If you are interested in following Hurricane Gustav by Live Cam here is the LINK.
Also here is the LINK for the weather underground channel.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
HurriCam
Hexium Connect
Sportakrobatik
This video shows the 5 different disciplines of sports acrobatics. This videos were recorded 2006 at the world championships of sports acrobatics in Coimbra/Portugal. LINK: Youtube
Rhythmics is NOT easy!
with the amazing accuracy that these gymninjas display, they could be decapitating Taliban fools with sharpened hoola hoops or catching incoming RPGs between their thighs and shoulder blades. LINK: Youtube
Broken Hill Dust Storm Australia
Driving through a dust storm between Wilcania and Broken Hill, in NSW Australia on 21 Dec 2007. LINK: Youtube
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Fly, Baby, Fly
Electric Oyster, a, interactive design company, created a simple but beautiful flash based 3D Flight Simulator.
Fly over the Antarctic with this simulator. It shows how Electric 3D engine can be used to render vast outdoor landscapes in high resolution at excellent framerates, without breaking a sweat. LINK: Presurfer
London From Above, At Night
Beautiful pictures of London at night, taken from a helicopter by photographer Jason Hawkes. LINK: Presurfer
Paintball Robot
Chinese Winged Cats
The Antique Poison Bottle Hall of Fame
Shark found in Lake Michigan
Rich Fasi was boating in West Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan near Traverse City, Michigan on Wednesday. He saw some tangled fishing equipment floating by and started pulling it from the water:
“I could see a fish down there about three feet down, but the last thing I expected was a shark on the end,” Fasi said.
There aren’t any witnesses, but Fasi, of Traverse City, said he pulled the roughly 2-foot shark from the bay about 100 yards west of Clinch Park Marina at about 5 p.m. He found the shark in about 25 feet of water, he said. It was dead, but wasn’t frozen.
“I could wiggle its tail, pry open its mouth, look at its teeth,” he said. “It didn’t look like it had any decomposition.”
Fasi threw the fish in his freezer and called the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
It appears that Fasi’s catch was a blacktip shark. More on the story when you go to this link.
Fish Flip Flops
If you sometimes feel like putting your grass walkers away and slip into something from the sea side, here’s a pair of fish flip flops that should be right up your alley.
Link, Via: Neatorama
The Snail Car
Behold The Golden Mean, a "snail car" created by blacksmith John Sarriugarte and his wife Krysten Mate of Form & Reform shop from a 1966 Volkswagen Bug. LINK
The Extraordinary Treehouse of Udaipur, India
We’ve have many posts about treehouses before on Neatorama, but never one this cool. Here’s an extraordinary treehouse in Udaipur, India, built by K.P. Singh. Allan Wu of Honda’s Drive Every Drop interviews the man:
The house is supported by a mango tree, and was conceived by Mr. Singh on a bet that he could maintain property value of a certain terrain without the need for chopping its fruit trees.
Photo Gallery, Neatorama, Via: Youtube
Laser Finger Beams
Ooh! That looks like fun! That’s Jake Bronstein of Zoomdoggle playing around with the Laser Finger Beams. You can even make your own "light sculpture" photo by using the Shutter-lag setting on your camera: Link, Via: Neatorama
Once you get the hang of that, try making this one: Lightmark
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Caesarea Aqueduct, Photo by Michael Melford
If you haven’t discovered it yet, National Geographic magazine’s Our Shot is one of the best daily photo gallery sites on the web. Their photos are always fantastic and cover a wide berth breadth of subjects.
Case in point, this photo of an aqueduct built by King Herod during the first century B.C. to carry water from a lake across 17 miles of desert into the ancient city of Caesarea (present day Israel). Michael Melford took this fantastic shot by moonlight.
Link, Via: Neatorama
45 Beautiful Motion Blur Photos
Smashing Magazine has a collection of charming pictures showing how a motion blur effect can add a sense of speed to photographs. Link -Via: The Presurfer, Via: Neatorama
Manetone: A Painting by Manet Recreated in Pantone Chips
Lightmark, Amazing Photos by Cenci Goepel and Jens Warnecke
Chesterfield Arts' Art Feast 2008 Finale - Paintjam
Art Feast highlights the diverse and talented community of visual and performing artists from across the
St. Louis area. LINK: Youtube
Enigmatic paint - Amaizing paint video performance
Great, amazing video music performance with white colour, paintbrush and black wall!!! LINK: Youtube
Bat in a tree w/ Ranger Jenny..tree frog girl & alright guy
Coon Rapids dam - Minnesota - USA
upper Mississippi river.
