"An instructional video for ensuring a happy home during this zombie-infested holiday season. &..(Read...)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Shipwrecks seen by sonar BOJ
From the top down: Richard Montgomery; Russian nuclear submarine B 159; HMS Royal Oak; Hispania.
Fantastic video of the Royal Oak here.
[via Cliff Hatch and Adus Ltd.]
The day Niagara Falls ran dry - BOJ
The day Niagara Falls ran dry:
"Newly discovered photos show the moment the iconic waterfall came to a standstill."
From the Mail Online : "On June 12, 1969, U.S. engineers diverted the flow of the Niagara River away from the American side of the falls."
"Two rockslides from the plate of the falls, in 1931 and 1954,
had caused a large amount of rock to collect at the base."
"The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers studied the riverbed and mechanically bolted and strengthened a number of faults to delay the gradual erosion of the American Falls."
"In order to stop the Niagara River running over the American Falls, engineers constructed a dam consisting of 27,800 tons of rock, stopping the water for the first time in 12,000 years."
"The temporary dam can be seen in the top right of the photograph above."
"A completely dry Niagara Falls has never been seen before or since the six months in 1969 when U.S. engineers set about restructuring the American side of the twin landmark."
"The photos above only recently came to light when Russ Glasson found them in a shoebox in his in-laws Connecticut garage."
The team of engineers "blew up their temporary dam on November, 25, 1969 and six million cubic feet of water once again thundered over the falls every minute."
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Beautiful Time Lapse Video of Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse
Beautiful Time Lapse Video of Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse:
Time lapse video of Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse on December 21, 2010 from 1:10 AM EST (6:10 ..(Read...)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Parrot Sings Let the Bodies Hit the Floor
Parrot Sings Let the Bodies Hit the Floor:
"Video of a parrot singing Drowning Pool's Let the Body Hit the floor. It's not fake. She is a ..(Read...)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Insects: Episode 2
Sunday, December 19, 2010
3outube —
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Wrote joehead Graeme in a comment on last week's SaveYouTube.com post, "... just use 3outube.com. Navigate to the video you want and replace the "y" in "youtube" with "3" and away you go!"
Free, the way we like it.
My crack research team was able to successfully follow the three steps above.
That's the good news.
The bad news: "Done" is not quite done.
What do you mean, joe?
When I tried to play the video so teasingly displayed on my desktop (below),
I got the following message:
Oh, well.
Fortunately for you, TechnoDolt™-level capability cannot be contracted by viewing a computer screen whose contents were created by by someone of that ilk.
As far as we know.
Fair warning.
GetHuman.com — "Steps to get to a live person"
"A continuously updated list of direct customer service lines and telephone-prompt guides," with average wait times.
Friday, November 19, 2010
"DNA — How a simple code is turned into flesh and blood"
From Erik Olsen's front page Science section story in today's New York Times: "If there is a Steven Spielberg of molecular animation, it is probably Drew Berry, a cell biologist who works for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Berry’s work is revered for artistry and accuracy within the small community of molecular animators, and has also been shown in museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In 2008, his animations formed the backdrop for a night of music and science at the Guggenheim Museum called 'Genes and Jazz.'"
"'Scientists have always done pictures to explain their ideas, but now we’re discovering the molecular world and able to express and show what it’s like down there,' Mr. Berry said. 'Our understanding is just exploding.'"
"In October, Mr. Berry was awarded a 2010 MacArthur Fellowship, which he says he will put toward developing visualizations that explore the patterns of brain activity related to human consciousness."
The caption for the YouTube video above, a fantastic journey inside our cells as mind-bending as any space opera could hope to be: "Drew Berry... is a key member of an international team that recently won an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming for the episode 'The Human Race.' In 2004, Drew's animations were also honored with a BAFTA Award."
Monday, November 15, 2010
"Love Love" Boat: Unsinkable — Julien Berthier
A 2007 floating sculpture made from a boat, motor, and resin.
From designboom:
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"Love Love" is perhaps one of Julien Berthier's more unusual sculptural installations.
The floating sculpture is made from a large sailboat that has been modified to appear as if it is capsizing.
Despite its battered appearance the boat is fully functional and able to move around thanks to a built-in motor.
To create the piece a 6.5-meter yacht was cut in half and a new keel was added to allow the boat to remain upright in the sinking position.
Since its construction, Berthier has taken the boat out on numerous trips inside harbours like Canary Wharf in London and in Normandy, France.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Jessica Harrison's Victorian Ladies and their Brains
Jessica Harrison's Victorian Ladies and their Brains:
Jessica Harrison's zombies sculptures, Cool!..(Read...)
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