Images by Chris Supranowitz of an LP groove (top) and the surface of a CD (bottom), as seen through an electron microsope:
If nothing else, a sure reminder of the various physical realities and resulting metaphors that distinguish the two media: vertical versus horizontal, linear versus random, analog versus digital, gritty versus clinical.
Original post at synthgear.com, found via noiseforairports.com and aaronmeyers.tumblr.com.
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Wow, those are beautiful. They really set my imagination going.