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Posted on 19/04/24 09:07:52 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
I'm sure I remember vaguely from my childhood that '1001' used to be the name of a household cleaner, and was tempted to do a Challenge along those lines but luckily for you I couldn't be bothered to do the research. Instead, my attention was (for no apparent reason) drawn to the dynasphere, a bizarre one-wheel vehicle patented by one John Archibald Purves in 1930. A fitting subject for a Challenge, I thought. But it turns out that all images of the dynasphere are the property of image libraries, all of which would call in the lawyers if I were so reckless as to include one here. So instead, as your starting point, I found this image of a 3D model of the dynasphere (Gordon, you can find it here, yours for $10. Or just make your own.) But the model is very basic, and has no driver. Can you oblige? High res is here.  |
Posted on 19/04/24 09:13:40 AM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
Funny but before you posted this challenge I had an ear worm singing the music from that very ad. Ohhhh I do hope it stops soon 🤣🤣🤣 _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 19/04/24 09:51:48 AM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
Wheels...hmm...don't they...don't they... spin! 
Will our latest new animator take the challenge? Animators on your marks get set and go... 
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Posted on 19/04/24 10:06:10 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2913 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
"1001 cleans a big, big carpet For less than half a crown" In 1960, when I was very young half a crown was the same as two shillings and six pence, which was enough to buy you two loaves of bread. Then. |
Posted on 19/04/24 10:49:28 AM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 536 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
I had an ear worm singing the music from that very ad. Ohhhh I do hope it stops soon 🤣🤣🤣 [/quoted] I immediately got the earworm of “Cleans umpteen things clean … police man’s helmets, Blackpool Tower” but then on several repeats added Mr Sheen, a totally different cleaner. Funny how I can't remember what I had for breakfast. |
Posted on 19/04/24 9:41:13 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3006 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
Sometimes things that rotate do not, they will break-down on occasion... 
For the record, the background clouds are stationary, a first layer of scrolling clouds are a bit slow, and a second layer only slightly faster. Animation is 5 seconds long with a four second loop transition. Thanks to photoshop.london for the characters. |
Posted on 19/04/24 10:34:13 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
Excellent clouds Loyd 
Deja vu.
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Posted on 20/04/24 01:29:54 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3006 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
You solved the problem with rotating the provided wheel Michael, good idea...! |
Posted on 20/04/24 08:58:35 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 560 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
to be repalce |
Posted on 20/04/24 10:03:58 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Posted on 20/04/24 4:41:15 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5345 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
Wow they are coming in quick this week! Fun stuff! From Wikipedia: "The Dynasphere (sometimes misspelled Dynosphere) is a monowheel vehicle design patented in 1930 by John Archibald Purves FRSE (7 August 1870 – 4 November 1952) from Taunton, Somerset, UK. Purves' idea for the vehicle was inspired by a sketch made by Leonardo Da Vinci (Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. 15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) from Florence, Italy. However, debate has raged over the validity and provenance of this self portrait of Da Vinci negotiating a curve in his home city of Florence, with many sceptics pointing out the drawing's several improbabilities, not least of which is an apparent lack of any motive power. Others have suggested that this is because the wheel was self powered by Da Vinci himself in the manner of a treadmill." 
For those as wants to know I knocked out a very quick basic 3D model of this myself in Sketchup and exported it as a sketchy outline in the position and perspective I needed to fit the background. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 20/04/24 11:38:27 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2913 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
David, your ingenuity knows no bounds! |
Posted on 21/04/24 00:31:31 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3006 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
Good one David...! |
Posted on 21/04/24 00:33:02 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3006 Reply |
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Posted on 21/04/24 02:13:52 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3006 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
A very rare photo of John ‘Archie’ Purves being forced to retire from the 1958- 24 Heures du Mans. Officials decided that his ‘Dynasphere’ was an extreme hazard to the other drivers and the integrity of the race, he and his ‘car’ were forever banned from racing in France. 
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Posted on 21/04/24 10:31:59 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Posted on 21/04/24 10:34:56 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 560 Reply |
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Posted on 21/04/24 1:39:46 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5345 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
Love le Mans Loyd. The rubbish tip took me a moment ….. they are very well incorporated. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 21/04/24 8:52:26 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3889 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
oops! - I read it as 'Dinosphere' This is the High Street and the lane where I live in Ditchling. The Velociraptors live a few doors along. You wouldnt believe the noise thay make. http://vimeo.com/937444451?share=copy 
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Posted on 21/04/24 11:26:43 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2913 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1001: The dynasphere
Great Popular Science Ben, excellent research. |
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