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Kristoph · 6 Sep 2011 at 21:25

Haha, all of that equipment is probably worth ~£500k+ at a complete guess. Stick to a light microscope.

DAnDan · 6 Sep 2011 at 21:27

Kristoph said:
They have an electron microscope too!

Good luck raising a case for writing OCUK, and paying for it

We've got one at work, might have to have a chat and see what I can sort out

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Kristoph · 6 Sep 2011 at 21:31

DAnDan said:
We've got one at work, might have to have a chat and see what I can sort out .

Well the electron microscope is amazing for looking at things under an incredibly high magnification/resolution, but how are you going to write OCUK?

DAnDan · 6 Sep 2011 at 21:33

Kristoph said:
Well the electron microscope is amazing for looking at things under an incredibly high magnification/resolution, but how are you going to write OCUK?

Haven't quite figured that out just yet, I'll see what I can come up with by the morning. (Don't expect anything though!)

Edit - Mini pen!

Kristoph · 6 Sep 2011 at 21:40

DAnDan said:
Haven't quite figured that out just yet, I'll see what I can come up with by the morning. (Don't expect anything though!)

Edit - Mini pen!

Mini pen?

Think it'll be small enough for this kind of image?

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/peering_into_the_micro_world.html

Delvis · 6 Sep 2011 at 21:45

Wish I could have a job taking pictures like that...It would just fascinate me all day!

Mark A · 6 Sep 2011 at 21:49

Same here, some of those pics are amazing.

Also, :eek:

@ the 4th picture from the bottom:

This image is of a schistosome parasite. It enters the body through the skin of persons coming in contact with infested waters. The adult worm lives in the veins of its host. The parasite is magnified x256 in this photograph. (National Cancer Institute / Bruce Wetzel, Harry Schaefer) #

DAnDan · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:02

Awesome pictures there, thanks!

I'm now trying to think of ways to actually write OcUK small enough to show up on the electron microscope

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Kristoph · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:04

I thought my photo of a compound eye was good.

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This is just insane.

Photo Number 19

Under high magnification of 5653x, this scanning electron micrograph depicts the surface of an unidentified insect's compound eye, revealing photoreceptor cells, support cells and pigment cells that make up the repeating hexagonally-shaped units of a compund eye known as "ommatidia". (CDC/Janice Carr) #

Edit;

Seem to have gone off topic a little.. lol.

Delvis · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:07

Kristoph said:
I thought my photo of a compound eye was good.

This is just insane.

Photo Number 19

You got the original image?

Kristoph · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:10

Delvis said:
You got the original image?

Not too sure, I did it in work so it may be in my files there - I'll look tomorrow. Over the October half term I think I'll get the kit out again if I get some free time.

Reaper 392 · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:27

funny you should bring that eye picture up. using Reading uni's SEM i found a very similar looking eye, but some of its photoreceptor cells were missing

its absolutely extraordinary, but the missing cells look very much like the letters OcUK, and clearly havent been photoshopped atall

Judgeneo · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:36

This is what I was going to use:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/condensedmatt/microscopy/facilities/4500fib-sem

If this competition came up a few weeks ago when one of my friends was still doing his summer project using it, I'm pretty sure I could have got the smallest OCUK. Alas, he has moved back to norfolk for a couple of weeks.

Kristoph · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:39

Judgeneo said:
This is what I was going to use:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/condensedmatt/microscopy/facilities/4500fib-sem

If this competition came up a few weeks ago when one of my friends was still doing his summer project using it, I'm pretty sure I could have got the smallest OCUK. Alas, he has moved back to norfolk for a couple of weeks.

I don't think anyone could have beaten you?

Incredible bit of kit :eek:

Kristoph · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:40

double post.

Reaper 392 · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:43

Kristoph said:
I don't think anyone could have beaten you?

someone at Stanford Uni could:

Kristoph · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:47

Interesting stuff!

Macky · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:49

Thread is deteriorating.

Reaper 392 · 6 Sep 2011 at 23:03

Macky said:
Thread is deteriorating.

because there is no easy way of beating the current smallest (or biggest) writing of OcUK

Reaper 392 · 7 Sep 2011 at 00:06

just had a great thought. whats the biggest object we can make? constellations. so i figured i'd make one myself:

its not officially recognised, but im sure the folks at nasa will see that my constellation is worthy of being made official

i can haz prize naow?