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I touched what I thought was a stationary wheel on a lathe as a child. it was of course under flouro tube lighting: it was synced to the tube, the strobe effect
by ggm 2y ago
I touched what I thought was a stationary wheel on a lathe as a child. it was of course under flouro tube lighting: it was synced to the tube, the strobe effect made it look stationary. I've never forgotten it.
The guy owning the lathe made some short, sharp observations. But I also suspect he sweated blood later on. Explaining his role in this had I lost a finger or worse would have been nasty
- Aardwolf 2y ago> it was synced to the tube, the strobe effect made it look stationary. Why is it synced like that? Seems dangerous, and I don't know much about lathes but lighting synchronization doesn't seem something that would affect the mechanical parts being processed :)
- sevensor 2y agoSounds accidental, but might be interesting to be able to see the workpiece as if stationary, while it’s turning at 1800rpm. Everything looks smooth under ordinary lighting.
- moring 2y agoLayman's guess: Both were synced to the mains frequency.
- ggm 2y agoThis
- lelanthran 2y ago> Why is it synced like that? Synced to the AC mains or a multiple thereof.