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From: H E Day
Subject: Re: Crap to the MaXeR :( <~47kau> - 47+16kb(?)
Date: 26 Mar 2000 23:27:05
Message: <38DEE16C.A2CF516@fci.net>
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Speaking of Lightning bugs, you might want to check this out:
http://www.raph.com/3dartists/jesus1.jpg
Do hope you enjoy.
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H.E. Day
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From: TonyB
Subject: Re: Crap to the MaXeR :( <~47kau> - 47+16kb(?)
Date: 27 Mar 2000 08:29:57
Message: <38df6255@news.povray.org>
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>Do hope you enjoy.
Oh, I did. :) Nice. How did he do that? And why don't others do it more
often?
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:37:19 +0300, Peter Popov wrote:
>On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 07:51:47 -0500, "Bill DeWitt"
><the### [at] earthlink net> wrote:
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>>http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/1281/MeganM5.html
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>>Pictures of Fireflies. We have lots where people don't spray their yards
>>with Chem-Lawn or whatever... But I have never seen them blink in unison.
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>The unison seems to be localised in domains of a couple of meters in
>size. If two trees are adjacent it way happen that the touching parts
>flash together. Or if a tree is big enough several big flashing spots
>may be observed. It is a yet unexplained phenomenon afaik.
Maybe the flashing isn't 100% in their controle, say caused or influenced
by solar winds or something.
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Cheers
Steve email mailto:sjl### [at] ndirectcouk
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:50:12 -0500, TonyB wrote:
>I say "crap" because it turned out so differently from what I had planned it
>that it's almost an insult to post it. My fireflies are too bright and the
>A0.5 really ruined it. I wanted it to render faster, after the power outage
>and all, so I set it like that. What a stupid decision. Anyway, until I
>figure out a way to speed up the rendering or something, here's "Fireflies
>at night".
If it takes ages to render just send the source over and explain what render
settings to use, I'll put it in the background for a week or so and send
you the finished product.
--
Cheers
Steve email mailto:sjl### [at] ndirectcouk
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What kinda machine have you got?
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From: Bob Hughes
Subject: Re: Crap to the MaXeR :( <~47kau> - 47+16kb(?)
Date: 27 Mar 2000 15:27:01
Message: <38dfc415@news.povray.org>
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She's being attacked by a menacing horde of fireflies? ;-)
That Moon got me to thinking... is it upside-down in the southern hemisphere?
Bob
"H.E. Day" <hed### [at] fcinet> wrote in message news:38D### [at] fcinet...
| Speaking of Lightning bugs, you might want to check this out:
| http://www.raph.com/3dartists/jesus1.jpg
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| Do hope you enjoy.
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| H.E. Day
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 12:44:56 -0500, TonyB wrote:
>What kinda machine have you got?
One that never sleeps.
PII 266, if it takes your machine 4 days to render it should take
mine about 8 days, but when renders are running I son't notice them,
the linux multitasking is excelent, never saw anything like it on
Win95 or NT, I can have 3 or 4 renders all going at the same time
and go about my usual everyday business as if they're not there.
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Steve wrote:
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> On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:37:19 +0300, Peter Popov wrote:
> >The unison seems to be localised in domains of a couple of meters in
> >size. If two trees are adjacent it way happen that the touching parts
> >flash together. Or if a tree is big enough several big flashing spots
> >may be observed. It is a yet unexplained phenomenon afaik.
>
> Maybe the flashing isn't 100% in their controle, say caused or influenced
> by solar winds or something.
According to a Scientific American article several years ago, the
synchronized flashing happens because the probability that a bug flashes
does not only increase with time but also with flashes in their
vicinity.
So bugs which are almost synchronisized will soon synchronize
completely.
The others will "drift" until they come in sync and then be locked into
the rythm too.
hp
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|_|_) | Sysadmin WSR |
| | | hjp### [at] wsracat | -- Tony Rand in "Oath of Fealty"
__/ | http://www.hjp.at/ | by Niven & Pournelle
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Like those road barrier/blockade/hurtle-jump or barrel things (can't exactly
look up the correct name) with the flashing amber lights maybe. Everytime I've
seen a bunch of those in a long column or row and watched long enough or even a
short time they tend to get into sync for a few flashes every so often. I've
always thought that was one of the high points in life. Goes to show how my
mind works.
Bob
"Peter J. Holzer" <hjp### [at] hjpat> wrote in message news:38DFE5BA.F828A827@hjp.at...
| Steve wrote:
| >
| > On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:37:19 +0300, Peter Popov wrote:
| > >The unison seems to be localised in domains of a couple of meters in
| > >size. If two trees are adjacent it way happen that the touching parts
| > >flash together. Or if a tree is big enough several big flashing spots
| > >may be observed. It is a yet unexplained phenomenon afaik.
| >
| > Maybe the flashing isn't 100% in their controle, say caused or influenced
| > by solar winds or something.
|
| According to a Scientific American article several years ago, the
| synchronized flashing happens because the probability that a bug flashes
| does not only increase with time but also with flashes in their
| vicinity.
| So bugs which are almost synchronisized will soon synchronize
| completely.
| The others will "drift" until they come in sync and then be locked into
| the rythm too.
|
| hp
|
| --
| _ | Peter J. Holzer | Think of it as evolution in action
| |_|_) | Sysadmin WSR |
| | | | hjp### [at] wsracat | -- Tony Rand in "Oath of Fealty"
| __/ | http://www.hjp.at/ | by Niven & Pournelle
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 03:45:10 -0600, Bob Hughes wrote:
>Like those road barrier/blockade/hurtle-jump or barrel things (can't exactly
>look up the correct name) with the flashing amber lights maybe. Everytime I've
>seen a bunch of those in a long column or row and watched long enough or even a
>short time they tend to get into sync for a few flashes every so often. I've
>always thought that was one of the high points in life. Goes to show how my
>mind works.
I've seen that too, apart from when they're in sync they seem to flash at
totally random intervals.
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