Discussion Zone: => General Chat => Topic started by: bloo-apple on February 11, 2011, 01:04:41 PM
Title: This Guy Is The Best Engraver Ever.
Post by: bloo-apple on February 11, 2011, 01:04:41 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8315313/Worlds-smallest-engraving-on-the-edge-of-a-razor-blade.html Graham Short etched the motto "Nothing is impossible" which measures just a tenth of a millimetre.
The letters are invisible to the naked eye, and can only be read with a medical microscope at 400 times magnification.
He was only able to work at night, when traffic vibrations are at a minimum, with his right arm bound to the arm of his chair with a luggage strap to minimise unwanted movement. He uses a stethoscope to monitor his heart, attempting a stroke of the letter only between beats, when his body is perfectly still. He swims 10,000 metres a day and can slow his heart rate to 30 beats a minute.
He worked from midnight to 5.30am most nights of the week, for seven months on his razor blade. On a good night he'd manage three minuscule letters.
Hooooleeee crap. I'd be happy with myself if I could just do the swimming thing
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Post by: TwitchLord on February 11, 2011, 02:35:35 PM
thats filthy XD
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Post by: kinjo on February 11, 2011, 03:28:51 PM
and crazy small
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Post by: ChickanBone on February 11, 2011, 06:44:38 PM
Maybe we should try this kinjo for our drawing and animation... WE could be the first animators to make a "millimeter" Animation!!!
Also this guy is PRO! and indeed that is quite "Filthy"
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Post by: bloo-apple on February 12, 2011, 01:32:36 AM
but isn't possible to just skew the whole animation?
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Post by: Adelaide on February 12, 2011, 04:59:07 AM
I think "millimeter" animation would be a single pixel changing colors...
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Post by: kinjo on February 12, 2011, 08:14:53 AM
true it would be
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Post by: ChickanBone on February 12, 2011, 06:23:35 PM
Then let's do it!
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Post by: kinjo on February 13, 2011, 06:53:53 AM
You do it! We will watch lol
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Post by: ChickanBone on February 13, 2011, 08:28:18 AM
I could never do such a thing unless it was a 1bit collab!
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Post by: kinjo on February 13, 2011, 09:49:27 AM
What is 1 bit? Isn't that a European currency?
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Post by: ChickanBone on February 13, 2011, 09:49:42 PM
Si Senor!
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Post by: Adelaide on February 14, 2011, 08:46:25 AM
! bit o honey c:
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Post by: ChickanBone on February 14, 2011, 06:13:04 PM
And a spoon full of sugar!
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Post by: Adelaide on February 14, 2011, 06:33:07 PM
makes the medicine go down :Dc
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Post by: kinjo on February 16, 2011, 12:18:28 AM
the wrong hole
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Post by: ChickanBone on February 16, 2011, 12:50:09 AM
I laughed.
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Post by: kinjo on February 16, 2011, 01:10:07 AM
I fell asleep.
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Post by: Flashwerewolf on March 04, 2011, 12:22:21 AM
too bad its too small for anyone to enjoy
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Post by: Adelaide on March 04, 2011, 05:34:26 AM