Convert or Die Blog by Darwin Hall

Among a small minority of conspiracy theorists there has always been a belief that our computer monitors have the capacity to be used as 2-way cameras. My initial thoughts were that these were just paranoid delusions of the foolish. To be fair, it is possible to use a speaker as microphone and vica versa. This is an experiment that is quit easy to do.

Seeing how both a speaker and a microphone are based on the same principles, all you would have to do is switch the plugs in the back of your computer to see this work. I’m not too sure of USB components but I know this will work with 1/4 inch jacks for the most part. Depending on the type of mic you use this may not work. But your speaker should work as a microphone without fault.

As fantastic as this may sound to some, because of the bi-directional properties in speakers and microphones, there is a premise for this idea. I am not an electrical engineer. I’m sure a person with the proper background in this field would quickly state that my idea has no foundation. But let me explain what eventually made me change my mind about the 2-way camera concept. It was when I realized the properties of vector graphics e.g. Flash, that I started to become a believer that maybe my monitor could be used as a 2-way camera.

Have you noticed how Flash movies are never pixelated or distorted when their size is increased or decreased? This is because unlike GIF’s, vector computer graphics are based on light and dimension. Or you could say a flash image is geometric formula that structurally connects size and structure of the objects characteristics with light intensity.

To further show my point, click the link below, which will open a simple flash movie still. Once the page opens, zoom in as many times as possible.

Alien Box

Ok, so what’s the big deal? You just showed us how to zoom-in.

That’s true. But realize that our plugin settings only allow for 3 zooms. This does not mean that it is not possible to configure the settings to allow for 1000’s of zooms. Plus, one of the most important factors. Flash vector graphics are programmable, with the ability to carry millions of layers within itself. Each pixel can contain millions of other objects in which data can be recorded, stored or whatever. In theory I believe it’s possible for vector graphics to use light as a conductor and be structured to create a optical component. Which then could be transmitted over the web. Each pixel could contain millions of strings or code that can connect to anything on the Internet. Sounds crazy!? Yeah, I understand. The real question is, do you have the courage to contemplate this idea as truth?
A very simplistic perspective to an extremely complex idea. So could this be possible? What do you think?
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