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by akomtu 1686 days ago
This idea will have many unexpected applications. For example difficult to remove signs projected to flat surfaces.
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An application close to this idea: IKEA arrow signs projected on the floor.

They need no painting, floor needs no protection or treatment and they won’t disappear until the light is off.

You can do that just with a mirror in the shape of an arrow. Or a mirror with a negative arrow painted on it :)
Yes. It's pretty interesting they went the "projector" way.

I guess there is an issue of the arrow not being lit enough to stand out if the mirror flatly reflects ambient light, it would need to focus a lot more light, which would also make it much bigger.

It might also be that the additional light from the arrow is just beneficial in that specific case.