David Dalmazo pointed me to this hack that turns a Playstation Eye camera into a cheap microscope. PS3 eye microscopy hack – Rawcut_test from dusjagr on Vimeo. I bought a second hand camera for 15 euro and mounted the lens upside down. Here is an image of the screen of my laptop:
Google Streetview images collected by Owen Mundy in which the camera on the Streetview car maps its own shadow. Robot self-portrait #3 (Disneyland) Robot self-portrait #4 (Disneyland) Robot self-portrait #5 (Disneyland) Robot self-portrait #6 (Dublin) Robot self-portrait #7 (Golden Gate Bridge)
The classic reference on scale: And a newer one: scaleofuniverse.com
Trying to get some information on Google Maps. Here are a few interesting facts from the WikiPedia entry: * Most of the world’s current satellite imagery is over 5 years old. * “Satellite” images are often taken with airplanes. * “In September 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Google Maps quickly updated its satellite [...]
