Should have used red and blue colors instead ... would have mapped nicely to the 2000 election (ironic that the poorest areas are now voting republican).
Fluff - is it really? My mom used to wash my eyes out with hydrogen peroxide as a kid (if I got dirt in them or scratched them while playing outside). Is it only strong hydrogen peroxide that causes problems, or am I in for trouble down the road?
I actually would have bought one out of curiosity ... I just couldn't find where they sell it online! I'm a total sucker for gadgets that makes no sense.
Shograt - the blades are definitely moving ... this is happening because the frame rate and rotor spin rate are exact multiples of each other.
For example, the frame rate might be 30fps, and the rotor might be spinning at 6 rotations per second. Since there are 5 blades, if the alignment were exact it would appear that the blades weren't moving.
Speaking of landfill crises ... how comes we never hear of landfill problems anymore? This was huge news in the 80s and early 90s.
I actually would have bought one out of curiosity ... I just couldn't find where they sell it online! I'm a total sucker for gadgets that makes no sense.
Oh, and underwater. They need to add syncro swimming to the x-games. Maybe syncro swimming on motorcycles. Now THAT'S extreme.
In all seriousness though, that was pretty cool.
For example, the frame rate might be 30fps, and the rotor might be spinning at 6 rotations per second. Since there are 5 blades, if the alignment were exact it would appear that the blades weren't moving.