Smartphone Holograms Are the Hot New Summer Trend, and Easy to Make Too

Savvy smartphone users have figured out how to create holograms on the cheap by cutting up old CD jewel cases — and the trend is really taking off this summer.

One beautiful example uncovered on social media by Wired magazine shows a blue butterfly flapping its wings.

 

A video posted by itsben (@benjii88) on Aug 4, 2015 at 9:03am PDT

Among the most popular tutorial videos explaining how anyone can construct their own hologram chamber comes from YouTube user "MrWhoseTheBoss."

As he explains, all you'll need is a CD case, an x-acto knife, graph paper, tape, and a pen. Cut out four identical trapezoid shapes from the CD case, tape them together, and you're good to go. You'll also need a smartphone, of course, but the videos that fuel the 3-D effect are widely available for free on YouTube.

Gathered below are a few examples from hologram enthusiasts who posted their results to social media websites like Twitter, Instagram, and Vine.

 

A video posted by Dani Martini Albarracin (@danii.martinii) on Aug 5, 2015 at 6:57am PDT

 

A video posted by Biravadhna Atthanaka (@kings_trnews) on Aug 5, 2015 at 7:16am PDT

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