Looking Deep Inside Nature

January 27, 2014 4:33 PM

X-ray photography of plants and animals by physicist Arie van’t Riet. [via]
posted by brundlefly (5 comments total)

These are absolutely magnificent, thank you for posting them. Although they also make me a bit sad because I realize that this is one of the things that will pretty much stay forever out of my reach. I know that astronomical photography or UV photography could be possible if I had the money and desire to invest, but this wavelength is a biiiit too far.

That said, this is still incredibly cool and I delight every time I find out something like it exists. Afterall, the more people who do amazing shit that I can't the cooler the world is.
posted by Stunt at 4:41 PM on January 27, 2014

I came here to say basically the same thing...I wish I had the money to invest in the gear necessary to make these, because they're beautiful and I'd really go to town with it.

Thanks for posting this!
posted by nevercalm at 5:13 PM on January 27, 2014

The Museum of Jurassic Technology has an exhibit of 3D x-rays of plants and flowers. You can buy a View-Master reel, which is pretty cool.
posted by jjwiseman at 6:12 PM on January 27, 2014

Still no llama.
posted by unliteral at 9:24 PM on January 27, 2014 [1 favorite]

Beautiful. Thanks !
posted by nicolin at 2:10 AM on January 28, 2014