From the «looks like fun» department:
Feed: Hackaday
Title: Electroluminescent Surfboard Looks Sharp For Night Surfing
Author: Lewin Day
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2024 16:00:16 -0500
Link:
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/electroluminescent-surfboard-looks-sharp-for-night-surfing/
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If you’ve watched Point Break lately, you probably considered the thrill and elation involved in night surfing. If you’ve hung out with a lifeguard, though,
you might instead have fretted over the dangers. In any case, it remains a popular pastime, and it’s all the more fun with a light-up surfboard like this
one from [Moritz Sivers].[2]
This project came about due to a local tradition for [Moritz], where people often surf at night to avoid the crowded breaks during the day. The build started from scratch, with a foam blank shaped into a compact design optimized for riversurfing, with three fins set up in a thruster configuration. The back side of the board was given a coat of resin impregnated with glow-in-the-dark pigment such that the entire thing would emit an nice green glow, making it more
visible at night. On the top surface, a pocket was cut in the board to host electronics for running an electroluminescent panel, complete with artwork inspired by 2001 – A Space Odyssey. The board was also outlined with EL wire to
further improve the look.
[Moritz] has experimented with some neat LED surfboard designs before, too[3]. Video after the break.
Links:
[1]:
https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FRSY3NDLNC1AW0P-e1703900522685.jpg?w=800 (image)
[2]:
https://www.instructables.com/Electroluminescent-Glow-In-The-Dark-Surfboard/ (link)
[3]:
https://hackaday.com/2020/09/10/surfboard-led-strips-light-up-the-waves/ (link)
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