Nonlaser things that I think GFers will find interesting

Well you’re in luck. There’s always Catatumbo.

https://www.google.com/search?q=catatumbo+lightning

Definitely click through for the pictures.

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Really interesting (and technical) photo techniques here.

@hansepe I think you’ll be intrigued.

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Yeah, he goes hard into the details! My favorite illustration:

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That is really cool although I don’t know that I’d ever get into it. I love the camera and technique though. I’m not saying I’ll never do it because while chance isn’t high, it also isn’t 0. :smiley:

While it is totally different, this reminds me of the old slow scan TV where you’d get a line of an image at a time. It was used to transmit photos too by some of the old HAM operators.

The ship fuel vs. lightning strike correlation was interesting in the previous article you shared. Talk about unintended consequences!

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There are darker unintended consequences to shipping and emissions too.

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i wanted to laugh, but this is actually a pretty smart idea.

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That’s great thinking but with my luck the screw would be non magnetic.

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Crack an egg without getting egg on your fingers. Harder than it sounds.

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Fingers, counter, outside of the bowl. Occasionally on the wall.

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Oh this is cool:

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Oh nice! Now I need a water clock.

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if you’re watching alien earth:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOPfOGkE-7s/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=e80e72ab-a866-46c4-ba00-8eb1b9366c0c

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-234150/Menapian/eyeball-alien-t-ocellus-alien-earth/

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:rofl: Great stuff!

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Ok these guys are awesome.

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60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details - Ars Technica 60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details - Ars Technica

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Bwahahahah!! These are awesome!

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At first I thought it was some alien creature, or Rocket! Then I saw the face and reflection of the hands. Heeheehee!

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Ugears, man.

Those guys are animals.

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That is ridiculous!

And happy cake day!

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