Paint + windshield wiper = rainbow machine

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Paint + windshield wiper = rainbow machine
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Becky spotted this delightful improvisation from Dutch artist Helmut Smits. Now we need somebody to put a printer in a windshield wiper blade that can paint graphics across the windshield and/or wipe them off on command. Or maybe a windshield wiper POV display? [via CRAFT]

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4 thoughts on “Paint + windshield wiper = rainbow machine

  1. mikes says:

    He should have done a full on double rainbow across the sky.

  2. lemoneasy says:

    what does it mean?

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