barcodes

[Kurt]

Another day, another Google Logo (or ?Google Doodle,? if you?re so inclined). Today?s is a simple and straight up bar code that celebrates the 57th anniversary of the bar code?s patent on October 7, 1952. The bar code (or barcode, another acceptable spelling) is a representation of data that is machine-readable. You?ve probably seen them close to everywhere, on almost every product you can buy that was mass-produced somewhere.

The classic bar code consists of parallel lines at different widths and spacings, which Google?s () logo depicts. Other patterns including squares, dots and other patterns can also be referred to as bar codes.
US Patent 2,612,994 owners Joseph Woodland, Bernard Silver, and Jordin Johanson would undoubtedly be proud to see their invention up in lights on the internet?s veritable information hub.

 

[Lake View Too]

57 years! Wow! Can't wait until we get 'em tatooed on our arms (or foreheads) when we're born.

 

[Mermaid]

57 years! Wow! Can't wait until we get 'em tatooed on our arms (or foreheads) when we're born.

I hope barcodes are always for things, never people.

 

[Teresa]

Ghandi Google

 

[Allifunn]

Barcodes are our friends
Hard to believe they have been around for that long
At least something is older than me! :roll:

 

[Allifunn]

57 years! Wow! Can't wait until we get 'em tatooed on our arms (or foreheads) when we're born.

Sounds like a theme for a Kurt Vonnegut book

 

[Matt J]

Kitty and Tootsie let's get t-shirts with this one. ;-)

 

[Miss Kitty]

I hope barcodes are always for things, never people.

Well, except for DD...if SoWal had a barcode, she has a hip available!

Kitty and Tootsie let's get t-shirts with this one. ;-)

Can't see anything! What is it?

 

[Matt J]

It showed up last night, not sure what happened to it, but it was a barcode for puck.

 

[jodiFL]