Not me but either way it would not work well. only one of my "eyes" functions :-)
plus the "shape" of my camcorder is not suited for this. I have a large lcd "flat" camcorder IE its longest dimension is not front to back but left to right.
What happens is I'm usually talking to someone or checking out the vendors when I hear 'K' or 'M' and whirl around saying K? K? K what? Flicking the camera on and out towards the likely candidate. If it's big I usually do fine,...
Joel. phx
When I hear something announced that I know I can't follow I just point it where I'd like some video & get that much. In doing that at least I know I'll have a little bit of good stuff as opposed to missing the whole thing due to bad timing.
Phil Stein
Phil Stein
Ok, I'm just jealous that I don't have enough hair to do it too.
Phil
Phil Stein
You should support Brent. You can do this by buying his products.
His latest product in the launchwear department is official ER Panties. They feature a special pouch for holding ignitors. These can also serve double duty if you are into lighting farts. The cost is $10.95 a pair or $49.95 if he's already worn them.
Phil
Phil Stein
I had an old 8mm camcorder with a B&W view finder and I could easily follow rockets with it. After that camera bit the dust, I got a new one with a color LCD view finder. I had to resort to the method you mentioned in order to use it. It works, but the rocket doesn't always stay centered in the frame like I could do with the old 8mm.
The old B&W view finder showed much better detail and zero lag. The color LCD view finders of today lag much like the screens on a digital still camera making it very hard to work with in rocketry.
tim
You can support him AND call him apussy and be right twice!
No, not actually, but it does burn just about as fast as anything can without detonating.
-dave w
Ok, cool. I think I was confused because it's spelled out in the orange book, then exempted. But then why would anything in the orange book be an explosive? ;)
Joel. phx
No. BP is a low (non-detonating) explosive, when used as such.
Detonation is accomplished by the propogation of a supersonic shockwave through the explosive material at up to several thousand meters per second. The shockwave transfers energy very rapidly, so rapidly that hi-order explosives don't even require a casing to cause an explosion; the shockwave is formed by the extremely rapid decomposition of the explosive itself. The common example is molding a plastique explosive around something. BP needs a substantial casing to overpressurize in order to cause an explosion. A BP explosive shockwave is caused by the sudden failure of the casing, not a property of BP itself.
BP deflagrates, ie, its energy is released by a rapid, exothermic chemical reaction. High explosives release their energy via shock(wave) induced phenomena, ala detonations.
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 19:42:44 -0500, In the heat of the moment, Phil Stein posted: .
Hey.... The motorcycle wreck was not my fault.
-- Bill
I am a member of the rabble in good standing. -- Westbrook Pegler --
I wish I was only carrying an extra 20 pounds.
-- Bill
I am a member of the rabble in good standing. -- Westbrook Pegler --
2 types of motorcyclists,...Those that have, those that will....
Joel. phx
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Gotcha.
Joel. phx
It did do that.
I remember a story from Jeff Flygare of Centuri, from one of the pre-RCHTA McCormick place hobby shows. The Fire marshall (ever so sensitive in a facility that burned down once) didn't want the rocket motors in their booth. Jeff told him they were dummies, and to prove it stuffed a cigarette into one and nothing happened. Of course they were LIVE motors...
Still smoking around rockets is not a good idea. Especially when messing with BP and thermalite and other things that CAN be ignited by a stray ember...
And the dumbest thing I saw at a Bong launch: someone starting a charcoal grill right next to their prep table while preping rockets. The flames were visible over the car.
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You call that old? My OLD camera is a 16mm "split 8" spring wind up camera. No zoom. No nothing. Belonged to my grandfather. Used that for quite a while to film rockets. I doubt you could even get the film or processing today.
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Tim who? (I think I can guess, but...)
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Just what I need - pubic hair on top of my head. There are already enough people calling me d*****ad.
Phil
Phil Stein
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