To the bat team...Ranger Jenny...tree frog girl.&
alright guy.."we are all like the wildlife around us ...'indestructible'..don't ya know. I really like the song in this video. Thank you to Damwalkers for making this video, it is great.
Music at jamendo.com
buy Marc Reeves - Indestructible. LINK: Youtube
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Rotating Grid Optical Illusion
This is pretty trippy: David OReilly found that a large grid rotating at a certain speed will appear to group itself into smaller grids, rotating independently.
It appears the persistence of vision effect overrides our knowledge that this is a single grid and divides it up optically. This only seems to work on a uniform grid (I also had interesting results with a brick formation), but the effect is lost when using a checkered texture.
Link, Via: Neatorama
Fleshmap “Listen”: Body Parts in Music
Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Quick Media Converter Converts Audio or Video to Any Format
Windows only: Free application Quick Media Converter converts virtually any audio or video file from one format to another. Read more when you follow the LINK.
28 Coolest Firefox About:Config Tricks
You may have installed countless add-on in Firefox to enhance your using experience, but if you want to get the most out of Firefox, you really have to hack your way into the about:config.
The about:config page contains most (if not, all) of Firefox configuration options. It is so far the most effective, and the most powerful way to tweak and enhance your Firefox performance. Here are 28 of the popular tweaks. LINKph
CBC's Danny Michel releases tracks from new album for remix
Canadian indie artist, and co-host of the CBC radio show Under The Covers, Danny Michel has made the individual tracks from his most recent album available on the web. The raw tracks are provided in a number of formats, ranging from relatively low quality MP3s, up to CD quality WAV files. Danny invites his audience to do their own remixes of the tunes from the album." Danny Michel “Feather, Fur & Fin” Remix. LINK
History Of Graphic Design
An outline of graphic design history lectures covering the development of symbols, typography, advertising, books, posters, the Bauhaus and the 20th century avant garde, and digital/computer design. LINKph
Terrifying Incidents Involving Fish
26 Dead, 297 injured and two left traumatised. Matt Clarke of 'Practical Fishkeeping' takes a look at 19 painful incidents involving fish from the depths of the news archives. LINKph
Desire Paths
Desire Path: A term in landscape architecture used to describe a path that isn't designed but rather is worn casually away by people finding the shortest distance between two points. LINK
We have used a few of these on our walks, and have also made a few on our ventures.
Flying Flag Generator
A flag fluttering in the breeze.
Make your own Flying Flag.
If the gif file doesn't work for you, you can see it here. LINK
Patterns of Reflection by Douglas Hill
Remember the kaleidoscope that you used to play with as a kid? Well, Douglas P. Hill’s blog Patterns of Reflection is kind of like a kaleidoscope … only in a web form.
Douglas is also offering some awesome (and free!) tiling patterns you can use for your arts and craft project: Link, Via: Neatorama
World’s Most Colorful Lakes
Environmental Graffiti blog has a really nice round up of some of the world’s most colorful lakes - turquoise and blue lakes, green and yellow lakes, purple and red lakes and so on.
This one above is the Red Lake, a large salt lake in Uyuni, Bolivia (the red color is caused by microscopic organisms living in the water).
Link, Via: Neatorama
Nine Inch Nails: Live From Rehearsals: Echoplex
We present the the third and final clip of Nine Inch Nails rehearsing for their upcoming Lights In The Sky tour. Directed by Rob Sheridan. LINK
My Brightest Diamond: From the Top of The World
LINK
Shara Worden -- Outsiders expert -- has a new video for the dreamy A Thousand Shark's Teeth track "From The Top Of The World." I have no idea what is going on in it. It's like a fairy tale made of green screens and papier-mâché, with a side of "Tonight, Tonight" and a crazy gold faced mustache guy in the clouds who's inappropriately fixated on Shara's arm. Oh and the whole thing takes place on her chest? LINK
"Wucan" by Black Mountain
video for "Wucan" by Black Mountain from their Jagjaguwar release In The Future. Directed by Black Mountain and Shira Blustein. Additional footage by Jon West. LINK: Youtube
Tiger Woods 09 - Walk on Water
As a response to a fan video from Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08, Tiger Woods and EA SPORTS demonstrate that the "glitch" Levinator25 thought he found in the game, is not a glitch at all. LINK: Youtube
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Goblin Shark in Action
The Goblin Shark {wiki} has mostly pink skin and jaws that can protrude out of its skull like the creature in the movie Alien. In this video, the shark is trying to defend himself from a scuba diver. -Via: Ectoplasmosis, Via: Neatorama, Via: Youtube
Find more information on this shark in a previous post at Neatorama.
