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NatefromOgden t1_iwoooa8 wrote

Reply to Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

Saw a tabletop device doing this at Costco just tonight. $65. Can’t say more about it except it had adjustable LED lights around the perimeter.

I thought it was very cool. The spousal unit thought it was dumb and monotonous.

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Cronx90 t1_iwoonqz wrote

Reply to comment by road2five in Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

You can get all the electronics needed from a used 3d printer. Depending on how crazy you want to go with materials and your skill with crafting and electronics, you could build your own for 400 to 1000 dollars in 30 to 70 hours of work. RCLifeon from YouTube built one.

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Combustablemon210 t1_iwoisje wrote

Reply to Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

This gives me some kind of trypophobia-adjacent creepy crawly feeling and is decidedly un-zen for me personally, but I could see the appeal for people for whom it does creep out.

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henry_david_throwed t1_iwo79hu wrote

Reply to blinking man in venice reflected in the sea by violet_dollirium

Whoa... now this is art! No really this post sticks out so hard on the feed... it says something.. what does it say? [Inland empire: medium success] You look at the gif for a long moment, you unfocus your eyes and the colors and shapes blend a little golden pixels stands out from the rest taking on an ethereal and quite vibratory quality. The visual vibrations begin to hum and you hear a tiny voice calling from the gently rolling waves

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rayt880 t1_iwo1z79 wrote

Reply to Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

I have one of these.

https://sisyphus-industries.com/customize/

I bought the 3 foot metal coffee table version, you can get a sweet ass 4 foot, hardwood version for like 10 grand.

It is legit though, looks even cooler than the videos in real life, and it will catch your guest's attention every time, they'll sit and stare at it. If you're artistically talented you can design custom patterns, and there's a big library of user submitted art available.

It has been pretty reliable so far (1.5 years), haven't ever had to open the glass to reset the ball or anything. Sometime the app controls can be kinda flaky, and one time I did have to unplug it to get it to hard shutdown and restart.

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Barnowl79 t1_iwo0v8r wrote

Reply to comment by Alex_Sisyphus in Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

For those of us who don't know what thr code is, could you enlighten us? Is this basically a very fancy version of the turtle program in the 80s, where you could say "turn right 90°, forward 2, etc..."?

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B34RD t1_iwnzonc wrote

Reply to Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

I've had an email from the makers in my inbox for years as I saw the kickstarter after it had already completed, and sent them a message asking if they'd be available for purchase outside of the kickstarter as well.

Haven't been able to justify a couple grand on one yet, but I still intend to someday!

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