Newtonian Light
By C. Anderson Miller on Day 2
I wanted to see what photographed bouncy balls would look like if they were made of light.
So, I had to make my own.
Step 1: make a mold of a ball shape. I chose racquet balls.
This was the mold container:
These are the balls: (with little legs to support them, so they don’t touch the bottom of the container:
The first half of the molding process: (they look like a fruit I don’t want to eat)
The Second half: (it looks like they are snorkeling! )
Then the mold dried.
I broke the mold casing:
Step 2: the light
I made super bright LED throwies that I would embed in the silicone balls.
For those unfamiliar with a throwie, it’s just an LED taped to a battery.
Then I put them in the mold, with convenient wires to keep them in the center of the balls:
Step 3: making the balls
I poured the silicone into the mold, and waited several hours:
Then the silicone got stretchy:
And I popped them out, and they were light balls!
(photo credit: Ameya Mhatre)
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1. Corey Menscher | July 30th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I love the foosball! Glofoos!
2. Daily DIY Network - Scien&hellip | July 31st, 2008 at 11:02 am
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3. Jacob Johnson | May 11th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Led lights are great because they are long lasting and consumes less electricity.“*