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The best scientists are mad scientists
    #5845803 - 07/11/06 04:08 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Mad scientists are just so much damn fun... and so is looking like one.

The hair is far from being untamed enough, and I don't think the stubble works the way I had hoped it would. But, meh... it's all good.



And yes, aside from the sunglasses and expensive collared shirt (which are just for show), I do wear everything you see while I'm working.

What I'd like to do is -- using photoshop -- add in a suitable backdrop which helps flesh out the image without whoring attention away from the subject. But, since A- I'm not a photographer and B- I don't have l337 photoshop skills, I can't really do that unless I were to get some help.

I think the contrast and brightness of the subject might need tweaking as well, and perhaps a mild blur would be in order to make the image a bit less busy.

Criticism? Comments? Requests for drugs? :tongue:


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Konnrade]
    #5845822 - 07/11/06 04:26 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

So what kind of backdrop are you thinking about? A laboratory or something?


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Konnrade]
    #5846980 - 07/11/06 01:25 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

You should put a picture of a Tesla coil in the background. That'd go great with the mad scientist scheme. Either that or a crazy ass, over-elaborate distillation set up like you see in movies.

Out of curiosity, why the gloves? Are you working with very strong acids/bases?

I've worked with 12M HCl and haven't worried about gloves. I probably should have worn some though. I uncorked the bottle of acid and it was smoking :blush:


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Gumby]
    #5847070 - 07/11/06 01:54 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Are you a "technician" or a scientist?


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Gumby]
    #5847684 - 07/11/06 04:48 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

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badchad said:
Are you a "technician" or a scientist?




I'm really more of a technician. I do pretty basic applied chemistry. I've not done anything that pushes the boundaries of knowledge.

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Gumby said:
You should put a picture of a Tesla coil in the background. That'd go great with the mad scientist scheme. Either that or a crazy ass, over-elaborate distillation set up like you see in movies.

Out of curiosity, why the gloves? Are you working with very strong acids/bases?

I've worked with 12M HCl and haven't worried about gloves. I probably should have worn some though. I uncorked the bottle of acid and it was smoking :blush:




I like the tesla coil idea :strokebeard:

As for the gloves... yes, I am working with strong acids and bases.

Between the solid NaOH and the fuming bottle of HCl I don't really trust myself not to inadvertently remove my skin. Besides, they just look cool. :grin:

Now that I've gotten some damn sleep, perhaps I can do some better work in photoshop.

(runs of to work on it some more)


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Konnrade]
    #5847709 - 07/11/06 04:57 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

I just downloaded a copy of "The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments" from 1960. Its a really rare, illustrated relic of a more touchy-feely era of chemistry. Maybe I'll orchestrate some mad science later today.

And you need some crawling fog in your picture. I like the idea of a tesla coil too.


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: d33p]
    #5847734 - 07/11/06 05:06 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Crawling fog sounds good.Maybe some jacobs ladders in the baclground sparking and arcing.


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Konnrade]
    #5847774 - 07/11/06 05:19 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)



did this real fast/ dont know what a telsa coil is/ send me whatever you make

ha


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: ipickPA]
    #5847786 - 07/11/06 05:24 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

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did this real fast/ dont know what a telsa coil is/ send me whatever you make

ha




That's pretty good, actually.

This is the one I wound up making:



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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Konnrade]
    #5847902 - 07/11/06 05:57 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

your labcoat isn't nearly dirty enough


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Nashbar]
    #5847977 - 07/11/06 06:18 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

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your labcoat isn't nearly dirty enough




You're right, it definitely isn't dirty enough.

of course, I doubt it ever will be. I wash it regularly, with liberal amounts of bleach and bluing to keep it sparkly white. I also frequently starch and iron it.

I seriously give my lab coat way too much love


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Re: The best scientists are mad scientists [Re: Konnrade]
    #5848649 - 07/11/06 09:05 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

I've made a point to never wash my lab coat. Well, maybe I will if it smells like ass eventually, but I won't bleach it.

Those stains are like badges.


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