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Editor's notes from the original watermaze.org
Short notes the original editor kept in the sidebar.
The original site kept a short "Useful to know" box in its sidebar. These notes are worth reading, especially the reminder that there is more than one Morris. Here they are word for word.
Useful to know
Editor's Notes
24 deg C is cooler that the average rat-pool (26deg C).
There is more than one Morris!
a. R.J. Morris (Dr Roger Morris) kindly provided this mouse-info.
b. R.G.M. Morris (Prof Richard Morris) - invented the Water Maze technique.
Metric to imperial conversions: 1 inch= 2.54 cm (this is a precise conversion); 12 inches = 1 foot (ft)
How to light the pool-room: • For white pools use 2 fluorescent strip lights. Modern compact strip lights are more intense - please use a diffuser-fitting.
• Following our cooperation with Reneuron UK, an improved setup is recommended for black pools, which avoids reflections. Use the set-up shown above right. Use 4 up lighters. Use lamps of ~ 60 watts, not powerful lamps. The lights should be fixed high enough that they are not seen by the camera, e.g. 6ft from floor. If the camera sees lights, reflections will be created within the lens.
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Original text: watermaze.org Editor's Notes ("Useful to know"). Reproduced unchanged. Copyright Richard Baker© 2013. All Rights Reserved.
For more on lighting, see lighting the pool room. For the story of the two Morrises, see history.
For more on tracking set-ups, see HVS Image's notes on why video tracking is used in the water maze.
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