Alternative uses for Scanners...

[Spike]

Just watch this small video - yes it's for real as far as I can make out from a brief look at the page the vid is linked from. lol

http://www.ghana-projects.de/scanjet-elise2.mpg

Anyone who has an appropriate scanner and knows a little can do the same apparently by going here

It's a mad mad world. My only question has to be that of just why the designers built in such a command!?!? Probably one of the best easter eggs I've heared of for a while.

 

[CrossFire851]

????????? :unch:

 

[SNGX1275]

That is pretty cool.

I was watching a diggnation video podcast from a couple or 3 weeks ago and some dude had a big scanner like that one in the vid, and turned it into a insane megapixel camera. With the nature of the scanner's behavior and the time delay he was able to take some really creepy and cool looking pictures. Anyone else see that?

 

[Spike]

Didn't see it, but it sounds pretty cool. It would be nice if anybody cold post a link.

 

[SNGX1275]

Didn't see it, but it sounds pretty cool. It would be nice if anybody cold post a link.

Was busy this morning and didn't have time to get a link.

I have one now here is the main page and here is the gallery of the creepy looking pictures I mentioned.

Found another site with pictures and more about the cameras, up to 115 MegaPixels.

 

[Spike]

Wow! That just rocks. I think I'm going to give that one a try myself. Thanks SNGX very much appreciated.

 

[SOcRatEs]

That's VERY cool!!
I just happen to have an un-used scanner,
I wonder if I could do time lapse star pics!?

Seems very basic to do.