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To answer: Is my computer emitting abnormal magnetic fields? Materials needed: 8504 Jet Throwbot (or LEGO toy with similar propellor), your computer Directions: 1. Stand away from the computer. 2. Spin the propellor by tapping on one side 3. Note (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.test, lugnet.technic)
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(...) First of all, yes you are completely safe. there is nothing wrong with your monitor. Secondly it's not a magnetic thing, there's no metal (or magnetinc ceramics even) in ABS so there's no way for the propeller to interact with your monitor's (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.test, lugnet.technic)
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An optical illusion most likely. You can spin it near the monitor but looking next to the screen and it will turn only one direction. Or you can stand back and put the propellor between the monitor and your eyes and it will again turn in 2 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.test, lugnet.technic)
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That's wierd. If you notice on the higway though car hubcaps do the samething. It's cool illusion though. -- Chef ICQ:84584424 AIM: Jedi101673 (URL) Dale <dinosauria_ca@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:G2Hyx3.Fu6@lugnet.com... (...) your (...) the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.test, lugnet.technic)
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Wave your hand in front of a monitor or TV screen. Same effect. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.test, lugnet.technic)
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Hubcabs (or helicopter or airplane props) do that - they spin one way-slow down-reverse-speed up-slow down etc when you see them on TV, because the frame rate of the video camera is "interfering" with the rate of wheel motion; for example, suppose (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.test, lugnet.technic)
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