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solar colour changing thread indoors
solar colour changing thread outdoors
I was looking into ways of harnessing solar energy other than using actual solar panels and happened to come across this – it’s embroidery thread that changes colour in the sun. It would be great to try this out using the embroidery machine! I think I’m going to order some, if anyone else is interested, maybe we can order some together…
Indigestive Plate by Raphael Morgan
These are classic ceramic dinner plates that have a message about poverty and hunger printed in thermochromatic ink. At room temperature the plate seems conventional, but when a dinner guest begins to finish their hot meal, they are confronted with a message such as: “Every day 16,000 children die of hunger-related causes.”
