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| An Amazing Photograph by Amy Hunter |
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Waves Breaking In The Sky
Tweet of the Day
Three men take Usman Khan down - with a fire extinguisher and a Narwhal tusk pic.twitter.com/bgU8F5U0wc— JamesHeartfield (@JamesHeartfield) November 30, 2019
Chemirocha
The story of how early American country music star Jimmie Rodgers was discovered and reimagined in Kenya.
Drawn & Recorded: Chemirocha from Drew Christie on Vimeo.
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Drawn & Recorded: Chemirocha from Drew Christie on Vimeo.
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Seven Vertical Miles
Seven Vertical Miles takes the viewers on a journey several miles under the ground, deep into the coal mines in Balochistan. These coal mines are approximately 3,700 ft deep, and the workers travel in and out through manual rail-carts while risking their lives every single day.
Friday, November 29, 2019
Tweet of the Day
Let’s take a moment to acknowledge that this type of work is what the economy deems “unskilled”. #StandWithFarmWorkers pic.twitter.com/Fcdh9HmFnI— Millennial Politics (@MillenPolitics) November 29, 2019
The Secret Lives Of Irish Travellers
Irish Travellers (Irish: an lucht siúil, meaning ‘the walking people’), are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group whose members maintain a set of traditions. Photographer Joseph Philippe Bevillard captured intimate photos of the lives of these travellers over a decade.
More here
Before the first wireless TV remote control there was the “Lazy Bones”
The first TV remote control was the Zenith Flash-Matic, developed in 1950. It was nicknamed the “Lazy Bones”. A cable ran from the TV set to the viewer and a motor in the TV set operated the tuner through the remote control. Viewers changed the channel by rotating the tuner clockwise or counterclockwise. The remote control included buttons that turned the TV on and off.
More here
h/t Hal Prentice
Truckla Meets Tesla
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| See the making of Truckla |
Via DAVELOG
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Tweet of the Day
It's too early in the morning for tears but…
When my mum died & her remains were cremated, my dad went to the bottom of their property where he had built her a small Japaneses garden with a pond and waterfall. There, he danced with the box of her ashes, alone, while my brother and I looked heartbroken from the house at him. pic.twitter.com/dPhll747Hs— Vote Labour Harry Leslie Smith would have. (@Harryslaststand) November 28, 2019
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
This clip is from the feature-length documentary by David Hoffman, Sing Sing Thanksgiving, recorded in 1973 at the prison outside New York City.
Via Blort
Via Blort
Neon Light In Cinema
Anton Moskalenko has made a supercut of film clips that use neon light to beautiful effect. Warning: some of it is NSFW.
BEAUTY OF NEON LIGHT IN CINEMA from Anton Moskalenko on Vimeo.
See a list of the films here
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BEAUTY OF NEON LIGHT IN CINEMA from Anton Moskalenko on Vimeo.
See a list of the films here
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Have a Happy Thermite Thanksgiving!
Oh no, you forgot to take the turkey out of the freezer and the family will be arriving shortly! All is not lost! If you have ten pounds of thermite kicking around you can cook that twenty-five pound frozen fowl in under thirty seconds. (Best done outdoors).
I have been posting this for nine years and it continues to be a perennial favourite.
I have been posting this for nine years and it continues to be a perennial favourite.
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
Via BlortThe Caramel Clock. Chocolate chip cookie base, hazelnuts financier sponge, soft caramel crémeux, vanilla salted caramel and light caramel mousse! by Armaury Guichon 👌👌👌 pic.twitter.com/2Ue9oyLwmU— Steampunk Tendencies (@Steampunk_T) September 12, 2019
LE MANS 1955
"300,000 spectators are watching from the sidelines. It is 6:00 PM when Pierre Levegh’s car ploughs into the spectator stands, scattering the crowd with his car engine’s hot debris. It is a tragedy that will cost more than 80 lives. And yet, the race goes on."
