This is not a disk, but actually, a sphere coated in Vantablack, one of the darkest pigments created
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This is not a disk, but actually, a sphere coated in Vantablack, one of the darkest pigments created
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Photo: Surrey NanoSystems
It’s like a black hole
That must be where all my money goes.
Wile E. Coyote would like to have a word with you.
Yeah right. Get better with your photoshop, bud. /s
So an ACME dot….
“It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.”
Fuck Anish Kapoor.
Stop lying, you just cropped out the beer you’re holding in an otherwise fantastic photo for your dating profile
And if anyone wants to try painting something super black: https://culturehustle.com/products/black-3-0-the-worlds-blackest-black-acrylic-paint-150ml
Ive always wanted to be in a room with vantablack walls. It would feel like floating in nothing.
Is it behind the censored part? /s
How much more black could it be?
None. None more black.
Fuck Anish Kapoor
If it’s a sphere why can’t we see the hand holding it? It’s tough to hold sprees from the side.
sorry my caveman brain can not comprehend this. could we perhaps see the man try eating it
Portable hole!
i want the inside of my telescope painted with this!
it doesn’t even look like an actual disk, but like someone photoshopped a circle in.
![gif](giphy|se0Qgr8Ltt6dW)
That’s my ex’s soul.
I bet it’s just very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very dark blue. If you want black you have to look for “Priest Black”.
Holy crap! It looks like you drew a dark filled circle in MS Paint.
It’s just not as impressive when I see it on my monitor and the browser is filling in the horizontal letter-boxing in pure (0,0,0) black.
Doesn’t some complete jackass own the copyright to that color somehow?
[Vantablack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack) is composed of carbon nanotubes and was exclusively licensed to the studio of the artist (Anish Kapoor) who has created works such as [“Cloud Gate” (Aka The Bean)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Gate) in Chicago, IL. This was seen as very controversial by some and other companies and groups products have tried to create a similar material for artists/designers. Some have made very good options!
Vantablack does not simply act like other black objects which reflect light. This material actively absorbs the light as it bounces within the nanotubes. From the wiki:
“When light strikes Vantablack, instead of bouncing off, it becomes trapped and is continually deflected amongst the tubes, eventually becoming absorbed and dissipating as heat.”
It has some very interesting applications for things like telescopes and infrared cameras.
One of the companies trying to mimic it is [NanoLab](https://www.nano-lab.com/singularity-20ml.html)
It is expensive.
There also is a product called [“Black 3.0”](https://www.culturehustleusa.com/products/black-3-0-the-worlds-blackest-black-acrylic-paint-150ml) developed by artist Stuart Semple (a rival of Kapoor’s) but I do not believe it is nanotube based. It is much more affordable, however and still extremely black.
Either you have a Michael Jordan grip on the sphere, or invisible hands. Can you show it rolling that would be huge views on YouTube.
It’s not a pigment, it’s a surface treatment/covering, like anodized aluminum or gold plating. You can’t make paint out of it or apply it with a brush.
I need to see it moving to be convinced lol
Careful this isn’t being used for creative purposes, or Kapoor gonna get you.
This comment is not in support of Anish Kapoor.
Vanta, vanta. Don’t you want to vanta
Fuck Anish Kapoor.
We could see it better if you didn’t censor it with that giant black … censor!