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| Thread ID: 81785 | 2007-08-07 06:19:00 | Is this idea feasible? | Johnnz (7246) | PC World Chat |
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| 577619 | 2007-08-07 20:33:00 | It may be a good idea if you actually learned about how x-rays work. A little too much to tell here, but use thiswikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) search which explains it well and google. A few sites about similar people loosing their rings: http://www.mineoro.com/ Here (ezinearticles.com) Hope you manage to find it. Thanks for that. I see now that the way xray photography works in the hospital is irrelevant to the idea I had, since it requires the film behind the subject. Though my dentist does place a metal plate (reflector ? ) between my teeth so presumably the device pointed at my teeth outside my cheek is both a transmitter and receiver? Not sure on that one. |
Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 577620 | 2007-08-07 20:38:00 | Translated as... me and the wife had a tiff and she threw her wedding ring out the window but now you've made up? ;) hehe, yep, thats on the right track. Fortunatly not a wedding or engagement ring though.:o Its been quite a while too since its gone missing, so I've had time to think of brilliant cunning plans to salvage it such as this one - maybe I'm just ahead of my time though :p :stare: :illogical ...or not? |
Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 577621 | 2007-08-08 01:47:00 | Are there any diamonds on the ring? If so, a halogen flashlight (Maglite model called a MagCharger), but not the conventional Mag-series krypton bulb types as they are just a little better than a standard flashlight bulb. But anyway...My wife lost a diamond from here setting..we got frantic (3ct, Marquis) and a jeweler told us to use a halogen light to find it. It reflects so well it was amazing...and was very easy to see even in daylight! |
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| 577622 | 2007-08-08 05:09:00 | Thanks for that. I see now that the way xray photography works in the hospital is irrelevant to the idea I had, since it requires the film behind the subject. Though my dentist does place a metal plate (reflector ? ) between my teeth so presumably the device pointed at my teeth outside my cheek is both a transmitter and receiver? Not sure on that one.No reflection. That thing placed between your teeth is a film. The device pointed at you is the X-ray generator. The rays go through your teeth and expose the film. A metal detector and a bit of patience should find the ring. There's nothing I know of which will give you a picture with an "X" marking the spot. Not even Google Earth. I can think of ways to detect it and even get a "rough" idea of the position. But building such a device would be non- trivial. A metal detector is technology which exists. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 577623 | 2007-08-08 05:23:00 | would a metal detector neccessarily work? asfaik they rely on magnetic fields and if the ring doesn't contain any iron in it.... | motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 577624 | 2007-08-08 05:37:00 | A ring is perfect for detection. That's why I mentioned tear tab rings ... they're the most common items detected. ;) It's a ring of conductive material. It doesn't have to be "iron". They're called metal detectors. They work on induced currents in the object which produce a magnetic field. A ring is good for the induced current , and for creating the field. It's much more efficient than eddy currents in a buld material. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 577625 | 2007-08-08 06:54:00 | ah, i thought there would be more to it:) | motorbyclist (188) | ||
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