The Swedish and Hungarian researchers who won an Ig Nobel Prize (in 2016) for discovering why white-haired horses are the most horsefly-proof horses, and for discovering why dragonflies are fatally attracted to black tombstones have published a new study, extending their work—to use painted stripes to protect human life. A report in Forskning, in Swedish, explains […]
Tag: paint
Artificial eye iris paints – which to use?
[Question: Why is a paper about artificial eye EYEBALL paints published in the the journal of Brazilian ORAL Research? See below for the answer.] If you’re an ocularist who creates bespoke hand-painted artificial eyes, presumably durability will be a prime concern. So, the question arises : Which kind of paint is best to colour-in the irises? […]
Dripping: Compare and contrast – latte art Master King, Kimdaeki, Jackson Pollock
Compare and contrast these instructional videos. Each deals with dripping. You may find maximum enlightenment if you disable the sound. 1. Dripping, by a latte art master Master King 1. Dripping, by drip coffee maker Kimdaeki 1. Dripping, by Jackson Pollock
Varnish | Glue | Food – you choose
• Casein is a traditional fine-art varnish with a durable velvety matte finish. • It’s also a very strong water-resistant wood glue (and it’s heat-resistant too.) • Or, if you prefer, you can eat it (available in various flavours, chocolate, vanilla, banana & etc)
Road-line-painting Machines and Road Kills
Behold a common but seldom-mentioned form of historic preservation: animal carcasses painted-over on roadways. Cars on highways collide with and kill millions of animals, all over the world (though in Antarctica it happens rarely). Small animals, especially birds, can go unnoticed as they lie beside a road, in the forest or on the hard shoulder. But […]
Not (and not not) recommended for hair club members
The technique shown in this video is not recommended for members of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). Nor is it not recommended. The video is called “Painting Your Room With Metal Music and Your Hair”. (Thanks to investigator Wendy Cooper for bringing it to our attention.)
Change your eye color: 2 methods
Say you want to change the color of your eyes. You might imagine two basic ways of doing it, ways we might call either “scrape” or “paint”. In the first method, you’d remove some of the current color. In the second method you’d apply a new layer of paint, or something akin to it. Here […]