Via Things Magazine
Via Things Magazine
The Somme Then And Now
More than 100 years ago cameramen Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell arrived on the Somme about a week before “Z” day. Their documentary Battle of the Somme is significant as an early example of film propaganda, an historical record of the battle and as a popular source of footage illustrating the First World War.
YouTuber MC C stood in the exact locations where Malins and McDowell shot their footage and re-filmed them to provide a fascinating Then and Now recreation.
(Grabbed from my friend Hal's Facebook page)
YouTuber MC C stood in the exact locations where Malins and McDowell shot their footage and re-filmed them to provide a fascinating Then and Now recreation.
(Grabbed from my friend Hal's Facebook page)
The Typologies of New York City
Sam Morrison created a crowdsourced hyperlapse video of New York City using almost 1300 photos from Instagram of iconic/stereotypical shots.
Scientists Capture Time-Lapse of an Immune Cell Moving Through the Body
Migration of immune cells within the perilymphatic space of the inner ear of several zebrafish embryos.
Via Petapixel
Via Petapixel
The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: We don’t cure cancer and we don’t save lives, but maybe that guy had a good meal.
Traffic on the Turkey Talk-Line on Thanksgiving Day 2018Calls 11,265
Texts 3,758
Live chats 1,002
Emails 371
Average call length 3 minutes, 9 seconds
Average hold time 4 minutes, 17 seconds
Butterball Turkey Talk-Line 800-288-8372, text 844-877-3456, email butterball.com/contact-us.
Read More: The New York Times
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Tweet of The Day
An aerial view of a sheepdog as it demonstrates fluid mechanics, and it also shows a sheep is a particle, while a flock is a wave.pic.twitter.com/VxrHJTWcX7— Tim Skellett (@Gurdur) November 23, 2019
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SISTER: An Intimate Stop-Motion Short
Animator Siqi Song explores the deeply personal implications of China’s One Child Policy in her powerful animated short, SISTER.
Via Colossal
Via Colossal
The World’s Highest Post Office
Hikkim is a tiny village in India’s Himalayas whose claim to fame is that it is home to the world’s highest post office.
The World’s Highest Post Office from Great Big Story on Vimeo.
The World’s Highest Post Office from Great Big Story on Vimeo.
Stray pup found sheltering kittens from the cold
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This is a heartwarming story. A Good Samaritan brought this pup and her adopted 'babies' in to the Pet and Wildlife Rescue in Chatham, Ont. after spotting the stray dog sheltering the five kittens at the side of the road.
The dog has been named Serenity and is available for adoption. The kittens have been placed in a foster home until they are old enough to go to a permanent home.
More here
Mocean
"The feeling of jumping off the rocks in the dark by myself just to capture the very first rays of light hitting the ocean without another sole (sic) in sight is unexplainable, it's one of the most amazing feelings ever, it's like my own personal therapy."
MOCEAN. A film by Chris Bryan from Chris Bryan on Vimeo.
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The lost art of whistling loudly with your fingers
Although humans have used loud whistling for hundreds, and perhaps thousands of years, it is a dying art. If stranded it could save your life. Here’s how you can learn to do it, and the history behind your newest survival skill.
Read more here
Monday, November 25, 2019
Do you like mushrooms? Why don't you dress like one?
Jamie Green created gorgeous clothing designs based on the parasol mushroom and red cage fungus for his senior thesis.
Via Boing Boing
Song Map of the UK
Dorothy studio has created a map of the United Kingdom that references more than 1,400 pop songs.
