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12/11/2012 06:11:12 AM · #26 |
Touching back on racing cars, I was fortunate enough to have the clarity to notice two glaring things about it over the years that enabled me to dodge the racing bullet.....
I knew guys, and a couple women, who road-raced, drag raced, did dirt track racing, ran hill climbs, and the things they *all* had in common were:they were never finished with their race car, nor were they completely satisfied with it, either. There was always something else to do, another edge to try to get, it could always go faster, turn tighter, stop quicker.....
To me, that was bad odds, and even though a couple people I knew were reasonably successful, it just didn't seem to make any sense to me.
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12/11/2012 07:04:28 AM · #27 |
| I'm a boat owner that's why I'm still shooting with a kit lens. |
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12/11/2012 08:01:22 AM · #28 |
| I got my hands on some 'instant water powder'. But I don't know what to mix it with. |
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12/11/2012 08:48:39 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Touching back on racing cars, I was fortunate enough to have the clarity to notice two glaring things about it over the years that enabled me to dodge the racing bullet.....
I knew guys, and a couple women, who road-raced, drag raced, did dirt track racing, ran hill climbs, and the things they *all* had in common were:they were never finished with their race car, nor were they completely satisfied with it, either. There was always something else to do, another edge to try to get, it could always go faster, turn tighter, stop quicker.....
To me, that was bad odds, and even though a couple people I knew were reasonably successful, it just didn't seem to make any sense to me. |
Yeah, it's a good thing Photography isn't like that. Buy one single camera with an attached lens and you're done for life! ;-) |
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12/11/2012 09:10:37 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by RyanWareham:
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Touching back on racing cars, I was fortunate enough to have the clarity to notice two glaring things about it over the years that enabled me to dodge the racing bullet.....
I knew guys, and a couple women, who road-raced, drag raced, did dirt track racing, ran hill climbs, and the things they *all* had in common were:they were never finished with their race car, nor were they completely satisfied with it, either. There was always something else to do, another edge to try to get, it could always go faster, turn tighter, stop quicker.....
To me, that was bad odds, and even though a couple people I knew were reasonably successful, it just didn't seem to make any sense to me. |
Yeah, it's a good thing Photography isn't like that. Buy one single camera with an attached lens and you're done for life! ;-) |
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12/11/2012 12:42:18 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by TrollMan:
I got my hands on some 'instant water powder'. But I don't know what to mix it with. |
Just add to an equal portion of dihydrogen oxide and you'll be all set. ;-) |
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12/11/2012 12:44:29 PM · #32 |
I was just wondering,  DrAchoo. What did you end up doing with the dry ice and do you have the photos to prove it? |
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12/11/2012 12:56:40 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by TrollMan:
I got my hands on some 'instant water powder'. But I don't know what to mix it with. |
Just add to an equal portion of dihydrogen oxide and you'll be all set. ;-) |
Dude. You could be held liable for suggesting that someone use such a dangerous substance, dihydrogen monoxide is serious stuff. |
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12/11/2012 02:00:49 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by markwiley:
I was just wondering, DrAchoo. What did you end up doing with the dry ice and do you have the photos to prove it? |
Well, unfortunately most of it had melted by the time I got to it so I only had about a pound to work with. I put it under the tree with some lights, but the results weren't that great so I didn't do much with it. :( |
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12/11/2012 02:21:02 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by markwiley:
I was just wondering, DrAchoo. What did you end up doing with the dry ice and do you have the photos to prove it? |
Well, unfortunately most of it had melted by the time I got to it so I only had about a pound to work with. I put it under the tree with some lights, but the results weren't that great so I didn't do much with it. :( |
For a good cloud from dry ice, it is generally a good idea add a bit of warm water. The warm water provides a bit of heat to aid evaporation of the C02 and also some water vapor to make the cloud.
Message edited by author 2012-12-11 14:28:26. |
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12/11/2012 02:35:44 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by markwiley:
I was just wondering, DrAchoo. What did you end up doing with the dry ice and do you have the photos to prove it? |
Well, unfortunately most of it had melted by the time I got to it so I only had about a pound to work with. I put it under the tree with some lights, but the results weren't that great so I didn't do much with it. :( |
Technically, at room temperature, dry ice doesn't melt, it sublimates. Melting is when a material changes phase from a solid to a liquid, sublimation is a phase change from a solid directly to a gas.
Sublimation is also what happens to ice that stays in your freezer too long.
Sorry for being nitpicky and yes, I'm sure everyone knew exactly what you meant. |
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12/11/2012 02:44:06 PM · #37 |
| I was going to mention that, but your answer is sublime ... ;-) |
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12/11/2012 02:44:55 PM · #38 |
Originally posted by Spork99:
Technically, at room temperature, dry ice doesn't melt, it sublimates. Melting is when a material changes phase from a solid to a liquid, sublimation is a phase change from a solid directly to a gas.
Sublimation is also what happens to ice that stays in your freezer too long.
Sorry for being nitpicky and yes, I'm sure everyone knew exactly what you meant. |
Technically you have officially declared yourself as "one of those" people... |
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12/11/2012 03:45:59 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by Spork99:
Technically, at room temperature, dry ice doesn't melt, it sublimates. Melting is when a material changes phase from a solid to a liquid, sublimation is a phase change from a solid directly to a gas.
Sublimation is also what happens to ice that stays in your freezer too long.
Sorry for being nitpicky and yes, I'm sure everyone knew exactly what you meant. |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Technically you have officially declared yourself as "one of those" people... |
Yeah.....like we didn't know THAT!!!
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12/11/2012 04:32:51 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by Spork99:
Technically, at room temperature, dry ice doesn't melt, it sublimates. Melting is when a material changes phase from a solid to a liquid, sublimation is a phase change from a solid directly to a gas.
Sublimation is also what happens to ice that stays in your freezer too long.
Sorry for being nitpicky and yes, I'm sure everyone knew exactly what you meant. |
Technically you have officially declared yourself as "one of those" people... |
It comes with the job. |
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12/11/2012 07:28:48 PM · #41 |
| So those tines aren't just for looks.:P |
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