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Old 10-15-2011, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Penthode View Post
I did a few calculations. The rotation of the 144 fields per second field sequential disc with six segments (2xR, 2XB, 2XG) would be:

(144/6) x 60 = 1440 RPM

The linear velocity at the edge of a six foot diameter disc:

V = 1440 x 6 x 3.14
V = 27130 feet per minute
V = 4.7 miles per minute
V = 283 mph.
If you blow up the photo that is pretty much what the sign is displaying. I think it is possible that this was actually meant to demonstrate how impractical a color wheel system was.
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