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The Lava Lamps That Help Encrypt the Internet

At Cloudflare in San Francisco, California, a wall of lava lamps encrypts up to 10 percent of the world wide web. Cameras record the groovy, random movement of the lamps and convert the movement into an unbreakable code.

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