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The plate copies that the doctors provide are nice conversation pieces for a while. But the novelty soon goes south. Would it not be great if we could see our own skulls in action without leaving the house?
Frighten first-time guests. Compare relative supraorbital construction with friends.
Ambient
radiation seems the only downside.
How does an X-Ray machine work?
http://www.howstuff....com/question18.htm
[angel, Jun 28 2001, last modified Oct 17 2004]
Build your own.
http://www.noah.org/science/x-ray/stong/
[angel, Jun 28 2001, last modified Oct 17 2004]
B&W Mirror
http://www.halfbake...idea/B_26W_20mirror
A big nod to beauxault's retro-reflection device, as well. [The Military, Jun 28 2001, last modified Oct 17 2004]
Fluoroscope.
http://encarta.msn....dex/4f/04f0c000.htm
'The subject to be diagnosed is placed between the X-ray tube and the fluorescent screen. ' [angel, Jun 28 2001, last modified Oct 17 2004]
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YIW. The practicality of visual phrenology is a given! |
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It could probabley be built in a similar way to the self-righting mirror ie. with a camera(in this case x-ray) and a large monitor... |
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It probably couldn't; a camera depends on visible light reflected off the subject, x-ray photography needs a source of x-rays which pass through the subject onto the film. (link) |
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Exactly, Robert! PeterSealy's techno looking-glass was, indeed, my inspiration. |
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angel, think "flourescope" and I believe you'll begin to see the possibilities. |
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X-ray machines used to be much more common. Shoestores, for example, used to have X-ray fluoroscopes which customers could use to check the fit of their shoes. Store owners would often let kids use the machine for fun. They probably would have had home X-ray machines if there were any use for them. |
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But there's no real use for this, and now we know more about the dangers of ionizing radiation. |
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Might we then agree to the fact that, within the parameters of safety and practicality, engineering mirrors to do things other than that which they do remains a concept worthy of pursuit? |
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