Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Magnetic Effect on a CRT

Though we now live in a world where LCDs and Plasmas are now relatively common, just a few years back CRT screens were the norm.

The image was created by carefully manipulating a magnetic field to guide an electron beam to the screen.
If you happen to introduce a strong external magnetic influence... the result is this:


MIT TEch TV video.

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