Water-Activated Street Art In Seattle To Make Everyone Smile On A Rainy Day

Everyone likes the smell after rain. But Seattle-based artist Peregrine Church wants you to like wet sidewalks, too, so he decorates them with graffiti that only appears in the rain. This kind of semi magical trick is achieved through copious used of superhydrophobic materials. In effect, the painting part of the sidewalks remain dry. And whichever Seattle citizens are forced to walk around during the rain have some jaunty images to brighten up their grayish day.

For a no less noble, but somewhat messier use of hydrophobic coating, check out this post about German citizens fighting public urination.

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Martynas Klimas

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