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One More Reason a Brass Rat Eclipses All Other Class Rings

  • Amy Marcott
  • slice.mit.edu
Sure, your brass rat is good to wear to job interviews and can help spot a fellow MITer across a crowded cocktail party, but did you know it also comes in handy for celestial events? New Mexico resident David Hamby '99 projected the annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012, onto his ring using a pinhole camera.

Nice work, David!

Solar eclipse projected onto a brass rat