Philippe Ramette Surreal Photography
For his artwork, French artist Philippe Ramette likes placing himself (in his trademark black suit) in surreal and improbably scenes. This one above, titled Rational Exploration of the Undersea: The Contact has him underwater!
Check out more of Philippe’s work: Link | More pics at Exporevue (in French). Via: Neatorama
Switch, a Fun and Simple Flash Game
Some of the funnest Flash games are the simplest - and this game Switch is no different: all you have to do is collect the balls of the same color, then switch over (by clicking your mouse) to collect balls of the other color.
Sounds easy, right? Well, it is … for a while: Link - Via: FAZED. Via: Neatorama
Josh Keyes
Josh Keyes is a Northern California painter and sculptor. He creates work that asks questions about the implications of urban sprawl and its impact on the environment.
Josh Keyes is interested in creating psychological narratives set in closed systems that express the behavior and interaction between humans and animals. LINK
10 Incredibly Beautiful Fishes
Some of the more beautiful fishes in no particular order, since beauty is, of course, in the eye of the beholder. LINK
Artist Robert Bradford’s Fire Sculptures
Artist Robert Bradford sculpts with fire: first he creates large sculptures out of wood, and then set them on fire to get the final (and transient) effect - this one is (was, I suppose) "Man with Something in Mind."
I think that that "something" is the realization that it’s going to be set on fire! Link (www.robertbradford.co.uk)
Previously on Neatorama: Fire Sculpture by Dave Umlas. LINK
Cabernet Couch: Wine Jug Couch by Carlo Rossi
That’s the Cabernet Couch, made from 33 empty Cabernet jugs and vintage corduroy futon mattress for the winemaker Carlo Rossi. LINK
Monday, August 18, 2008
The Dust Houses
“Dust Houses: When Maria Adelaida Lopez moved to Philadelphia to do a Master’s degree in art school, she cleaned houses to support herself through the art school. This is her series of ‘Dust Houses’ that are doll houses & are covered over in vacuum cleaner lint. At present she is an artist & educator in Miami, no longer cleans houses for others.” w/ photos. LINK
Tetrapod Beaches Of Japan
“Hit the beach anywhere in Japan, and you are likely to see endless piles of Tetrapods — enormous four-legged concrete structures intended to prevent coastal erosion. By some estimates, more than 50% of Japan’s 35,000-kilometer (22,000-mi) coastline has been altered with tetrapods and other forms of concrete.” w/ photos. LINK
The Portfolio Of Jesse Van Dijk
The concept art found in Jesse Van Dijk’s portfolio will make your jaw drop. w/ photos. LINK
Golden Retriever Dog Adopted Three White Tiger Babies
A Golden Retriever Dog At A Southeast Kansas Zoo Has Adopted Three White Tiger Babies Abandoned By Their Mother. LINK
WNF (WWF) Miracle
This is a commercial video. I like the song and of course I'm an animal lover. LINK
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Wing Nut Design (Metal Work)
Torso - life-size, rust with clear coat. More detail pics when you go to LINK.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
New Blog from "Sidekick Arbyn"
The phenomenon of coincidentally looking at the clock when it's 11:11, and the second inspiration is the blog Skull-A-Day.
Arbyn will be posting a pic every night shortly after 11:11, be sure to go to his blog and check it out. LINK
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
My Youtube Channel
I joined Youtube in December of 2007. My name on Youtube is bitangel. Am very much an amateur but have enjoyed adding videos. All comments are Welcome. You also can view my favorites. The link to my Youtube Channel is: http://www.youtube.com/bitangel
Radiohead - House of Cards 2
In Radiohead's new video for "House of Cards", no cameras or lights were used. Instead, 3D plotting technologies collected information about the shapes and relative distances of objects. The video was created entirely with visualizations of that data.
Also you can download the data for visualization and try to create your own version of the video.
