Archive for December 14th, 2005

DIY MagLite Photolamp

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

Instructions on cobbling together a softbox attached to a flashlight.

I don’t know how, but late at night I got the idea that I wanted to covert [sic] my new 3D cell Mag-Lite to a handy photo-lamp. Next morning I dug out some 250 GSM paper and some adhesive foil I’ve been saving for a worthy project and whipped up a quick ghetto-lamp

Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

Hilarious look at how movies violate the laws of physics. Long but well worth the read.

Technonerds go to movies strictly for entertainment, and of course, the most entertaining part comes after the movie when they can dissect, criticize, and argue the merits of every detail. However, when supposedly serious scenes totally disregard the laws of physics in blatantly obvious ways it’s enough to make us retch. The motion picture industry has failed to police itself against the evils of bad physics. This page is provided as a public service in hopes of improving this deplorable matter. The minds of our children and their ability to master vectors are (shudder) at stake.