HowTo: Do the Transparent Screen Trick

Ah, the old transparent screen trick. Endless possibilities... Though it doesn't QUITE work like this (via Joy of Tech):

Unfortunately, the transparent screen trick doesn't entail a magical X-ray laptop. It is simply an illusion created by taking a digital photo of your surroundings, and then setting the photo as the desktop background on your screen. The end result is the appearance of a completely transparent display.

20 amazing examples below.

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