Simple Calculator Hack

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For all of you who care more about the song, it's called Ex-State of mind. It is a Commodore 64 SID chiptune. I converted it to an mp3 and put it in this video. I think the HVSC will have an MP3 of it.
I hold no responsibility if you break your calculator. Also, some calculators will not work with this hack because they have a built-in polarizing film on the screen or no polarizing film at all.

Also: Realize this is three years old, and done on tech that was pretty outdated for that time. And I was pretty terrible at making videos, although you probably figured that out by looking at the amazing Windows Movie Maker titles.

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[scl8114515]

this isn't hacking anything all this is is messing with the polarization film

[TheEightBitLink]

@scl8114515 Still technically a hack. Not all hacks are done sitting there with soldering irons and digging through lines of code.

[OhMyBrother101]

what does it do ? when you hack it i mean.

[TheEightBitLink]

The screen is inverted which means (for you people who don't know what inverted means) the colors are swapped (Black is white ect.)

[yaseenxx]

you know you dont have to open the hole thing?

you can get something and poke it out

[TheEightBitLink]

Yes, but then you risk punching a hole in the filter, scratching it, ect.

[girrox007]

I USED TO HAVE THE SAME ONE......but it broke :(

[skateboardersrule123]

our school has those caculators

[drofilmsify]

he made the calculator number screen negative picture, i did it on my middleschool calculator and it worked!!!!!!!!!

[1twistonhazell]

that was pretty cool.



[tuzathedarknight]

I tried this but the polerising screen has a sticky back sort of like a sticker. I flipped it and yes it does have a reversed polerisation but you can barley see the screen. Any tips?

[originalfizixx]

Cool observation, but you made us sit and wait way too long watching you take screws out and put'em back in again.

[gatjag]

the lights reflect's of of it giving u the power to see the number

[XLr8oR2020]

this is easy. i did it in like 10 seconds with my shitty old calculator.