Video: Ghostmatrix, the spooky printer

Ghostmatrix is a “weekend hack” that “only took a few months.” Jonathan Foote made this printer, which puts an array of UV LEDs over phosphorescent paper, allowing it to temporarily print letters that fade away like will o’wisps. [via Laughing Squid]

1. [redmonkredux]

   great. the moving finger writes and it fades away. as words and things do

2. [DSMVWL THS]

   Pointless, yet utterly awesome.

   It’s art!

3. [Doctor Popular]

   Oh man, that’s awesome. Go Jon!