"Some of the songs included on the map have obvious geographical references – such as Sunshine over Leith by The Proclaimers, Newport State of Mind by Goldie Lookin Chain, Sheffield: Sex City by Pulp and Cardiff Afterlife by Manic Street Preachers – while others are more cryptic. For example, Dorothy has placed Farmer’s Daughter by Babyshambles in Glastonbury (a nod to Emily Eavis, the co-organiser of Glastonbury Festival and the daughter of farmer Michael Eavis), while Wonderwall by Oasis sits at Hadrian’s Wall, and David Bowie’s Scary Monsters and Super Creeps hovers over Loch Ness."More: It's Nice That
Buy the map here
Tweet Of The Day
As one does. https://t.co/AKfy27fKje— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 25, 2019
A Rescue Dog Is A Wonderful Thing
We are lucky enough to have three rescue pets. We weren't looking for them. Each one found us. I like this story by Bird Born about a dog who became a true member of his family.
Read more here
Read more here
How to Behave in a British Pub
In 1943, the United States Office of War Information created a training film starring Burgess Meredith to prevent soldiers bound for Great Britain from behaving like Ugly Americans.
Via Open Culture
Via Open Culture
A Library of the World’s Ochre Pigments
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| Medicinal and industrial ochres being processed and archived, Greece. Image: Heidi Gustafson |
Washington-based artist and researcher Heidi Gustafson collects natural minerals for the Early Futures Ochre Archive and has gathered and catalogued over 550 samples. Archaeologists, scientists, and creatives from around the world have contributed to the collection. She grinds the ochre into pigments, which she sells to artists and also uses for her own work. Processed samples are added to glass vials and organized by region or dominate mineral type.
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| Ochre contributions, gathered by Caro Ross, England. Image: Heidi Gustafson |
More: Colossal
The Art Of The Russian Satellite Dish
Yuri Kuznetsov, a retired sailor from the Ivanovo region of Russia, needed a hobby to fill his time. He began painting satellite dishes with traditional Russian patterns and his art is now very much in demand.
Via Urbanist
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Red Wine In Space
French startup Space Cargo Unlimited is sending a case of red wine into space in a Northrup Grumman resupply rocket but it's not a treat for the astronauts. It is part of a project that aims to study the effects of microgravity and space radiation on wine aging.
More here
Via Neatorama
Sunday Links
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| Morning prayers, Gorbals Primary School, Glasgow, 1943 |
100 years of Scottish life Until 16 February 2020 at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
@aquamike23 has an Instagram account for his aquatic pets, fish and turtles and it's cooler than it sounds. It includes Hope, a beautiful albino turtle whose heart beats outside her shell.
This week's house craving: The Wolff Residence Via
How much would it cost to make the crown placed on the head of Elizabeth Windsor during her 1953 coronation? An awful lot.
You can stay in this Japanese hotel for $1 if you agree to be livestreamed on YouTube
The best road trip itinerary to see all the US National Parks
'The Gospel According to Water' Is Joe Henry's Next Second Chance A good read.
Calculate your dog's age with this improved formula. According to this method my dog's age in human years is 75.4 years old.
A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women
Creative Street Murals by Roadsworth Thanks Bruce!
Emoji Storm shows all the emojis rolling on Twitter in real time. Via
Cat colour and pattern charts Via Rusty's Electric Dreams (an excellent inbox zine)
Pop Toppers: Let the aliens from They Live top your Christmas tree
In 1909, 22-year-old Alice Huyler Ramsey set out to become the first woman to drive across the United States. Find out more at Futility Closet
Adorable Pet Sable Has Its Own Insta Page
John Beasley Greene's photographs of Egypt in the19th-Century
An Afternoon with Leonard Cohen My career in music had come to an end, half the homes in my neighborhood stood empty from foreclosure, my marriage was unravelling, and a puppy we named Shaky Lennon King reintroduced me to Mr. Cohen through our daily long walks as he sniffed and strutted while I pumped songs into my ears. Via Everlasting Blort
What Causes Foggy Brain?
Her Purchases Are Real, Her Reviews Aren't: A woman stumbled into a side hustle that’s resulted in hundreds of free Amazon products, worth tens of thousands of dollars.
