# Zooooom! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551 "2004-12-01T19:36:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/1 "2004-12-01T19:36:26Z")
I’ve seen this posted several times on LJ, but never here, and a search on “Zoomquilt” turned up nothing, so here ya go. [The ZOOMQUILT](http://www.cyphic.net/zoomquilt/zoom.htm). Pretty neat, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/2 "2004-12-01T19:38:53Z")
That is extremely cool. Pity it’s so grotesque in places. When I make my own, I’ll use more yellow. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/3 "2004-12-01T19:44:47Z")
:eek: Holy _crap_, that’s cool! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/4 "2004-12-01T19:51:19Z")
Sweet! ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/5 "2004-12-01T20:04:01Z")
Very cool. The effect works far better if you zoom backwards (mouse down), IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/6 "2004-12-01T20:06:11Z")
Somebody DID post this several months back, but damned if I can find the thread. It didn’t get a lot of replies at the time. It’s still cool today 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/7 "2004-12-01T22:09:57Z")
NEAT!!! Neato. ---
**Author:** ![Brilharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Brilharma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brilharma)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/8 "2004-12-02T00:34:50Z")
Dang that’s cool. After staring at it for awhile, either zooming in or out, it seems like the center moves a little bit after everything else stops. Anyone else see this, and is it actually happening or just an illusion? ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/9 "2004-12-02T02:16:10Z")
> [@Brilharma](#): > > Dang that’s cool. > > After staring at it for awhile, either zooming in or out, it seems like the center moves a little bit after everything else stops. Anyone else see this, and is it actually happening or just an illusion? I saw it too, and I think it’s just an illusion, but damn if that didn’t bug me out. ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/10 "2004-12-02T02:38:28Z")
Neat! I don’t like the images so much, though. Anybody have a link to one with rainbows and butterflies? ;j ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/11 "2004-12-02T18:07:58Z")
How is it done? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/12 "2004-12-02T18:20:46Z")
> [@harmless](#): > > How is it done? Mirrors, yeah mirrors. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/13 "2004-12-02T18:32:36Z")
I believe it was also Threadspotted. Pretty neat stuff. ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/14 "2004-12-03T05:06:10Z")
> [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > Very cool. The effect works far better if you zoom backwards (mouse down), IMO. Oooh, thanks for that tip, **Roland Orzabal**. It was worth opening the link again and reloading it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooooom/277551/15 "2004-12-03T05:08:52Z")
It made me have flashbacks to the 60’s and I wasn’t even born then.