[@jacobfield2214]

Been a while since I've seen a project this polished, this functional and with everything freely accessible to recreate. Well done!

[@whukriede]

You also earned yourself the Best Choice of Music Award!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you!

[@Glubok]

Ok, you won. Subscribed. Good narrative, good editing, fun project, really nice choice of music (so refreshing) and skills above all. This channel is going places.

[@Semparo]

This is awesome! Also.... Fudgin trolled me hard with that pause at 9:42, I was watching on Fullscreen 🤣

[@BestSpatula]

Vivaldi I didn't know I needed. ❤. Your musical taste is impeccable.

[@njj27]

Reminds me of split flap displays, love that they have to go all the way through the whole alphabet to get to the flaps you need. Soooo satisfying

[@bitsRboolean]

I've had a folder on my hard drive titled 'flip dots' for over a decade, and during covid I bought a bunch of electromagnet wire. I think it might finally be time. Thank you for the final push and direction. My autistic ass is eternally grateful

[@EmansProductions]

Definitely one of the cooler things I've seen done with a 3d printer and magnets, then the programming / board behind it all? incredible work!

[@DeaShoost]

"Breaking it off gently" proceds to smash it with hammer. I laughed! When you said you where going to make a pcb i was in awe! But of course not, that's a whole as video by it self. You are very talented and definitely earned a sub, i want to see more!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

I'm glad you got a laugh in :)

[@fiafan]

I dislike ads in videos... but the way you integrated the ad for PCBWay was brilliant. Well done. Loved the content and music.

[@easonz4283]

WOW, the final product is so satisfying to watch. I also appreciate how much creativity, learning and problem solving is involved in this project.

[@ShortcutFactory]

I love the background music, the video was so chill to watch! You could make it look even cleaner by painting the magnets.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you! I'll be doing that for part 2!

[@FaultyMuse]

I've been wanting to do a very similar project for a while now. I think this is the motivation (and little bit of guidance) I need to actually do it!

[@ShaneKnowsThings]

Unreal innovation and video! You’re very talented and incredibly smart. Can’t wait to see more of what you create!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thanks Shane!

[@roborooter]

This is so very satisfying, I as tempted to invest in making one as I am in making my own based on yours. I didn't need a new hobby! Thank you.

[@bobmchenry7993]

Awesome and I finally found somebody on you tube that can ACTUALLY solder properly... well done

[@ashleypearce11]

This is genuinely amazing, I love this. I wish I had half the brain capacity to do this myself, I bow down to you my friend haha.

[@naejelangelogonzales6623]

The 300k plus viewers that saw this video like me care about you and your future here in youtube. Good luck and we love your videos!!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

I truly appreciate this comment. Thank you very much, its crazy to think I'm beginning a journey on KZbin so soon :)

[@BrunoMussoi]

For the raise and lowered section, which was bad when viewed from front, you could just add some kind of curtain or door, that would be pushed away when the segment is raised, revealing the colored piece behind.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Ooo that's a cool idea! I have had a few people also talk about transucent fluids or screens that a coloured segment pushes up against.

[@stevef323]

It’s fab. The sound they make is so good. Dedicated something that’s not on a screen, phone, tablet. This is what we need! Bty could you colour the magnets black and white? It’ll be a perfect finishing touch.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Yes I will for the follow up video!!

[@nooraniali]

This was so brilliant! You did an outstanding job in visualizing this long journey and revisiting many stages to document the path for the next people. Your addition of a website with all the instructions is commendable. Subscribed. ❤

[@whukriede]

Oh, so nice!

[@pixelsort]

Art and engineering. Beautiful. For a final bit of polishing, I would sand black fronts pieces down and then hit them with a coat of black 2.0 or something for contrast. There are also translucent spray paints that only show their colors in the dark with the lights off.

[@savvassidiropoulos5952]

Years ago I was commissioned to design and build a prototype driver to drive magnetic dot matrix displays, 5x7 dots, made by Ferranti-Packard. Eventually they were deployed on local busses to display the bus destination. I recall using daisy-chained 40 column shift registers to select the column to set and a byte register to set or reset the dots. All driven by a 4-bit micro controller, National Semiconductor COP-402.

[@19pacman73]

what a lovely project. the world needs more brains like yours. keep up mate.

[@sas.]

I was here when this video blew up... Good luck, you deserve it for your hard work.

[@iandavidson99]

I'm a huge fan of retro mechanic displays... I have both a 128x32 flip-dot display (above my desk right now) and a split-flap display (Vestaboard). Just wanted to say congrats on an amazing build!

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Thank you!!

[@Luke_The_Page]

Bro... that transition 9:40 genuinely had me thrown for a loop -- I was like "who paused i... ohh, wait"

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Ha! Sorry :)

[@firemanmick]

I worked as a sales rep in an electronics company during the mid 80's that imported these types of displays. Velec - dot matrix alpha numeric and Bodet - 7 segment numeric. Both were horrendously expensive and had some issues with the hot temperatures that we normally experienced in Australian summers. They were used for petrol station price signs and data displays at the Australian Open Tennis.

[@tin_foil_hat99]

Yeah mine are inside but I imagine the pla won't like the heat waves we're getting this year. Maybe petg would be better for outside?