Bus Arguments about How the Hell a Geostationary Orbit Works

[bec_87rb]

*in best magnolia-drenched southern belle voice* Oh, Mr. Linnell, why I could just listen to you all day long. *bats eyelashes*

From Spinner's irregular series of John Linnell aspbergery bloggings about his antique camera equipment:

Why does the sun shine? What is a shooting star? Where have all the flowers gone? They Might Be Giants

Comments

[artmonkeygirl]

This is why I get a thrill out of they might be giants, it's perfectly normal to write blogs about vintage camera equipment, while describing getting angry letters from high school science teachers.

[bec_87rb]

Perfectly normal, ergo, you and I are perfectly okay.

I recalled when reading it a discussion at a restaurant with family members about, pretty much, so how the hell do you get a geostationary orbit to work.

It freaks me out a little when one of these guys is talking about some nerd thing they are thinking and doing, and it sounds like situation normal among my family and friends. Then I think, ok, sure, I am having a "her hair is blond and mine is brown; they both start with a B" moment. It entails a certain amount of cognitive dissonance.

I am having a "her hair is blond and mine is brown; they both start with a B" moment

[suegypt]

Nutshell/TMBGlove

[johnnygoodtimes]

How far away from your screen did you have to be to see the 3-D effect? I couldn't get it to happen, and I gave up after my eyes started to hurt from crossing them, haha.

[bec_87rb]

Maybe a foot, 18 inches? It takes a minute for the images to pop together, kind of like those posters with the hidden 3D?

[chhinnamasta]

Linnell's mention of his Stereo Realist camera reminds me of Stereo New England, a group of stereo photography enthusiasts I encountered in Cambridge, MA. If he's not already a member, he should consider becoming one. When I knew of the club, they gathered in an auidtorium on the BBN Campus, to show their 3D slides using a Brackett Dissolver projector.

I notice that SNE has a nice gallery page

[chhinnamasta]

Also, check this out.

[chhinnamasta]

Be sure to notice the "mirror split" option in the dropdown box -- this way you can view some of the video without red/cyan glasses.

[chhinnamasta]

Sorry, I mean the "cross-eyed" option.

Yer so awesome. :)

[bec_87rb]

Thanks - I needed that.

Oh, and have a nerdly, fact-filled Thanksgiving!