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How to Take Pictures of Sound Waves with $9 and your Camera

Jul 8, 2014 by Maaz Khan 1 Comment

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A couple of months ago, I wrote a post going over Schilieron Flow Visualization, a method used to detect and visualize waves emitted from sound. NPR gave us a detailed and incredibly informative look into how it was all done.

Now, it looks like there’s a way to capture those waves through a lens yourself. A user on Instructables named jlansey recently put up a tutorial going over how you can make your own setup on a $9 budget (…assuming you already have a camera, of course).

What are you going to have to gather? The tutorial requires you to go out and buy a pair of page magnifiers; find yourself a light source – LED, preferably – and the rest are things you’ll find in your house without fail. Check out the full tutorial here.

I remember reading about this back when I was writing on it, and really thought it was a bummer how expensive it looked. Now that we actually have a viable and affordable way to achieve the Schilieron Flow Visualization effect, I think we should take advantage of it. Heads up, physics teachers.

[Via PetaPixel]

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About Maaz Khan

Maaz Khan started off teaching himself photography with a disposable Kodak camera he got for his 7th birthday. His main weapons of choice are now the 5D Mark II, and an LG G2 when mobility calls.

You can find some of his work at his website, twitter Twitter @drcon and Instagam @maazcon

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