[meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

From: Richard Kowalski <*damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:12:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <400529.55971.qm_at_web113613.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> · damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com

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Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
--- On Mon, 3/15/10, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube]
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 1:59 AM
> Richard Listers??
> ?
> Hi when you have a chance click on this link on eBay
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280478300077&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
> ?
> It looks like this could be one of Tims cm wood cubes
> (might I add I like the cm wood cubes he has done)? Well
> that is what I would assume that its a cm cube?because that
> has been the set standard I have seen day in and day out
> with orientation cubes. Now for argument sake, lets say
> its?a inch cube and?the only reference?I can go off of is
> only the image and the cube with the T on it. By default,
> I?would assume its a cm size cube because that has been the
> set standard. But in actuality its the inch cube, or who
> knows, it could be 2.5 inch cube or 1.3 inch cube or a foot
> cube.?
> ?
> Now this can cause some confusion when people use
> orientation cubes as a?set standard for scale. When the
> scale changes in size?the orientation cube has no use now
> when a new size is introduced or sizes.?I like that he made
> the inch cube in celebration for Counts big find. I think it
> would have been more fitting and fun if he also branded the
> wooden cubes to say The?Count Cube on every side?to
> distinguish it from his cm wood cubes that?he?sells.
> ?
> What?might happen is?people might ?take the inch cube
> and use it as?an orientation cube scale and this could
> cause confusion if you cant see the inch etched on one
> side?in the cube because all of the other orientation cubes
> I have seen?are cm, the standard that has been used. And
> also to take in consideration not all bidders on eBay are
> members on the Meteorite Central List.
> ?
> Shawn Alan
> ?
> 
> [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the
> "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube]Richard Kowalski
> damoclid at yahoo.com 
> Mon Mar 15 04:32:25 EDT 2010 
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> Shawn, Matt, 
> 
> If I'm not mistaken, the scale cube was invented
> specifically for the lunar samples brought back by the
> Apollo missions. 
> 
> Obviously, the idea behind using a scale cube is just that,
> to show the scale of the object in the photograph. 
> 
> I agree that for good scientific reasons, a scale cube in
> some metric measurement makes the most sense. A cubic
> centimeter is most common, but why not a cubic decimeter or
> a cubic meter, if those are appropriately sized for the
> object? I have no problem with any sized scale cube as long
> as the dimension is clearly marked and visible in the
> photograph. 1-cm, 1 inch, no matter. There is no "standard"
> so to speak. The key is to use something of the appropriate
> scale for the object being photographed... 
> 
> I have no objection to using other objects too, again as
> long as they are easily identifiable. I might not know what
> the coin is, if one is being used for scale, but I
> immediately have a general idea how big is probably is. As
> long as I can unambiguously identify it in the photograph,
> that's all I need. If the image is poor and I can't
> determine exactly what coin it is, much less the country of
> origin, much of the value of using that coin for scale is
> lost. 
> 
> Most car keys are about the same size and have been for a
> very long time... Put them next to your rocks. I'll have
> some idea how big they are. 
> 
> Something that REALLY bothers me is something ambiguous,
> like dice. They all look the same and come in many different
> sizes. Even the standard ones have no markings that tell you
> they are standard size, or some other size. If you see them
> in a photograph, is it a standard die, a small one from a
> board game or is it a huge novelty die from a game show?? 
> 
> I can assume it is a standard die or close to it and get a
> general scale of the object. The same goes for the plastic
> 1-cm cubes you see in photos that have no scale marked on
> them. By the weight of the object you can guess the cube is
> 1-cm, but it's really a bad idea not to include the actual
> size of your scale on your scale object, no matter what size
> it is! 
> 
> Cheers 
> 
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> Richard Kowalski 
> Full Moon Photography 
> IMCA #1081 
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