Click here if you're into rasturbation OR NASA stuff

Ericman197 · #1 05-19-2008, 03:36 AM

First let me say that rasturbation isn't what you think it is. A rasturbation is something like this:

It's a picture printed out using many pieces of paper, or something like that.

So here's what I want to do: a picture of some kind of outer space thing that will COMPLETELY COVER MY BEDROOM CEILING!

That's where the NASA folk come in. I recall seeing a few pictures of galaxies and stuff that were absolutely enormous in size: something like 10,000 pixels by 10,000 or something crazy like that.

Whoever can find me the highest resolution picture of something cool wins!

Also, for the rasturbation people: what program do you recommend, and should I use special paper?

**Vorago** · #2 05-19-2008, 03:42 AM

I know the picture you're talking about. Can't find it though.

GeneralElectric · #3 05-19-2008, 03:46 AM

I totally misread this thread title.

Matt_W · #4 05-19-2008, 04:20 AM

That is a sweet idea.

Here is the directory of all of the large images.

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/

I hope that is what you wanted.

Actually, they are not as large as I thought. I was sure they were MB files not KB.

**Vorago** · #5 05-19-2008, 04:28 AM

http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2...s/full_jpg.jpg

Click at your own risk.

Spector_Ray · #6 05-19-2008, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ericman197

Also, for the rasturbation people: what program do you recommend, and should I use special paper?

I've only done this a couple of times because it can eat up ink and paper fast. I used this program and regular printer paper.

cheesemonkey · #7 05-19-2008, 05:35 AM

oh rasturbation... nvm i'll leave

blizzard · #8 05-19-2008, 09:11 AM

I have a rasturbated image of flea on my wall though I inverted the colours so I didn't use all the toner. It looks pretty good.

MakiSupaStar · #9 05-19-2008, 09:44 AM

I usually pull images from my memory bank spank to create rasturbation.

lbanks · #10 05-19-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Vorago

http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2...s/full_jpg.jpg

Click at your own risk.

I thought I was gonna get Rick Rolled, sorry.

**Mark Wilson** · #11 05-19-2008, 10:43 AM

Here ya go!

3100x3100

http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2...s/full_jpg.jpg

Hubble Deep Space. Everything you see is a Galaxy. Every speck, and every smudge.

DayoftheGreek · #12 05-19-2008, 12:44 PM

Humbling huh?

Ericman197 · #13 05-19-2008, 12:52 PM

Thanks guys. I actually don't have a printer at the moment but I'm going to go out and get one now. Then I'm going to rasturbate all over the ceiling

I'll try to take a pic when it's done, it could take a day or two since I need to take down some light fixtures etc.

Ericman197 · #14 05-19-2008, 03:28 PM

OK guys this JUST GOT SERIOUS!

My friend gave me the idea that I would make this glow in the dark. Ok, so how do I do that? A simple google search revealed that I need to buy glow in the dark powder. So I bought a bunch of different powders, and hopefully by the end of the week I can begin experimenting. It's going to be a glow in the dark extravaganza. Each powder has a different duration/brightness, so over the course of time the image will change. siiiiick

RWP · #15 05-19-2008, 03:42 PM

According to the urban dictionary to 'rasturbate' has two meanings. One is much funnier than the other.

**Mark Wilson** · #16 05-19-2008, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DayoftheGreek

Humbling huh?

Very Humbling.
Pictures like that are the reason why I believe in other life.

Each galaxy has a "sun" or more.
Each sun is surrounded by planets, and each planet has the possibility of life. Crazy thought.

**Vorago** · #17 05-19-2008, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ericman197

OK guys this JUST GOT SERIOUS!

My friend gave me the idea that I would make this glow in the dark. Ok, so how do I do that? A simple google search revealed that I need to buy glow in the dark powder. So I bought a bunch of different powders, and hopefully by the end of the week I can begin experimenting. It's going to be a glow in the dark extravaganza. Each powder has a different duration/brightness, so over the course of time the image will change. siiiiick

Make sure you can actually sleep in that room.

I'm probably have fun with rasterbating too...still looking for a cool picture though.

Which reminds me, this is probably the most hilarious pick up line ever. It works only in Dutch alas.

Quote:

Hey!

Quote:

Hey!

Quote:

Masturbeerde gij?

Quote:

Watte???

Quote:

Wa studeerde gij?

Hi!
Hi!
Do you masturbate?
What????

What do you study?

It's funny because it rhymes in Dutch

Matthew Bryson · #18 05-19-2008, 04:13 PM

My favorite thing about all of the NASA photos is that they are public domain.

Thank you NASA for the band logo. Your photographer got the perfect shot for our band's logo. It looks great on the bass drum head.

Matt_W · #19 05-19-2008, 04:23 PM

I was messing around with this process, which was great fun, but my girlfriend cottoned on and we now have a massive picture of us both above the head of the bed....which is a little tacky.

I am going to get some of my own photography colour rasterbated and then I will print each page using laser c-type.

Lalabadie · #20 05-19-2008, 04:38 PM

If you want reasonable resolution, given a small 10' x 8' ceiling, you'll want something around 72 DPI, which is monitor resolution (below the lowest standards of print). This gives you a minimal picture size of 8640 x 6912.

But for a picture that's nice to look at, I recommend 150 DPI, which puts you in the ballpark of more than 15000 pixels on each side.

Maybe http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/...on/pr2006001a/ will do the trick. It's an amazing picture of the Orion nebula.