speed camera

[bsrlee]

A real speed camera is way out of any sane person's budget - a few years ago the camera with lense cost the NSW Govt $30,000 EACH, that is just the bit that takes the picture.

The speed detector is relatively cheap, which is why they still employ cops to sit there and write tickets. The Hot Wheels device is good enough for (real) cars, but I don't think the beam has the resolution for ball speeds.

[DavidG]

There are heaps of speed cameras sitting around on the side of the roads. All you need is a hack saw.

[ss_11000]

There are heaps of speed cameras sitting around on the side of the roads. All you need is a hack saw.

sweet. you go get me one and i'll buy you a new blade for your saw

[ss_11000]

http://www.opticsplanet.net/busspeedrads.html
i ended up getting that one.

135 AUD including postage...not bad say i considering that same one is $300 here in australia ( $250 if ya lucky off ebay ).

now to put it thru its paces...in hopefully less than a week.
anyone know how good priority mail is? my package from CSUSA got here in 10 days but i dont know how it was sent.

cheers

[martrix]

cool. When you're done, hop on a plane and you can come test how fast my 1/8 Nitro buggy goes!

[ss_11000]

dude, thats seriously cool.

does it run off petrol or battery ( it is a RC right )

[martrix]

dude, thats seriously cool.

does it run off petrol or battery ( it is a RC right )

Yep, nitro RC. Its runs on a blend of Nitromethane and methanol. Battery's to drive the steering and throttle servos.

[meansy_wood]

He's doing a school project to graph "Amount of Pain" vs "Speed of Wood Prior To Impacting Head"

I read a couple of reviews of the Hot Wheels gun and they were very impressed with the accuracy of such a cheap item.

I'm sure one did a comparison with a police radar gun, and wondered why our tax money was being wasted

Cheers,
Andrew

HEY again.. well this isnt very nice
( sorry stirling)
but i would like this to be the case if stirling was tyin to hit himself in the head with the wood and see how much damage it could do.. lol.. sorry again dude.
nah enough of the joke..ive used the hotwheels one and wasnt very impressed or i was juust very accurate with my movement speed

[ss_11000]

..ive used the hotwheels one and wasnt very impressed or i was juust very accurate with my movement speed

if you were measuring how fast you can throw, it wouldnt work.

you have to throw over 10km/h and you've got a custard arm

btw...what were you measuring.

[ss_11000]

anyway. the radar gun works well. got it the other day and tried it out during indoor hockey training. it picked up the ball if it was coming directly towards me or at a slight angle.. but i couldnt focuss it if the ball was travelling away from me. i guess i just have to practise.

[DJ’s Timber]

So what sort of speeds were you getting Stirlo?

[ss_11000]

i actually didnt get 'clocked'...because it was NSW traing ( the day before nationals ) i only got a short chance to try it while we were mucking around before training started, and i wanted to make sure it worked and how often it picks up the ball and all that sort of stuff. before i knew it, training had started and yeah.

GPS ( navman ) displays your speed in your car. so what i was doing on the way to wollongong was pointing the camera at signs on the roads and i got the exact same speed as navman 99% of the time so i know its pretty accurate.

the next chance i think i will get to play with my new toy will be the start of next month.

but going off my friends speeds i think i will be able to drag flick a ball in indoor hockey approximately 90 - 100km/h...i am going to try to get to hockey or even just out to a park somewhere and see how fast i can throw, i'm predicting a 120km/h+ in that category with a baseball.

[Gra]

so basically, you will know how fast the puck was going before it hit you then

[ss_11000]

so basically, you will know how fast the puck was going before it hit you, then

only if the netting of the goals break

[corbs]

Stirlo, you could also come for a trip to Canberra and check out Questacon. Its a hands on science gallery and one of their exhibits is throwing a ball speed. You only get to throw a tennis ball but I got that baby to clock at 114kmh (might try to sneak in a baseball next time)