4/4/2006: Housefly with glasses - Page 2

Elspode · 04-11-2006, 01:44 PM

I'm pretty sure the fly was already dead when they did this. If not, I'm even more certain that the intense electron beam involved in the electronmicroscopy used to make the image would have finished him off.

milkfish · 04-11-2006, 04:56 PM

The hard vacuum and the deposited metal coating are also not things calculated to make a critter thrive.

Kagen4o4 · 04-11-2006, 06:11 PM

a waste of money??? they can test their abilities in making things small without worrying about screwing up. its not the fact that they put glasses on a fly that people would give them money for. its the fact that they CAN do it.

its like saying youre going to stop cheering for a team because they waste time and effort practising for a game when all they do is play against each other and do drills.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-11-2006, 07:18 PM

Sure, it's just a demonstration of their micro-machining capabilities. If they made a tiny gear and magnified it enough for you to see, it would just look like a gear big enough to see.
This puts the scale into perspective in a way people can relate to.

capnhowdy · 04-11-2006, 08:27 PM

I'd like to see a lot more of these micro shots. Hell, I had a fly in my eye yesterday and I couldn't see him this well. Time to break out the old microscope. Fleas are really weird to see in this magnafication. I'm glad insects are small. Imagine a 150 lb. fly. ouch.

Kagen4o4 · 04-11-2006, 09:23 PM

gross

04-11-2006, 01:44 PM	#16
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I'm pretty sure the fly was already dead when they did this. If not, I'm even more certain that the intense electron beam involved in the electronmicroscopy used to make the image would have finished him off. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-11-2006, 06:11 PM	#18
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	a waste of money??? they can test their abilities in making things small without worrying about screwing up. its not the fact that they put glasses on a fly that people would give them money for. its the fact that they CAN do it. its like saying youre going to stop cheering for a team because they waste time and effort practising for a game when all they do is play against each other and do drills. __________________ something we both can enjoy??

04-11-2006, 07:18 PM	#19
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sure, it's just a demonstration of their micro-machining capabilities. If they made a tiny gear and magnified it enough for you to see, it would just look like a gear big enough to see. This puts the scale into perspective in a way people can relate to. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-11-2006, 08:27 PM	#20
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I'd like to see a lot more of these micro shots. Hell, I had a fly in my eye yesterday and I couldn't see him this well. Time to break out the old microscope. Fleas are really weird to see in this magnafication. I'm glad insects are small. Imagine a 150 lb. fly. ouch. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

04-11-2006, 09:23 PM	#21
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	gross __________________ something we both can enjoy??

04-11-2006, 04:56 PM	#17
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	The hard vacuum and the deposited metal coating are also not things calculated to make a critter thrive.

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