No... really!
30 December 2008
The Essey Grand Illusion Table
Essey Grand Illusion Table is pretty nifty, though as my friend Philip points out, it is poor form to let the table cloth touch the ground.
Speaking of tables, here is the Kloss DeLight table that i never got around to blogging about. It is pretty cool, but I can't see much real use for it especially given that it is about $2,300!!
24 December 2008
20 December 2008
Keith Loutit Tilt Shift Videos
Keith Loutit is a photographer in Sydney, Australia that specializes in time lapse, tilt shift photography. This means that he takes photos of events over time (such as at the arena in the video below) tilting the camera's lens relative to the image plane and using a large aperture to achieve a very shallow depth of field. He stitches everything together into videos that make it look like we are voyeurs into a lilliputian world.
Metal Heart from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
Metal Heart from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
18 December 2008
In training
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I don't know much about this picture, but some how the evil police forces of the future always looked more menacing than this -- the Segways somehow totally distract from the danger of them having automatic weapons. LOL
Drawminos
For those time you want to make a dominoes fall to make a design, but hate having to actually clean up or reset them, there's DRAWMINOS!
12 December 2008
10 December 2008
LifeStyle, Love and Learn
This is my soon to be cousin in law's new blog! Congrats Jullie! Go check her out at http://lifestyleloveandlearn.blogspot.com/
21 October 2008
16 October 2008
Decomposing mercury thyocyanide
The experiment produces side effects that are highly toxic, but the results are cool.
10 October 2008
03 October 2008
13 September 2008
The Screw Drive
When you positively need to get somewhere, there is the innovative The Screw Drive. The video is really very cool!
18 July 2008
Sometimes a cigar isn't JUST a cigar
Sometimes, the resemblance of things is just too vivid to pass over. Take this potato for example.
Gives new meaning to tater tots. Check out these other rather interesting veggies that look like human body parts.
Gives new meaning to tater tots. Check out these other rather interesting veggies that look like human body parts.
Lego Art and Arms
Lego Art:
because sometimes even the most basic building blocks can lead to stuff that is unusual and artistic.
And Lego Arms:
Because, sometimes, you want that little Lego dude's smile to be the last sardonic thing his Lego adversary sees before his ass gets capped.
because sometimes even the most basic building blocks can lead to stuff that is unusual and artistic.
And Lego Arms:
Because, sometimes, you want that little Lego dude's smile to be the last sardonic thing his Lego adversary sees before his ass gets capped.
Some amazing, and difficult mazes
This maze is a result of a human guided process using computers to define how the mazes are created. More about the mazes and more mazes at the University of Waterloo site.
07 July 2008
27 June 2008
YouTube - Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
The lyrics translate to:
Young brother, young brother you be quiet
Although you are crying to me
Your father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
Protect the head of the living, Protect the orphan child
Young brother, young brother hey? although you are crying to me
Your father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
Protect the head of the living, protect the orphan child
If you follow this blog, you might realize that this sounds familiar. It is a version of the song from an earlier video post: Where the Hell is Matt?
Young brother, young brother you be quiet
Although you are crying to me
Your father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
Protect the head of the living, Protect the orphan child
Young brother, young brother hey? although you are crying to me
Your father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
Protect the head of the living, protect the orphan child
If you follow this blog, you might realize that this sounds familiar. It is a version of the song from an earlier video post: Where the Hell is Matt?
Where The Hell Is Matt?
Where The Hell Is Matt? is a series of rather infectious videos done by a guy who can't dance at locations around the world. He got so popular that he ended up being sponsored by Stride gum to do his stint as a commercial.
18 May 2008
Look! I'm world famous!
A while back, a guy on Flickr asked me if he could use one of my photos for a Jazz Festival they were holding, called The Upton Blues Festival which they are holding in the UK. The guy wasn't the first to ask me about, this, and I said the same thing that I always say when people ask: Sure, go ahead as long as I get attribution and a copy of the final product. While the guy wasn't the first to ask, he is the first to actually return a finished product to me, which you can see here:
This is the original photo, taken from my Flickr photostream:
The guy chose this photo because last year the area that the festival was held was devastated by flooding, and this is their comeback year, which made the broken piano appropriate. Thanks to the Upton Blues Festival for appreciating my work, and for actually returning something to me!
This is the original photo, taken from my Flickr photostream:
The guy chose this photo because last year the area that the festival was held was devastated by flooding, and this is their comeback year, which made the broken piano appropriate. Thanks to the Upton Blues Festival for appreciating my work, and for actually returning something to me!
12 May 2008
Rock On
At first, this image seems impossible, and screams of someone with photoshop skills pulling a fast one on the internet.