A Festival of Destruction in One of the Oldest Cities in the World
Anti-Eating Face Mask There are days when I could use one of these.
Looking for something good to read? The 20 Best Novels of the Decade (plus runners up)
London's Characterful Shopfronts Captured Before They Are Swept Away By Gentrification
Vodka Shots with Stalin: On the Dinner That Changed the War
How the Wiyot Tribe Won Back a Sacred California Island The tribe finally completed a ceremony interrupted by a massacre in 1860. Thanks Bruce!
Saturday, November 23, 2019
A Subversive Village of Urban Miniatures
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| Eelus, 2019 |
Pop-up Urban Miniatures is part of the Artists Open Houses Christmas Festival in Brighton, England. Participating artists include train-writers, muralists, designers, and painters, who typically work at a much larger scale.
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| Antony H Haylock, 2019. |
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| DONK, 2019 |
More: Colossal
Friday, November 22, 2019
RIP Gahan Wilson
Good thread.I first saw a Gahan Wilson taped to the inside of my older brother Bill’s closet door. I think it was this one. It’s certainly the first one I remember. And the one I can’t forget. #RIPGahanWilson pic.twitter.com/xNiZ87sSix— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) November 22, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
Keith was annoyed that no one seemed to give a fuck about his new trousers.— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) November 21, 2019
📹: Imgur user psuedon pic.twitter.com/SHqz3M0jTJ
What To Do When An Insurance Company Won't Accept Your Claim
Have you ever been given the runaround on an insurance claim? You might appreciate this family's approach. When an insurance company refused to accept documentary evidence of a man's death his grieving South African family delivered the decaying corpse to their offices.
More: Neatorama
More: Neatorama
Road To Nowhere
I have been an unwavering fan of David Byrne since Talking Heads:77. This is so cool:
Via Mr. Nag
Via Mr. Nag
How Rich Is Bill Gates?
Betty Cam animated some bar graphs that put the wealth of Bill Gates in proportion with other points of reference. It is obscene.
The Dark Side of Amazon Echo
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Anatomy of an AI System, a project by Kate Crawford and Vladan Joleri, won The Design Museum’s Beazley Design of the Year 2019 prize. The infographic maps out the environmental impact of extracting rare earth metals for the device, the cost of its human labour and analysed the data that such devices collect from users without their knowledge.
Anatomy of an AI System from Design Museum on Vimeo.
Via: It's Nice That
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
If you drink Guinness you can now have your photo scanned on the head 🍻🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/qh7W4z8FTH— Graeme (@graeme224466) November 19, 2019
On This Day
Remembering Coleman Hawkins, born on this day in 1904 in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Here he is performing with Charlie Parker in 1950. pic.twitter.com/SExEeQ0PJN— Dust-to-Digital (@dusttodigital) November 21, 2019
Spirit of the West singer John Mann dies at 57
John Mann, who as lead singer of Spirit of the West helped create the soundtrack to countless Canadian parties and celebrations, has died. Diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease when he was 50, Mr. Mann died Wednesday in Vancouver. He was 57.
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The Last Woolworth Luncheonette
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| The luncheonette counter at Woolworth’s Bakersfield - Farley Elliott |
The chain folded years ago but a lone Woolworth luncheonette counter lives on at an Antique Mall in Bakersfield, California. It has 22 counter seats, Formica tables ringing the room, and an open kitchen. They are waiting for me to place my order for a vanilla shake.
I WANT NOTHING. I WANT NOTHING. I WANT NO QUID PRO QUO.
This is brilliant. After yesterday's damning impeachment testimony Trump took to the White House lawn with briefing notes, written with a sharpie in CAPS, in an attempt to slough off any blame. Twitter reimagined his ranting as a Ramones song.
Via Open Culture
Related: Tiny Hand Font
Via Open Culture
Related: Tiny Hand Font
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Life in Miniature
Delph Miniatures creates itty bitty versions of everyday things like washing machines, ironing boards, and mobility scooters.
