SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — It’s smidge of science, mixed in with some DIY and a lot of curiosity that made the one woman’s invention possible.
The simple tap of a clipper card can get complicated when you can’t locate it.
That’s what inspired Amy Wibowo to create a wearable BART clipper card.
“I like making stuff whether it is jewelry or software,” she said.
The 33-year-old computer engineer rides BART regularly.
She wanted to combine her endless curiosity with solving a problem so many commuters run into.
“I figured if I had my BART card on my ring then I would just know where it is and I could just tap my hand,” Wibowo said.
So she got to work.
To make the ring, she soaked the clipper card in acetone for four days so it would dissolve, exposing the RFID chip.
Then she experimented with how to transfer the delicate parts into resine.
Wibowo then added in a few flower petals to make it pretty.
The 33-year-old says she has no plans to market this idea.
It’s her way of making something useful, and beautiful.
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