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I worked on the light fixtures for the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, vehicle research center. http://www.iihs.org/iihs/about-us/vrc http://www.iihs
by danielvf 10y ago
I worked on the light fixtures for the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, vehicle research center. http://www.iihs.org/iihs/about-us/vrc http://www.iihs.org/iihs/about-us/vrc
These lights were 72,000 watts each, with a total of around three-quarters of a million watts of lights in the crash hall. (Almost as as much power as the German sun installation.) High speed cameras need a lot of light.
I've stood in front of one of the lights in protective gear - but the heat still just goes through your body.
The first time the IIHS lights were turned on it blew a power substation 20 miles away.
- vhost- 10y agoSlowmo Guys actually have a video detailing some of the challenges of filming in high speed (most of which have to do with light - or lack thereof): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lZvF-YyP0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lZvF-YyP0s