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Welcome to HyperDeath (which, incidentally, derives its name from a joke on the TV series Futurama). I am Chris Benton, and my hobbies include electronics, computing, geology, and amateur chemistry. I have recently completed a PhD at the Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials at the University of Bath. I have since defected to the Invert Imaging Sciences group, where I am working upon a web-based interface for accessing and visualising the group's realtime maps of the ionosphere.

Astronomy

Demote
Earth

The campaign to remove Earth's status as a planet, and demote it to a Cis-Jovian Dwarf-Planet. [Offsite]

 

Astronomically
Corrected Flags

A selection of national flags "corrected" for astronomical errors.

Chemistry

Pyrotechnic Stoichiometry
Calculator

Calculate the optimum fuel to oxidiser ratio of a pyrotechnic composition.

 

Readily Available
Chemicals

How to obtain a wide range of laboratory chemicals from everyday sources.

Crankology

The Spaceman
Emulator

Generate messages in the style of anti-relativity usenet kook, "Spaceman".

 

The
Kookometer

A device for rating the idiocy of online kooks, trolls and crackpots. [Offsite]

Mathematics

Line Fan
Moiré Patterns

An interesting graphical effect occuring when lines are closely drawn on a raster.

 

Physics

Solitons in
Raman Media

Offshoot of my PhD thesis concerning solitons supported by the Raman effect.

 

Solitons in Silicon
Photonic Wires

Online version of my PhD thesis. (PDF version also available.)