[ILUG] [OT] Old / cheap webcams

[Frank Duignan]

Ah but think of all those years of bad luck!



On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:09:21 +0100, Joe Fitzsimons
<joseph.fitzsimons at nuim.ie> wrote:
> How about using a mirror. No doubt less expensive than replacing webcams.
> 
>    [o] ------Webcam
> \
>   \                                           <---------<<< ---arrow
>     \
>       \   ----- Mirror
> 
> Joe
> 
> On Tuesday 29 March 2005 16:47, Ewan Oughton wrote:
> > Richard,
> >
> >
> >
> > Nice idea, but these arrows are pointy, and travelling at around 250 -
> > 300foot/sec - if it bounced, it would be lethal, and I have a feeling
> > unless it was some *thick* perspex, it would go straight through with a
> > fair amount of its velocity intact....
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Ewan
> >
> > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Richard Eibrand wrote:
> > > Ewan,
> > >
> > > How about sticking a sheet of perspex just in front of the lens of the
> > > cam? that way, the arrow would hit that, as it would the cam itself, and
> > > you could re-use the existing cam again and again...(without having to
> > > buy a load of webcams!)
> > >
> > >     cam     perspex    arrow
> > >      \/      \/          \/
> > >
> > >    |-----|   |/|
> > >    |     --- |/|      <------#
> > >    |     --- |/|
> > >    |-----|   |/|
> > >
> > > If that works, would be cool to see it action!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > R
> > >
> > > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:54:41 +0100 (IST), Ewan Oughton
> > > <chronos at csn.ul.ie>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi guys,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >      As many of ye know, Im an archer, and was thinking shooting at a
> > > > cheapo webcam would look *cool* - Ive done it before but have always
> > > > aimed off slightly to avoid hitting it - this time I want to hit it.
> > > > So, does anyone either have any webcams they want to donate, or know a
> > > > source of really cheap webcams? Lidl have one on the 31st for 16.99,
> > > > but 17eur a shot is a bit expensive :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ewan
> >
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