Comments on: Kaleidoscope toys

Kaleidoscope toys

boo_radley — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:53:29 -0800

Two toys for your general amusement:

By: Rubbstone

Rubbstone — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:59:05 -0800

cool thanks

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:00:20 -0800

Woah. Cool. I'm generally amused.

By: mattoxic

mattoxic — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:04:51 -0800

This is fun. Thanks

By: clearly

clearly — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:05:45 -0800

Amused for 27 seconds.

By: The Light Fantastic

The Light Fantastic — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:14:31 -0800

Whoa. I don't know if you ever had a kaleidosketch... but that was some serious shit for a kid. Little plastic guides with 8,000 holes, pins to hold that shit down, colored pens to sketch out each iteration. It took HOURS to make one good "sketch." Now, I see the online version and I am torn between excitement and utter disgust. Sure, it's great to be able to type in some modifiers and get a cool result, but...all those years...trying to figure out HOW...HOW...to stick those pins into a formica table, while using half dried up pens, while using 3-4 guides per figure...it was an art all to itself..and now, I can just type......it.....in..... NO!!!!!!!!!

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:38:57 -0800

Oooh. Pretty. That MyOats is like the world's best snowflake maker.

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:43:58 -0800

Flagged for the examples shown at myoats not being possible without, you know, actually skill or artistic ability. Wait, I think I just flagged myself.

By: localhuman

localhuman — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:44:56 -0800

FLEX!! (sorry. it was cool.)

By: jbum

jbum — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:47:58 -0800

And two more kaleidoscope toys, to keep you amused for 27 more seconds: Convert any online jpeg into a kaleidoscope: Krazydad Kaleido Maker Convert your webcam image into a kaleidoscope: Amazing Kaleido Cam

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:07:45 -0800

I wish they had the functionality of an actual kaleidoscope - shifting, blossoming, combining. Neat to see what others have done. I'm not nearly as talented as most, so that seems less frustrating.

By: lalochezia

lalochezia — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:20:04 -0800

Try jbums first link with a face: like this http://www.all4humor.com/images/files/Scary%20Hillary%20Clinton.jpg Instant flashback material.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:45:32 -0800

If you like the kaleidosketch thing, you'll probably like Kali, which has a wide choice of symmetries.

By: Kronos_to_Earth

Kronos_to_Earth — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:11:56 -0800

Cool beans. I think the MyOats generator is best. Thanks!