Life in Miniature from Ellen Evans on Vimeo.
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Life in Miniature from Ellen Evans on Vimeo.
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Girl Who Was Denied School Pictures Gets Professional Photo Shoot
When photographer Jermaine Horton heard about Marian Scott being denied school pictures because of the red extensions in her hair, he decided to help her get her confidence back by giving her the professional photo shoot she deserved.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
RIP Louis: Wells Cathedral Cat
“It is with heavy hearts we say goodbye and goodnight to the gentleman, charismatic and adorable ‘Ginger Boy’. He will be greatly missed by all.”Louis charmed visitors to Wells Cathedral, was featured on a variety of merchandise and starred in a YouTube video:
More: The Association of English Cathedrals
Tweet Of The Day
Tool use of the day. pic.twitter.com/zHxKDduUj8— Dick King-Smith HQ (@DickKingSmith) November 19, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Brexit With Bunnies
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| YiMiao Shih: Rabbrexit means Rabbrexit |
London -based artist YiMiao Shih re-envisioned rabbits from the stories of Beatrix Potter, A.A Milne and Lewis Carroll as part of a mass exodus from Britain. Using embroidery, she created an illustrated tapestry that satirises the narrative of Brexit. The resulting piece, Rabbexit, An Homage to Brexit, was exhibited at the Royal Academy’s 250th Summer Show. The project grew to form an exhibition of illustrated objects titled Rabbrexit means Rabbrexit.
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| YiMiao Shih: Rabbexit, An Homage to Brexit |
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| YiMiao Shih: Rabbexit, An Homage to Brexit |
Read More: It's Nice That
Tweet Of The Day
Water drumming by Baka women living in the Central African rain forest. pic.twitter.com/peFAldYPb4— Dust-to-Digital (@dusttodigital) November 9, 2019
Accordion Bros PlayThe Imperial March
Vasyl and Viktor Kravchuk treat us to a rousing version of John Williams' Star Wars classic Imperial March (Dark Vader's Theme).
Via Geekologie
Via Geekologie
Welcome to the magical world of ambient soundscapes
Sound artists on YouTube are churning out ambient soundscapes: lengthy audio-centric videos meant to invoke the feeling of being somewhere else. They aim to give listeners "brain tingles" through various visual and auditory techniques such as whispering, scratching, and tapping.
More here
Via Things
More here
Via Things
Mothers And Daughters
Mothers And Daughters is a short film by Gabriella Marsh depicting the tensions between a mother, her unresponsive teenage daughter and her demanding elderly mother.
Mothers And Daughters from Gabriella Marsh on Vimeo.
Mothers And Daughters from Gabriella Marsh on Vimeo.
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
Twitter needs this 😊 pic.twitter.com/sQUVsP9OTW— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) November 16, 2019
12 Historic Places Threatened By Climate Change
With climate change come floods. Venice is the most recent example. Island communities such as the Bahamas and Puerto Rico have been hit with increasingly powerful hurricanes, and stronger monsoons are contributing to extreme flooding in southeast Asia. Mountain regions lie in the flood path of melting glaciers.
Atlas Obscura brings us a dozen heritage sites, from Carthage to Los Alamos, that are at risk.
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Thanks Bruce!
Atlas Obscura brings us a dozen heritage sites, from Carthage to Los Alamos, that are at risk.
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| Castillo de San Marcos St. Augustine, Florida |
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| Wat Mahathat Bangkok, Thailand |
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Thanks Bruce!
Exit Here
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| Photography: Agnese Sanvito |
Restaurateur Oliver Peyton and Transit Studio are rethinking the future of the funeral parlour. With Exit Here they hope to break down the taboos around death and make a difficult time somewhat easier through their designs.
