Tuesday, 4 November 2008

The Melbourne Cup

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"Viewed" (top) wins the Melbourne Cup by four fifths of two thirds of seven ninths of a nose.

I hope things are not this tight tomorrow, in 'that other two horse race'.

Note that the grey one lost.

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7 comments:

  1. I am with you Lee, on that hope!

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  2. and our grey one will lose, too! mark my words!

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  3. So that would be fifty six one hundred and thirty fifths of a nose, yes?

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  4. Science/photography question for you oh wise one.

    Why in photo finish photos are the backgrounds blurred while the horses are not?

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  5. I think the camera moves in sync with the horses on a rail beside the track for about the last 10m. The name Psmith seems to ring a bell for the inventor of the process. Australian, too, I think.

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  6. OK, maybe not. It seems to be a stationary camera with a circular film turning at the same speed as the horses. See here

    Not sure where I got the Psmith from either.

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  7. Ah, I see. Very cool. I've learned something new.

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