Samples with Rotatable Images (1485)

These are samples that have QuickTimeVR 3D and JavaScript stereoscopic rotatable images associated with one or more samples. You can download the latest version of QuickTime for Macintosh or Windows from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. To make these files I first used a "VR Micro Studio", which consisted of an up-side-down panorama head, a three-axis adjustable tripod mount, and a 1000W halogen light. The camera was covered with tinfoil to keep it from burning up under the hot light. After making about 130 3D images (almost 10,000 individual photographs) I got a fiber optic illumination system and my studio looked like this. It was much more flexible, and doesn't get hot at all. Light really is the key to photographing small things: You need a lot of it close in. Then after another 50 or so I finally got an automatic turntable. Commercial stepper-motor systems are available, but they are very expensive and I've found they all vibrate, which disturbs delicate arrangements. I instead use a cheap surplus turntable with a 5 revolution per hour timing motor, combined with a time lapse control set to take a picture every 10 seconds. That works out to 72 images in one 12-minute revolution. If you do the math, the motion blur is less than one pixel even at a 1/15 second exposure, so a stepper motor that starts and stops is really not necessary. That was good, but in preparing for a Discovery Channel film project, I needed to upgrade to 360 steps instead of 72, and I wanted to be able to handle all sizes from nearly microscopic to a couple hundred pounds. The solution was a pair of custom-machined (by me, of course) turntables, cast iron mounts and a slate base for everything (because of vibrations, which are a big problem for samples less than about 5mm across). In late 2004 the studio looks like this.

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Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen Oxy-hydrogen flame
3D3D
Oxy-hydrogen flame.
Source: Claudin Welding Supply
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 May, 2005
Price: $2
Size: 4"
Purity: 99%
Hydrogen
Hydrogen HP-45B hydrogen thyratron
3D3D
HP-45B hydrogen thyratron.
Source: eBay seller tapent
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 February, 2007
Text Updated: 29 April, 2007
Price: $5
Size: 5"
Purity: <1%
Hydrogen
Hydrogen CX1622S hydrogen thyratron
3D3D
CX1622S hydrogen thyratron.
Source: eBay seller gulfbeachbum
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 March, 2007
Text Updated: 27 October, 2007
Price: $17
Size: 8"
Purity: 0%
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Deuterium poster sample
3D3D
Deuterium poster sample.
Source: Tryggvi Emilsson and Timothy Brumleve
Contributor: Tryggvi Emilsson and Timothy Brumleve
Acquired: 6 September, 2002
Text Updated: 2 April, 2008
Price: Donated
Size: 1.5"
Purity: 20%
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Toy hydrogen rocket launcher
3D3D
Toy hydrogen rocket launcher.
Source: Radio Shack
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2009
Text Updated: 15 April, 2009
Price: $10
Size: 6"
Purity: 0%
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Tritium luminous watch
3D3D
Tritium luminous watch.
Source: eBay
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 16 April, 2009
Text Updated: 17 April, 2009
Price: $70
Size: 2"
Purity: <0.1%
Hydrogen
Hydrogen 3D Lenticular Periodic Table Puzzle
3D3D
3D Lenticular Periodic Table Puzzle.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 19 November, 2008
Text Updated: 20 November, 2008
Price: $25
Size: 5"
Composition: CHO
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Photo Card Deck of the Elements
3D3D
Photo Card Deck of the Elements.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 19 November, 2008
Text Updated: 21 November, 2008
Price: $35
Size: 5"
Composition: HHeLiBeBCNOFNeNaMg AlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMn FeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKr RbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAg CdInSnSbTeIXeCsBaLaCePr NdPmSmEuGdTbDyHoErTm YbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTl PbBiPoAtRnFrRaAcThPaUNp PuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRf DbSgBhHsMtDsRgUubUutUuq UupUuhUusUuo
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Coal from Jensan Set
3D3D
Coal from Jensan Set.
Source: Jensan Scientifics
Contributor: Jensan Scientifics
Acquired: 17 March, 2003
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Composition: CH
Helium
Helium Disposable party balloon tank
3D3D
Disposable party balloon tank.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 7 August, 2002
Price: $20
Size: 18"
Purity: >90%
Helium
Helium Antique reagent flask
3D3D
Antique reagent flask.
Source: eBay seller tictoxx
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 August, 2002
Text Updated: 20 November, 2008
Price: $3
Size: 9"
Purity: 99.95%
Helium
Helium Museum-grade sample
3D3D
Museum-grade sample.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 18 April, 2005
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: See Listing
Size: 4"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: RGB Samples
Helium
Helium Model train car
3D3D
Model train car.
Source: eBay seller tgalloway123
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 7 July, 2006
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Price: $17
Size: 4"
Purity: 0%
Helium
Helium Balloon filling regulator
3D3D
Balloon filling regulator.
Source: eBay seller npappas0013
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 February, 2009
Text Updated: 1 March, 2009
Price: $20
Size: 6"
Purity: 0%
Helium
Helium Classic helium balloons
3D3D
Classic helium balloons.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 March, 2009
Text Updated: 29 March, 2009
Price: $1
Size: 8"
Purity: 95%
Helium
Helium Nelium-neon laser pointer
3D3D
Nelium-neon laser pointer.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 February, 2009
Text Updated: 1 March, 2009
Price: $300
Size: 6"
Composition: HeNe
Lithium
Lithium Lithium oxide crystals
Story3D
Lithium oxide crystals.
Source: Radio Shack
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 12 August, 2002
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: $3
Size: 1"
Purity: <50%
Lithium
Lithium Lumps
3D3D
Lumps.
Source: Tryggvi Emilsson and Timothy Brumleve
Contributor: Tryggvi Emilsson and Timothy Brumleve
Acquired: 6 September, 2002
Text Updated: 4 May, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >99%
Lithium
Lithium Pacemaker batteries
3D3D
Pacemaker batteries.
Source: eBay seller heruur
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 December, 2003
Text Updated: 11 March, 2007
Price: $14.50
Size: 2.5"
Purity: <5%
Sample Group: Medical
Lithium
Lithium Puffed-up laptop battery
3D3D
Puffed-up laptop battery.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Wolfram Research
Acquired: 1 January, 2007
Text Updated: 17 February, 2007
Price: $100
Size: 7"
Purity: <5%
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