Fun with a bouncy-ball @1000FPS



This is an entirely non-research related post - I purchased a giant, fluid-and-sparkly-filled bouncy ball at Walmart. The poor fellow was sitting alone on a clearance aisle, no pricetag, and it seemed to be the last of its kind. It is precisely what I went in to get. In the clip, you can see it deform vertically about 25-30% (!) as it hits the ground from about 4 feet.

In research news, I'm waiting for a few more parts to come in from Mouser and Newark before the autopilot will be completely integrated into the airframe. The autopilot is working (the board boots) and my airframe and radio configuration files are essentially complete. More later.
This entry was posted by Adrian Lauf on Monday, October 19. 2009 at 03:07. and is filed under Slow-motion. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own blog.

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  1. Altvorderer says:
    #1 2009-10-19 06:59 (Reply)

    It's amazing to me your gift of seeing and doing things. You have preserved a rare gift to you, to be playful at a time in life when your other demands are high, as a matter of fact, it looks to me the entire life you are carving out, professional and not, is an arrangement of joyful and playful experiences, sent heavenly to you.


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