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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Mercury
Mercury Ceramic mercury jug
3D3D
Ceramic mercury jug.
Source: eBay seller ultimatecollectibles19
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 14 June, 2008
Text Updated: 14 June, 2008
Price: $6
Size: 8"
Purity: 0%
Mercury
Mercury 1000W Metal halide bulb
3D3D
1000W Metal halide bulb.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 December, 2008
Text Updated: 18 January, 2009
Price: $90
Size: 12"
Purity: <1%
Sample Group: Light Bulbs
Mercury
Mercury Old mercury batteries
3D3D
Old mercury batteries.
Source: Alec Wright
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 December, 2008
Text Updated: 2 December, 2008
Price: $3
Size: 2"
Purity: <20%
Mercury
Mercury Mercury jar
3D3D
Mercury jar.
Source: eBay seller xsellr8
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 February, 2009
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Price: $23
Size: 7"
Purity: 0%
Mercury
Mercury Tuna fish
3D3D
Tuna fish.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 February, 2009
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Price: $2
Size: 4"
Purity: <0.001%
Mercury
Mercury Mercury maze
3D3D
Mercury maze.
Source: eBay seller channel4steve
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 2 April, 2009
Text Updated: 3 April, 2009
Price: $20
Size: 6"
Purity: 99%
Mercury
Mercury Vermilion red paint
3D3D
Vermilion red paint.
Source: Eric Winter
Contributor: Eric Winter
Acquired: 17 April, 2009
Text Updated: 17 April, 2009
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: <30%
Mercury
Mercury Sushi Roll
3D3D
Sushi Roll.
Source: Nick Mann
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 13 June, 2009
Text Updated: 14 June, 2009
Price: $5
Size: 1"
Purity: <0.001%
Mercury
Mercury Tuna sushi
3D3D
Tuna sushi.
Source: Nick Mann
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 13 June, 2009
Text Updated: 14 June, 2009
Price: $5
Size: 2.5"
Purity: <0.001%
Mercury
Mercury Mercury thermostat
3D3D
Mercury thermostat.
Source: Chris Anderson
Contributor: Chris Anderson
Acquired: 13 January, 2010
Text Updated: 13 January, 2010
Price: Donated
Size: 4"
Purity: 99%
Mercury
Mercury Double-switch thermostat
3D3D
Double-switch thermostat.
Source: Chris Anderson
Contributor: Chris Anderson
Acquired: 13 January, 2010
Text Updated: 13 January, 2010
Price: Donated
Size: 7"
Purity: 99%
Mercury
Mercury Cinnabar
3D3D
Cinnabar.
Source: Nathan Giguere
Contributor: Nathan Giguere
Acquired: 16 March, 2007
Text Updated: 9 May, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.75"
Composition: HgS
Thallium
Thallium Large ingot
3D3D
Large ingot.
Source: Max Whitby of RGB
Contributor: Max Whitby of RGB
Acquired: 20 December, 2003
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 1.25"
Purity: 99.99%
Thallium
Thallium Thallium perfume
3D3D
Thallium perfume.
Source: eBay seller fragrancealley
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 2 April, 2009
Text Updated: 3 April, 2009
Price: $16
Size: 5"
Purity: 0%
Thallium
Thallium Himalayan salt lamp
3D3D
Himalayan salt lamp.
Source: eBay seller saltwonders
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 March, 2009
Text Updated: 3 April, 2009
Price: $29
Size: 8"
Composition: NaClSbCsDyErEuGdHfHoInLaLuNdPrSmScThTlTeTbTmYbY
Lead
Lead Plumbing lead
Sound3D
Plumbing lead.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1/pound
Size: 2.5"
Purity: >95%
Lead
Lead Atomic Potluck II
Sound3D3D
"Atomic Potluck II"
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 3 August, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 9"
Purity: >95%
Lead
Lead Galena Lead Sulfide
3D
Galena (Lead Sulfide)
Source: Ed Pegg Jr
Contributor: Ed Pegg Jr
Acquired: 22 January, 2003
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: <80%
Lead
Lead Homemade bullets
3D3D
Homemade bullets.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 2 October, 2003
Price: $0.10
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >95%
Lead
Lead Isotopically pure lead-207
3D3D
Isotopically pure lead-207.
Source: eBay seller heruur
Contributor: eBay seller heruur
Acquired: 24 December, 2003
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: 99.99%
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