Re: Medium rare, or well done?

[dlmussel@xxxxxxx]

Ben Segal wrote:
> 
> I hope someone out there knows a fair bit about thermodynamics, or at least
> has a better book than I do. ;)
> 
> A friend of mine has a pool table.  I was thinking to myself, /Wouldn't it
> look neat if the balls left glowing streaks on a negative?  I'll bet I
> could use that for a couple assignments./   I thought for a while, then
> realized what I needed was a recipe for cooked pool balls.
> 
> My question is two-fold: How hot would I have to get something to show up
> white on Kodak HIE (and what's the wavelength, if it's handy), and how hot
> can I make pool balls before they become damaged?
> 
> Ben
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This may be wrong, I have never tried it, but I have read that
normal IR film will not show heat. It takes special sensors to 
detect heat. The example was a hot auto engine. Taking a picture
with IR of a hot engine will not produce a glow, just a picture
of an auto engine. I wouldn't try heating pool balls, they will
explode!!!!, too many air pockets. 

Dan

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