Re: Medium rare, or well done?

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@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

It'll need to be hot enough to burn the table.  You may want to read
"Rethinking Infrared Photography - Dispelling Myths" on my Web page for
an explanation of the IR/heat connection.

george

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