Two YouTubers have built a special keyboard. Because it’s almost as big as a room and actually works. But typing this way becomes a real challenge.
Everyone sitting at a computer uses a keyboard. These are now available in various sizes. In addition to the standard-sized keyboards, some devices forego the number pad (TKL keyboards) or even more parts.
Now the YouTuber duo RKade has done the opposite and built an especially large keyboard that actually works. However, in practice, it’s not that easy to type letters or whole words.
The functioning keyboard is as big as half a room in an apartment
What kind of keyboard is this? The two YouTubers built the keyboard in their video. The keyboard itself is a frame made of wood, on which the individual keys are mounted. To make the keys work and send the inputs to the computer, they have installed a small control board. This detects the pressed keys.
How does it work in practice? The YouTubers tested the keyboard with a game. The aim is to type words as quickly as possible. In fact, one of them is then allowed to climb around the keyboard and press the corresponding keys. It is very chaotic, as the keys are much further apart than normal.
They stretch and press, and in the video, you can see that they are having a lot of fun. It is also exhausting, as it requires full-body involvement. By the way, you can watch the entire video on YouTube.
They explain in their video that it would make them 97% slower when typing. You can also see that number in the thumbnail of the video.
The keyboard is not the largest keyboard in the world, but it works
Where is the largest keyboard in the world? The largest keyboard in the world is the “Keyboard Monument” made of concrete by Russian artist Anatoly Vyatkin, installed in 2005 in the city of Yekaterinburg.
The total area of this keyboard is 16 × 4 m and consists of 104 concrete keys. Each regular key weighs about 80 kilograms, and the space bar weighs around 450 kilograms (via wikipedia.com). However, the artist’s keyboard has no real function: you cannot use it to send commands to a computer.
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