On 10 Sep 2004 at 22:20, Dave Kruger wrote: > I've certainly done sillier things as research, and > gotten paid to do them Me too - except I discovered how hard it is to get quantitative information from video cameras underwater (tank tests of icebreaker hulls in frozen towing tanks). Qualitative is easy (ooh - look what happened!), but getting numbers is another story. I also spent a fascinating afternoon with a fellow in a warehouse next door to a towing tank in CA where they (years later) did Titanic filming in between research. I was consulting with the towing tank owner and he introduced me to the definitely-off-the-wall neighbour with his head in the clouds and feet in Hollywood. He did special effects work for anyone as well as technical film work for scientists and engineers. In his free time, he made monster movies (?!?) He showed me all his gadgets, widgets and thingies, many military surplus, to make films that could be _measured_ to get real data in the towing tanks. That was in 1981 and computer technology would make a lot of it easier today, but it's still a big task to use a camera to get real data in the water. Also, big bucks. Hey, I'd do it if someone has the money... :-) Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Sep 12 2004 - 23:26:02 PDT
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