Shock Fossils at Windycon?

[beamjockey]

Well, I still haven't heard whether, or when, Windycon might schedule it this weekend, but Todd Johnson is prepared to give a demonstration of zapping Lichtenberg figures in acrylic, or, in his elegant coinage, "shock fossils."

(Note to self: ask Todd whether "shock fossils" is one word or two.)

From Shockfossils Holiday

Todd has a big slab cooled to dry-ice temperature, and presumably most of the electrons we pumped in at the Ohio accelerator last Friday are still very anxious to get out.

If you haven't seen it, a short video of a previous demonstration is here.

If you're attending Windycon, keep alert for announcements. Or ask a General Technics person. You don't want to miss the flash.

From Shockfossils Holiday

Comments

[eub.livejournal.com]

The disk on a stalk is a great form.

[(Anonymous)]

Derrick watched the video with me and it brought out the biggest "COOL!" I've heard from him in a long time. Then he mentioned that some of the people looked familiar. An explanation bought out an"oh yeah, I miss those guys". sigh. I do too - missing WindyCon.

[robot-grrl.livejournal.com]

Derrick watched the video with me and it brought out the biggest "COOL!" I've heard from him in a long time. Then he mentioned that some of the people looked familiar. An explanation bought out an"oh yeah, I miss those guys". sigh. I do too - missing WindyCon.