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Obscura Day at the MIT Edgerton Center

In the spirit of Doc Edgerton's famous aphorism "Tell everyone everything you know," the MIT Edgerton Center opened its doors on April 28 to participate in Obscura Day, an international celebration of unusual places. Edgerton Instructor Tony Caloggero -- who worked closely with the late Harold "Doc" Edgerton -- set up the funnels, strobe lights and whole (not 2%) milk necessary to photograph the milk drop, based on the iconic "Milk Drop Coronet" photo by Edgerton. Dr. Jim Bales, Assistant Director of the Edgerton Center, and Caloggero facilitated the 3-hour hands-on demonstration. Along with a demonstration of the milk drop photo, participants manipulated the strobe lights flashing on water drops, watched water drops dance to music, and used strobes to animate images on spinning disks. Additionally, each visitor had their photo taken as they popped a balloon, each flash catching the balloon half-popped. Kyle Hounsell '14, Strobe Project Laboratory Assistant at the Edgerton Center, demonstrated high-speed video by capturing the motion of a rat trap. Each participant had the opportunity to film their own high-speed video. The group also watched the 1940 short documentary "Quicker'n a Wink," a film about Doc Edgerton in which Doc demonstrates stroboscopic photography. "It is a delight to be able to give visitors the chance to explore the world of high-speed events and help them create their own stunning images," said Dr. Bales, "The spirit of Doc is alive when we can share his vision with the world."