Of course, if that were the case, then it really wouldn't have much of a place here on my blog. Rather this is the art of a man named Bill Dan, who goes around balancing rocks on each other. Be sure to check out his videos too -- they will make a believer out of you!
Of course, if that were the case, then it really wouldn't have much of a place here on my blog. Rather this is the art of a man named Bill Dan, who goes around balancing rocks on each other. Be sure to check out his videos too -- they will make a believer out of you!
03 May 2008
Thor Music
A solid-state Tesla coil with a primary running at its resonant frequency in the 41 KHz range. That is modulated from the control unit in order to generate the tones. The high voltage sparks make the noise. Every cycle of the music is a burst of sparks at 41 KHz, triggered by digital circuitry at the end of a "long" piece of fiber optics.
This Tesla coil was built and is owned by Steve Ward, who is an EE student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
12 April 2008
11 April 2008
28 March 2008
23 March 2008
20 March 2008
18 March 2008
Justen Ladda's The Thing
and from a side view which shows that it is really a 2D not 3D image:
Check out the rest of his art installations, etc. as well.
07 March 2008
29 February 2008
Houseboats
The Trilobus
The neptus
and other houseboats
http://weburbanist.com/2008/02/20/17-extreme-houseboats-and-houseboat-designs-luxury-marine-habitats-to-humble-floating-homes/
The neptus
and other houseboats
http://weburbanist.com/2008/02/20/17-extreme-houseboats-and-houseboat-designs-luxury-marine-habitats-to-humble-floating-homes/
28 February 2008
Home Made Drones
From Wired Magazine, comes this video on home made drones.
Thanks to P. Reid for the link.
Thanks to P. Reid for the link.
Vegetal Alien
Using 12 digital vegetable models in 3ds max using photographic references, Till Nowak channeled H.R. Giger and Giuseppe Arcimboldo to come up with the work "Salad":
More on the making of, here.
Thanks to P. Reid for the link.
More on the making of, here.
Thanks to P. Reid for the link.
11 February 2008
10 February 2008
Parkour Soccer
The viral videos of parkour have been making the rounds for some time now, but here is an interesting twist -- Parkour techniques applied to soccer:
08 February 2008
Skull With Cigarette, 2007
Chris Jordan 's Skull With Cigarette, based on Van Gogh's 1885 painting "Skull with Burning Cigarette", is made of images of 200,000 packs of cigarettes, equal to the number of Americans who die from cigarettes smoking every six months.
You can see more of his current photographic work, all of which deal in expressing large numbers relating to our daily lives through multiple images that combine into a larger visual piece.
You can see more of his current photographic work, all of which deal in expressing large numbers relating to our daily lives through multiple images that combine into a larger visual piece.
Rinspeed Splash and sQuba
The Rinspeed Splash is a race car that becomes a hydroplane
While the sQuba hails back to the James Bond Lotus Esprit:
Both are among the 17 other concept cars that Rinspeed has developed or is developing.
While the sQuba hails back to the James Bond Lotus Esprit:
Both are among the 17 other concept cars that Rinspeed has developed or is developing.
06 February 2008
05 February 2008
01 February 2008
Rube Goldberg Webpage
A webpage that acts like a Rube Goldberg device... be patient as it takes a second to get going. Excellent!
Godsbot
Ever wanted to talk to God, but found the church always got in the way? Are you one of those who goes up to the balcony in St. Peters, and shouts “I mean really, who elected you Pope anyways?” Well, now you can skip the line, and talk to divinity just as Moses did – through a direct intermediary like a burning bush except that the burning bush in this case is Godsbot:
And you know it must be a divinely inspired bot by the way his eyes mysteriously follow where ever your mouse is.
And you know it must be a divinely inspired bot by the way his eyes mysteriously follow where ever your mouse is.
29 January 2008
Synchronized Off Roading
I have posted here before with various commercials that have vehicles seeming to dance a ballet. Today, I present to you some synchronized off-roading -- definitely not a ballet but still awesome to watch.
21 January 2008
Jen Stark's Paper Sculptures
Jen Stark is a Miami, Florida based sculpture that works in paper. Here are a couple of examples of her work:
The simple material of construction paper, and a lot of cutting result in some pretty amazing sculptures!
The simple material of construction paper, and a lot of cutting result in some pretty amazing sculptures!
Realistic Paper Model
This ultra-realistic paper model of the Yamaha MT-101 can be downloaded and is a model . The detail is amazing, and undoubtedly would take hours to make. There are other models on the site as well, including bikes, animals, and seasonal items.
04 January 2008
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