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Video description:

How do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified. Go to Saily.com/veritasium and use the code ‘veritasium’ to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.

Special thanks to Mashiro Hara and Yuki Watanabe.

00:00 I was wrong 00:49 How Morse Code revolutionized communication 03:57 How barcodes work 10:34 How QR codes store information 18:16 Why damaged QR codes still work 29:54 Why are QR codes so common? 31:21 How safe are QR codes? 32:25 The future of QR codes

    • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
      6·
      1 month ago

      While that works pretty well, I find it strange how little people use the ability to tap an NFC tag to instantly connect. Getting the camera pointed at a code only takes a second but tapping a sticker is even quicker.

      I guess most people don’t know about that feature.

      • Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org
        11·
        1 month ago

        I find NFC stickers often require an annoyingly close connection (unless it’s a rather large antenna) and can be particularly finicky with certain cases and other attachments people put on phones. Realistically they both take approximately the same amount of time and it’s way cheaper to print a tag than it is to buy a single NFC sticker

  • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
    12·
    1 month ago

    I use them for our printed version of our documentation, each document has a cover page with a QR code pointing to the latest version of the electronic copy.

    Handy during an outage, and you don’t have to search for the online copy.

    • Crotaro@beehaw.org
      2·
      1 month ago

      Smart! If my company ever digitises enough to make this a possibility, I’ll implement (or at least suggest) it!