Photo: Mio I-zawa
Japanese artist Mio I-zawa created this mechanical tumor that grows and throbs as your computer operates. The harder your computer works, the larger it grows. From the blog Pink Tentacle:
Equipped with a series of motors and pneumatic actuators, the mechanical tumor pulsates gently when the CPU load is low. When the CPU load is high, the tumor’s air compressor is activated, causing the lump of flesh to inflate. The size of the tumor fluctuates according to the CPU utilization rate, giving the user a very tangible reading of the computer’s stress level.
Video at the link.
Artist's Website
Link via Gizmodo
Second thought:Why?!?
(yes, eXistenZ by David Cronenberg is one of my favourite movies ever: funny, sexy, slighly spooky and weird. oh, and funny, did I mention it's funny? and slightly weird?)
IS PAUSED!
Now you can say that not you but your evil machine has developed the tumor...
Now you can say that not you but your evil machine has developed the tumor...
Now you can say that not you but your evil machine has developed the tumor...