[meteorite-list] Since Scale Cubes are a topic today

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 18:10:15 -0600
Message-ID: <0b7b01c82264$e7f7a660$c944e146_at_ATARIENGINE>

Hi,

    Matthias said the introduction of the scalecube
into the natural scene is the insertion of the Absolute,
the Platonic Ideal. Yes, true, and, as such, tells us so
much more about the beings making the photograph
than it does about the object being photographed.

    As for using scalecubes as a basis for measuration,
you can utilize an existing arsenal of projective geometric
calculation in a pinch. But, if what you wanted from the
start was measurement, you would photograph everything
by placing it inside a half cube -- floor, back, and side --
that was white and gridded off in your choice of units
(centimeters, inches, or the 60th part of a Babylonian
cubit), and shooting it at different orientations (6). It
would then be medium easy to use a computer algorithm
that would convert the images to measurements or a 3D
model in a few teraflops.

    This is what should be done with meteorites (and
"Moon Rocks," and pieces of UFO's if you got'em).
Then, instead of pictures of the Meteorite of the Day,
we would have the virtual object of the Meteorite of
the Day. It wouldn't be scientifically useless to be doing
that with important pieces even today.

    Maybe, scalecubes are just more Fun? Cooler?


Sterling K. Webb
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From: "David & Kitt Deyarmin" <bobadebt at ec.rr.com>
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Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 4:19 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Since Scale Cubes are a topic today


I'm going to have to disagree with you.

Another hobby I have is making replicas of props from various science
fiction movies

I have used photos to reverse engineer parts and have done so with amazing
accuracy

A perfect example is an MG-81 Flash Hider/ Booster that was use on Han
Solo's "Blaster" from Star Wars.

This part went unidentified for 26 years but I and a small group of
hobbyists created and manufactured replica of this part from the various
available photos.

About 3 years ago, it was finally identified and a mint specimen was found
and borrowed, they have a value of about $3000 so we were lucky the guy let
use it.

To even my own surprise my Flash Hider was surprisingly accurate to the real
thing.

Here is a picture, the real prop is on top and my replica is on the bottom

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Flashhiders.jpg

Bear in mind that this is just one image of a single prop, they used a
variety of props and each had variances in the parts. For instance in the
above picture the holes are look smaller but there are other pictures that
they look bigger.

However, when I compared my replica to a real MG-81 Flash Hider most of my
measurements were off by less then .005" of an inch which is pretty good.



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Hi, All

Measurement from a photo with a scalecube in it is impossible except in the
case of a very elaborate photo setup designed to make such measurements
possible and even then, the precision is low. aying

Sterling K. Webb


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