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nice experiment
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WOW this is absolutely stunning! I wish I had
so much time to waste ...
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Man! I thought I was going to see Satan! What
a jip.
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Seems like the mechanism is not that
"The light from the scanning device is
reflected back", but rather that the
light emitter is positioned an inch or two
away from the reader, presumably in order to
cut down on glare on shiny surfaces.
The light bounces off the mirror and misses
the reader entirely, except where the
scratches are (which do diffuse the light).
If the light and read heads were exactly
aligned then you would expect to see all
light.
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You have way too much time on your hands, but
that is pretty interesting. :D Nice one.
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Cool. Why don't you try photographing a
mirror next! ;)
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I like wat u tried out ! kewl :)
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so what's that down on the mirror ? some
cocaine left ?
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What happens when you scan a scanner?
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What happens when you scan a scanner?
you go back in time.
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This is a very sad reflection on society...
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Maybe you can try two scanners scan each
other.
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o_0
Wow, over 7000 diggers looked at a black
rectangle so far.
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Make that 8000.
Jesus!
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i would have to ask why?
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nyctosf is absolutely right. The light is at
an angle from the scanning element. That's
also the reason there's a slight shadow at
the top of the mirror.
Without this arrangement it would be
impossible to scan glossy paper for example.
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"I xeroxed a mirror. Now I have an extra
xerox machine." -- Steven Wright.
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"WOW this is absolutely stunning! I wish
I had so much time to waste ..."
It probably took you longer to comment than
it took him to photocopy the mirror.
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since you have too much time, how about
cleaning your mirror? ;)
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I think this is pretty cool. Really.
Here is someone who thought "I wonder
what would happen..." and actually got
off their bloody arse and did it.
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The scratches are sharp and beautiful.
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amazing image! wonder how they scanned the
mirror.
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cool
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I would have thought you'd get a second
scanner.....
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What would happen if you scanned a two-way
mirror? Would you be able to see into the
future?
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Nice
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It looks like you're viewing the mirror from
a slight angle...
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This is pretty much the same thing that would
happen if you just opened the lid and did a
"sky shot".
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It is true I tested it right now.
www.flickr.com/photos/8293950@N04/?saved=1
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HAL 9000: What is going to happen, Dave?
David Bowman: Something wonderful.
HAL 9000: I'm afraid.
David Bowman: Don't be. We'll be together.
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Okay... that was... interesting... NOT!
Thanks for sharing that totally useless and
lame bit of crap!
Get a life!
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Cool! Thanks for doing this so I don't have
to!
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BTW...never mind the haters. The internet is
full of them I'm told.
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Now: Try to scan a scanner, and let it
reflect in a mirror, maybe its getting all
white then!
I once scanned a elephant, but the scanner
went broke, so i never found out what was the
result.
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hmm interesting. logical but still a suprise!
- es
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If you accidently broke that image will you
get 14 years of bad luck?
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If you scan the scan of a mirror, a kitten
dies.
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The people who comment that you have too much
time on your hands crack me up. They are
obviously busy, busy people who wouldn't
waste 5 minutes to explore their curiosity by
experimenting with a scanner and a
mirror...but have time to comment on how busy
they are. Surely, lawyers and accountants.
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Very cool!
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The light from a scanner hits images at a 45
degree angle -- which is why you see the
scratches, and not white light.
Think about it: scan a glossy book. If the
light was shining directly up, it wouldn't be
able to scan anything. the light from the
shiny glossy surface would reflect back into
the detector.
Also: there's a piece of glass in front of
the scanning mechanism itself. If the light
were projected directly upwards and directly
back into the detector, the reflection would
ruin the image.
The detector and the light source are not
in line with each other. it is no surprise
that a scan of a mirror yields dark results.
You're seeing a reflection of the inside of
the scanner, which is quite dark (as
expected).
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My kitten!!!
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cool
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lol you got dugg for scanning a mirror.
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Wow that looks awesome, has a really nice
grungy look. The scratches and smudges really
have cool look to them
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looks like black granite or some other
polished stone
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you should be in google.
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170,000 views. That's some rectangle.
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that's a lot of comments...
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ophello's explanation makes the most sense to
me; everyone else is beating around the bush
and trying to explain it, but his is the most
succinct and understandable. Thanks.
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Cool Idea. I was just thinking how did u came
up with it.
Nice
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Wow! That's what I see when I look in the
mirror. A dark black nothingness staring
back at me. The great black hole that is my
life. But at least my hair looks good.
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buried. marked as lame.
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pretty cool
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you just discovered the secret to the
universe. now it became more complex
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Yay digg. O_o
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Really cool!
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so what happens if you make a scan of the
mirror at a 45 degree angle?
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Actually....I think it is kinda cool!
:)
It reminds me of a piece of black marble.
This has the potential of being an art
project for my kids.....Oh the
possibilities.....lol.
So...whatcha going to scan next?
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Sxenko,
- What did you have expect before your
start your experiment ?
- Are you pleased with what you finally
got?
"The cat looked at the mirror with
unbelieving eyes"
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A fave just for the idea:D
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http://digg.com/news/page9 (?)
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me2
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hum it look like i figured out how to produce
some cool dark vista icons...
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en: yarayarayara
es: blablabla
...I just want to post and feel part of all
this "busy" people :D
now seriously: nice idea!!!
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Somebody had to do it! Nice one. :)
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If you scan a mirror at a 45 degree angle,
you would get a negative mirror. Or a mirror
from an alternate universe.
Just don't look into the reflection. It
will swallow your soul!
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hehe, what a cool idea. very interesting
result.
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