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Transform the SF Transit Clipper Card into a Wearableby@stervy
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Transform the SF Transit Clipper Card into a Wearable

by Stephen CognettaJune 12th, 2017
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As you know, <a href="https://hackernoon.com/how-i-live-my-115-things-53558259575b" target="_blank">I’m a hardcore minimalist</a>. I was getting tired of carrying around so many cards in my wallet and wanted to experiment with transforming my cards to a different form factor. Luckily, all it takes is a jar and some nail polish remover to dissolve the Clipper Card. After that, <a href="https://medium.com/@chrso" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="dba14badec93" data-action-value="dba14badec93" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">Chris So</a> and I tried out three different form factors:

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As you know, I’m a hardcore minimalist. I was getting tired of carrying around so many cards in my wallet and wanted to experiment with transforming my cards to a different form factor. Luckily, all it takes is a jar and some nail polish remover to dissolve the Clipper Card. After that, Chris So and I tried out three different form factors:

1. Embed the NFC Chip in Sugru

After coiling up the NFC chip and antenna on the left, I embedded it into Sugru

2. Encase the NFC Chip in a Waterproof Silicone Wristband

3. Fashion a Bracelet with a PC Board and Wire

I’d love to see if you guys come up with any other awesome form factors! You can check out the full Instructables posting here: https://www.instructables.com/id/Transform-the-SF-Clipper-Card-Into-a-Wearable

Full time lapse video of the Clipper Card dissolving below:

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