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| [[File:Microscopy of Slime Mold.jpg| | [[File:Microscopy of Slime Mold.jpg|250px|Microscopy of ''Physarum Polycephalum'']]   | ||
| [[File:Camphoto 579758561.JPG |300px|right|Slime Mold contaminated with mold]] Most of the petri dishes I brought home became contaminated with some sort of silky mold. | [[File:Camphoto 579758561.JPG |300px|right|Slime Mold contaminated with mold]] Most of the petri dishes I brought home became contaminated with some sort of silky mold. | ||
| My first timelapse turned out pretty bad with lots of light flickering and shadows moving. Next time I will try a darker background and artificial lighting. I also realized trying to record multiple petri dishes at once is not such a good idea.   | My first timelapse turned out pretty bad with lots of light flickering and shadows moving. {{#ev:vimeo|643949703|300|left|}} Next time I will try a darker background and artificial lighting. I also realized trying to record multiple petri dishes at once is not such a good idea.   | ||
| Something useful I learned with this timelapse is how difficult it can be to manipulate the slime mold. I tried using different arrangements and amounts of oat in each dish but at the end every dish turned out different than  expected. | Something useful I learned with this timelapse is how difficult it can be to manipulate the slime mold. I tried using different arrangements and amounts of oat in each dish but at the end every dish turned out different than  expected. | ||
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