Colored milk drops were
arranged on a platform that was initially compressed against 4 stiff
springs. When the springs were released, the platform was accelerated
upward. A tether attached to the platform stopped the latter
in its tracks, jerking it down. As a result of the large
downward acceleration, the drops were stretched downward into
strings. A flash unit was discharged after a preset
delay interval, which was initiated by the passage of the platform
through a laser photogate.
Each
photo was planned by coloring the drops with food coloring,
arranging them in a particular pattern, and selecting the time
delay.