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| The Bitter Pill urns |
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| Day Of The Dead casket |
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Sunday Links
Venice Underwater: The Highest Tide in 50 Years Venice is a magical city. These photographs are heart wrenching. Via
What Not To Do the First Day in Prison
Gastro Obscura: How grilled ape, braised bear paw, and steamed camel hump came to symbolize national unity.
Cinder Gets Fit A YouTube channel for chubby kitties.
Previewing Expo 2020 Dubai
‘Runaway Train’ Video Helped Find Missing Kids 25 Years Ago
Depressed Guy Adopts A Cat, Illustrates The Ways It Has Helped Him
Thread, Fashion and Costume: Darrell Thorne creates larger than life personas using a combination of body paint and headpieces.
A Time Travelling Greenwich Village Studio Hides an Incredible Art Collection
Robert Falcon Scott’s final letters Read the full diary online courtesy of the British Library, where it now resides. Via
Space Face
North Dakota’s Fargo Brewing Company has put pictures of adoptable dogs on its beer cans. Who could resist?
Deserted Iranian Homes Reclaimed by Nature
Now available to rent: Original Home of Billy and Ruth Graham in Montreat, NC No thanks.
Amazing Aerial Shots Of London From A Helicopter London looks great from any angle.
These Canine Playing Cards Have The Most Brilliant Illustrations
The Internet Archive is Digitizing LPs to Preserve Generations of Audio The Internet Archive is working with the Boston Public Library to digitize more than 100,000 audio recordings from their sound collection.
How To Make An Earthquake Early Warning System With Cats Via Miss C
The Plastics Collection at the Syracuse University Library holds a variety of early plastic objects made of celluloid, thermoset plastics such as Bakelite and Catalin, as well as plastics made popular after WWII. Take a look.
The Mitosaya Botanical Distillery in Chiba houses over 500 different varieties of herbs
Mouse-Deer
Human hair behind pigeons' lost toes
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Tweet Of The Day
This is what top-quality entertainment looked like #OnThisDay in 1972. pic.twitter.com/TeXxPRQPl3— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) November 16, 2019
Definitely Knot Art
Many people see knots as defects but not woodworker Keith Williams who used used offcuts that contain knots from dozens of trees to create a beautiful multifaceted geodesic sphere.
More: Colossal
More: Colossal
Full Contact
A woman from a conservative Mormon family finds her true calling as a gender smashing Roller Derby athlete.
Full Contact from Sub64Films on Vimeo.
Full Contact from Sub64Films on Vimeo.
Instagram star is a middle-aged white cat that doesn't care for salad
Smudge may be an Instagram influencer with more than a million followers but he has taken his newfound fame in stride (and he's still unimpressed by salad).
"He's just a cat, as amazing as he is," his owner said. "He has no idea he's famous. He goes about his daily life and it's normal, then you go online and he's everywhere. That's when it starts to be crazy."
More: CBC News
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| 'He eats dinner at our table. He gets really upset if he doesn't have a chair,' says Miranda Stillabower, owner of Smudge, a suburban Ottawa Instagram star. (Author Unknown) |
"He's just a cat, as amazing as he is," his owner said. "He has no idea he's famous. He goes about his daily life and it's normal, then you go online and he's everywhere. That's when it starts to be crazy."
More: CBC News
Friday, November 15, 2019
Simulation of baking bread, cookies and pancakes
Using 3D graphics TeranGroup presents an amazingly accurate visual simulation of baking breads, cookies, pancakes and similar materials that consist of dough or batter
Via Boing Boing
Via Boing Boing
The Invisibility Cloak You've Always Wanted
When I was a kid I thought it would be cool to have an invisibility cloak so I could watch people without being seen. Now Canadian camouflage company Hyperstealth Biotechnology has developed a light bending material that renders people and objects near invisible to the naked eye. It is still in the prototype stage and is intended for military use in the field where troops and tanks could be concealed. Unfortunately it is not expected to be available to the public anytime soon so my dream of being invisible will have to remain on hold for the time being.
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