Infrared Infrastructure

I recently went to EMF Camp (which is Glastonbury for geeks - lots of random electronics, talks, art, and camping). Naturally, I took along my Infrared camera and pointed it at interesting things!

First up… sewage! Festivals often have big tanks to take away human effluence. But how can you, a normal human, tell how full they are? Luckily, fresh sewage is warm.

Phone boxen were plenty - thanks CuTel. Because the metal of the box is cold and human fingers are warm, it's possible to see recently dialled numbers.

While there was lots of solar power on site, sometimes you need a thwacking big diesel generator! Here's an IR video of it in action.

Got a datacentre in a portable toilet? No need to open the doors!

Perhaps you will have people cooking on a barbecue. Is it warm enough to safely cook food?

Or, Scottish people might start deep-frying Buckfast (this genuinely happened!)

After all that, time for a nice cold beer.

Cheers!

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