Another great idea from Tom Potter

[Tom Potter]

The article at the URL below gave me the idea
for an instrument
that drops various size ball bearings into liquids, powders, etc.
records and analyses the impact,
using such technology as facial recognition, cross-correlations, etc.

The ball bearings could be of various materials
and could be electrically charged, spun,
and the liquid could be in a magnetic field.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/liquid-drop-art-1328561267-slideshow/

One could also analysis the resulting sound at the same time.
Which reminded me of the old joke:
"What do you get when you throw $hit against a wall?"

( Materials impacts create different sounds also.)

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[be...@iwaynet.net]

On 2/8/2012 10:09 AM, Tom Potter wrote:
> The article at the URL below gave me the idea
> for an instrument
> that drops various size ball bearings into liquids, powders, etc.
> records and analyses the impact,
> using such technology as facial recognition, cross-correlations, etc.
>
> The ball bearings could be of various materials
> and could be electrically charged, spun,
> and the liquid could be in a magnetic field.
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/photos/liquid-drop-art-1328561267-slideshow/
>
> One could also analysis the resulting sound at the same time.
> Which reminded me of the old joke:
> "What do you get when you throw $hit against a wall?"
>
> ( Materials impacts create different sounds also.)

Totally cool photos linked by Potter. (check 'em out!)

Sorry Potter, you idea stinks as usual. The forms made by drops are not
unique to materials and are better a demo of Butterfly effect rather
than a so-called ball bearing analyzer.

But does bring up a point. All you clowns out there who think that
mathematics is more real than reality need to come up with mathematical
models for these drop patterns. Shouldn't be too hard for you geniuses,
right? Just liquid, Newton's laws and surface tension! We'll be waiting
to see your computer generated displays. Best one wins the "smarter than
Einstein" prize!

We'll wait.

[Tom Potter]

"BJA...@teranews.com" <be...@iwaynet.net> wrote in message
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It appears that my pal Ben Jacoby
wants to discourage anyone from developing
an instrument using new computer hardware and software
technology.

I guess I'll have to get a Chinese friend to take out a patent
on the technique.

[be...@iwaynet.net]

On 2/10/2012 6:30 AM, Tom Potter wrote:
> "BJA...@teranews.com"<be...@iwaynet.net> wrote in message

>> But does bring up a point. All you clowns out there who think that
>> mathematics is more real than reality need to come up with mathematical
>> models for these drop patterns. Shouldn't be too hard for you geniuses,
>> right? Just liquid, Newton's laws and surface tension! We'll be waiting to
>> see your computer generated displays. Best one wins the "smarter than
>> Einstein" prize!
>>
>> We'll wait.
>
> It appears that my pal Ben Jacoby
> wants to discourage anyone from developing
> an instrument using new computer hardware and software
> technology.
>
> I guess I'll have to get a Chinese friend to take out a patent
> on the technique.

I think you'll have to get one for them to copy first. Not discouraging,
Potter, just pointing out the realities of your so-called "idea". In
case you haven't noticed, "computer hardware and software technology"
isn't magic. Garbage in = garbage out.

[Androcles]

"BJA...@teranews.com" <be...@iwaynet.net> wrote in message

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| On 2/10/2012 6:30 AM, Tom Potter wrote:
| > "BJA...@teranews.com"<be...@iwaynet.net> wrote in message
|
| >> But does bring up a point. All you clowns out there who think that
| >> mathematics is more real than reality need to come up with mathematical
| >> models for these drop patterns. Shouldn't be too hard for you geniuses,
| >> right? Just liquid, Newton's laws and surface tension! We'll be waiting
to
| >> see your computer generated displays. Best one wins the "smarter than
| >> Einstein" prize!
| >>
| >> We'll wait.
| >
| > It appears that my pal Ben Jacoby
| > wants to discourage anyone from developing
| > an instrument using new computer hardware and software
| > technology.
| >
| > I guess I'll have to get a Chinese friend to take out a patent
| > on the technique.
|
| I think

Do you have any empirical evidence to support such a
preposterous claim, Jokaby?