Another shameless plug for Bill's art. This one's called Warren 5. I made it shortly after the great Warren Zevon passed away, though frankly I don't see any connection.
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Bill's Art
Submitted by bill on Fri, 2006-04-28 11:33.
Art
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DIY High-Speed Photography
Submitted by bill on Wed, 2006-04-26 00:39.
Humor | Technology | Art
Quaketronics is two brothers who make an inexpensive ($99) rig for shooting your own high-speed photographs. I met them at the Maker's Faire this last weekend (which was extremely cool, btw). This picture is of my son Alex popping a balloon.
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Quaketronics is two brothers who make an inexpensive ($99) rig for shooting your own high-speed photographs. I met them at the Maker's Faire this last weekend (which was extremely cool, btw). This picture is of my son Alex popping a balloon.
Earthquake Art
Submitted by bill on Sat, 2006-04-22 19:56.
Geology | Art
This image in sand was made by a hanging pendulum that shook during a 6.8 earthquake which shook for half a minute.
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This image in sand was made by a hanging pendulum that shook during a 6.8 earthquake which shook for half a minute.
Robot Chair
Submitted by bill on Wed, 2006-04-19 09:25.
Chair | Robot | Art
Raffaello D'Andrea built this robotic chair that falls completely apart (the legs and back detach and fall away), then crawls around and puts itself back together. Go to the link and check out the video. Not to be confused with the walking chair.
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Raffaello D'Andrea built this robotic chair that falls completely apart (the legs and back detach and fall away), then crawls around and puts itself back together. Go to the link and check out the video. Not to be confused with the walking chair.
Dawn through the Year
Submitted by bill on Tue, 2006-04-18 22:17.
Astronomy | Nature | Science | Art
The picture, taken near Ajo, Arizona is a multiple exposure, each shot taken ten days apart, at 8:30 AM for a year. The sun's seasonal shift forms this figure 8, known as the analemma. Because of this effect, sundials can run ahead of clock time by as much as 16 mins 33 secs or fall behind by as much as 14 mins 6 secs.
When I saw this picture, it reminded me of an elderly gentleman named L. Gordon Plummer. He was retired, but volunteered time to come into my sixth grade class and teach us physics once per week. He'd teach us interesting things like basic concepts in relativity and quantum mechanics, or about hyper-cubes (four-dimensional objects). He invented a sundial that is always correct, by incorporating an analemma-shaped object into the design. It's still standing (I think) in Balboa Park in San Diego. I'm sure he's passed on long ago now. He was an interesting person, one that made an impact on me.
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The picture, taken near Ajo, Arizona is a multiple exposure, each shot taken ten days apart, at 8:30 AM for a year. The sun's seasonal shift forms this figure 8, known as the analemma. Because of this effect, sundials can run ahead of clock time by as much as 16 mins 33 secs or fall behind by as much as 14 mins 6 secs.
When I saw this picture, it reminded me of an elderly gentleman named L. Gordon Plummer. He was retired, but volunteered time to come into my sixth grade class and teach us physics once per week. He'd teach us interesting things like basic concepts in relativity and quantum mechanics, or about hyper-cubes (four-dimensional objects). He invented a sundial that is always correct, by incorporating an analemma-shaped object into the design. It's still standing (I think) in Balboa Park in San Diego. I'm sure he's passed on long ago now. He was an interesting person, one that made an impact on me.
Bill's Art
Submitted by bill on Wed, 2006-04-12 23:01.
Art
Another shameless plug for Bill's art. This one is called Globes 2.
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Another shameless plug for Bill's art. This one is called Globes 2.
Origami Masks
Submitted by bill on Wed, 2006-04-12 00:27.
Art
Joel Cooper created these masks, each from a single sheet of paper. The technique is called an "origami tessellation", because the original intent of it was to create tessellations, i.e. interlocking polygons and such. Very impressive.
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Joel Cooper created these masks, each from a single sheet of paper. The technique is called an "origami tessellation", because the original intent of it was to create tessellations, i.e. interlocking polygons and such. Very impressive.
Bill's Art
Submitted by bill on Tue, 2006-04-04 16:08.
Art
Another shameless promotion for Bill's art. This one is called Intersection.
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Another shameless promotion for Bill's art. This one is called Intersection.
Bill's Art
Submitted by bill on Tue, 2006-03-28 12:14.
Art
Time for another shameless plug for Bill's art. This one is called Bubbles 3.
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Time for another shameless plug for Bill's art. This one is called Bubbles 3.
Kinetic Sculptures
Submitted by bill on Mon, 2006-03-27 13:32.
Technology | Art
David C. Roy builds sculptures that are wound up like a clock, then various pieces spin to make visually-interesting patterns.
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David C. Roy builds sculptures that are wound up like a clock, then various pieces spin to make visually-interesting patterns.
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