Art or Alcohol? Scientist Michael Davidson began taking photomicrographs of alcohol in the 1990’s to raise funds for his lab. He crystallized samples of beer, tequila, vodka and other liquors on a slide, then imaged them under polarized light to reveal these gorgeous colors. You can purchase them as prints for your wall from bevshots.com.
Note: I’ve not been able to post science-y stuff all week as I am carousing (er, conferencing) with 5000+ biophysicists in sunny San Diego. This collection of photographs seems particularly appropriate π
H/T to Huff Post Arts for featuring this story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/27/artsy-side-of-alcohol_n_1304880.html#s731641
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These are some very beautiful photos. Maybe you will inspire some G+ers.
Apparently, he first marketed them as neckties and now they are licensed from Florida State University by another inventive scientist/entrepreneur π http://www.bevshots.com/history
Wonderful.
i guess
Do I gotta be drunk to appreciate this?
Alcohol can make anything more attractive, even images of alcohol π Jaz Emminger
So that’s why I keep getting into trouble…
Wow. Beautiful.
Have a nice time on participating in the (party) conference.
jose montarig , it’s the 56th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. It’s been great so far, but by now I’m overloaded with info and ready to go back to my lab π
Rajini Rao I see, 56 is definitely not a small number, good luck.
very nice.
that’s beautiful
That is so cool.
very beautiful…
beautiful/amazing. If I drink enough alcohol I see similar imagery
Most amazing alcohol I have ever seen.
cool really nice
bright colors
i luv it
perfect
Very nice.
“Wow this is an amazing house. Oh, what is that painting”
“A bottle of rum”
“Oh dear, and that one?”
“Tequila I think”
An interesting icebreaker and looks amazing
The photographs are the most beautiful, vibrant and breath taking array of blending of color. A prism of sorts, yet so distinctly varied.
They are beautiful, in a Hippie sort of way. Reminds me of their art works.
HI THAT IS VARRY GOOD WORK THAKEYOU LONGUY
there awesome
i love colors
nice colors girl
Reminds me of the colors you get when gasoline spills on wet asphalt.
true that
That is art baby! The colors are exquisite.
The post goes very well with your excuse of
carousingconferencing.Wow, got two friends who love the liquor too much, made them a bit ugly, good to see some beauty come out of it.
awesome…that is exactly what resonates through me as I party the night away under the influence of Tequila, vodka and beer. It’s funny, but these colors all look like a few of the girls I took home once upon a time.))
michael brown, I think the term for that is colorfornication.
Wow mind blowing
love it
Alcohol pretty
im only 11 but alcahol
Amazing stuff
absolutely gorgeous!
Weird but beautiful.
HEY I LOVE THOSE PICTURES YOU SHOULD KEEP DOING THEM π
This pic look cool!!!!:)
Awesome
Pretty!
beautiful
How sweet yaar. realy amazing
wow purty colors
Mind blown…. >.<
it’s funny but the photos sort of correspond to how that particular alcohol makes me feel lol…..pina colada and champagne are beautiful, the tequila is very abrupt
Now this is beautiful……I would love to be able to share them on my site http://homebarneeds.com
that beautiful
cute
LIKE:)
Art in any form is beautiful.this looks fabulous..
A dREAM wORLD OF cOLOR !! lIke : )
Cheers!
Beautiful…
perfect dream photo
awesome
THose pictures are beautiful
I Pick ALCHOHOLE
But The Pics R Nice
No wonder it felt good to be drunk. I said “felt”. Gave it up.
looking gud but not amazing.
so cool
Realy Nice Pics Who Took Them
I call hallucinogens…
perfectοΌIt is artisticγγγγγ
really colorful pics
what is it?
thats gay
Beautiful
superb……
It looks like a peacock from the Avatar planet.
LSD?
excellent pics
Better than jello shots!
Colors of india
très belles couleurs
very intresting..good job Rajini
This is amazing.
Brilliant!!!
absolutely love. Thank you for sharing this.
wow……..
supper
beatiful colors, great for computer home page. like much. claude.
Nice!!
i have a favor for art, and I would do anything to actually feel the texture… β€
ohh really whaaat art
another use of ALCOHOL
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
The work of a drunk man. Beautiful!
what an art ??????? so beautiful
super……….
its vry nc
very nice pic yar. π
i love those pics!!!!!
beautiful
superb very buitifulyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
These are absolutely beautiful,
those are exiting.
Great
not bad
its do only thish one
That is very neat!!
Haha, I own the scotch print! Love these
hi
damn these are cool !
wow….
All pics are very beautiful
very cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very lively n colorful pics
BEAUTY
Super
Wonderful….
nice colours
Cool man ……….jakassss luv it………sky
wow! superb mast hai kitni achi hai
niceee…
beautiful
These are beautiful!
So Nice
That’s cool!
nice daer
art and weed !!!
Thank you for sharing. Go to the beach for me and spend the day with god.
OK
super dear
Very beautiful,
beautiful……………..
tnx for posting…
vry nyc!
You done a great job!
sweet!!!
Wonderful, beautiful, awesome……
hyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
no wonder the stuff makes you feel gay.
very nice…
Awesome…!!
wow……
I think the photos are beautiful. wow
Nice. I love art and a bit of alcohol as well. Lol
Very beautiful, unrivelled
I am drunk, therefore I am.
wow very beautiful
so niceeeeeeeee, i like it rajiiii
supper mindblowing texturing its beautiful
That explained why I was enjoying my drinks!
iz it collctn or u urslf art dm
hope u too dont know the nature.
iz it collctn or u urslf art dm
beutiful
woooowwwwwww
nice
amazing……….
Wow that amazing .. so beautiful …
great
Eyecatching!!
Radiant!!
soo pretty nice as!
It’s Awesome!
beautiful
oh my god that’s so prettyyyy! thanks for sharing gorgeous
so beautiful…
awesome..
Cclassic art, its amezing.
Alcohol
Ohhhh lala
Very trippy photos, will look bomb in hallways.
And good luck with your carousing, err… conferencing Rajini Rao. I’m sure you’ll have something to share on that soon! π
looks good bro
butterfly color’s very nice
Nice………….
so when folks drink, are they destroying art or appreciating it π
kiran kumar , they are consuming art π
this beatifull
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