Link, Via: Youtube
The Lion Celebrities
HD Movie Lions from Jan van der Meer on Vimeo.
For BBC documentaries and many Hollywood productions these lions were used as an actor or stand in. Certain moves and Close ups seen in many Serengeti/ Masai- Mara documentaries. LINK
Feather Paintings
“Here we have some amazing paintings created using ‘feather’ as canvas. Though we don’t know much about the technique involved in creating these amazing paintings, but we do know this: its much different from other types of painting.” LINK
Albino Animals
An updated collection of Albino Animals for your viewing pleasure. w/ slideshow photos. LINK
Röntgen Drawings
Dutch artist Ben Kruisdijk uses x-ray photos to draw upon. Kruisdijk takes the reality of an x-ray photo, adds a drawing by etching it on the photo, thus creating a new reality. LINK
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sidekick Arbyn------ Woman seeks DNA test of Salvador Dali
initiated a legal battle to prove his paternity and will ask for his
body to be exhumed for DNA testing.
Via
http://snurl.com/3exh3
Friday, August 08, 2008
Top 5 Extreme Sky Dives Of All Time
“Americans make over two million jumps each year, but some daring divers choose to push their free-falls to the extreme. Here are our favorite record-breaking skydives.” w/ photo. LINK
Motorbike Tightrope
Presenting Johann Traber and his death-defying motorbike tightrope stunts. LINK: Youtube
Interactive Exhibition Table
“This interactive table, created by the Australian Lightwell company, is currently at display at the Australian Museum as part of the “Surviving Australia” exhibition. It features interactive screen applications and atmospheric/informative video programs to let the visitors explore some of Australia’s most dangerous animals.” w/ photo + video. LINK
Diamond Made From 100 Skydivers
“The moment 100 skydivers came together mid-air to form a diamond the size of a 747″ w/ photos. LINK
Talking To The Walls - Official Video
Finger Eleven's "Talking To The Walls" is a series of videos filmed, directed and edited by fans.
On June 27th, 2008, the band was shot by 50 of their biggest fans...the rest is up to you.
This is one interpretation.
To direct and edit your own version of "Talking To The Walls" log on to www.muchmusic/talkingtothewalls
Your video will be recognized as one of the band's official videos, and may be seen millions. Canadian fans, tune in to MuchMusic to see if your video makes it on-air or upload it right here on YouTube for the world to see. LINK: Youtube
THE HOLLIES - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Timeless ,a song any age will listen to now and in 20 years time and still enjoy ,long live these classics.
This song brings back alot, really makes me think. LINK: Youtube
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Math Art
Math can be beautiful. Especially when turned into art. Paul Nylander created a page where you'll see some tessellations, surfaces, and other math stuff. LINK
Stellarium
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go. LINK
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
The 20 Deadliest Plants On The Planet
“Although many plants are beneficial to human beings there are also certain varieties that have been proven to be harmful and fatal to humans. Here’s a list of the deadliest plants in the world.” w/ photos. LINK
Oregon Field Guide | Mountain Unicycling | OPB
Meet a group of Bend, Oregon unicyclists who have found a new way to play in the outdoors. LINK: Youtube
The 17 Hottest Steampunk Computers
“…a list of the top steampunk computer creations for your viewing pleasure, and by the end, your computer might end up just looking a little dull in comparison.” w/ photos. LINK
Land’s End
“Above Eastern New Mexico. These fields seem to be slowly eroding away into barren wasteland. At 30,000 feet one can more easily see geographic transitions like this. LINK
The 20 Most Brilliantly Colored Birds
“Birds are the only animals with feathers. All have feathers and most birds can fly. It is the possession f feathers, not the ability to fly, that distinguishes birds from other animals. There are about 10,000 species of birds from all over the world. Here are 20 of the world’s most colorful birds.” w/ photos. LINK
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Golden Tortoise Beetles
“The Golden Tortoise Beetle changes color from gold to red when excited. Larvae with their protective fecal parasols, are common on Morning Glory and related plants. Pinned specimens of these beautiful beetles undergo a one-way transformation from gemlike specimens to drab pinned beetles as they dry out in insect collections.” w/ photos. LINK
X Games XIV Danny Way Big Air bail
World’s Most Expensive Bass
“German luthier Jens Ritter has long been known for his high-class instruments, but he’s now topped his previous form. He’s built a gold and diamond-encrusted bass. The bass, called the Flora Aurum, is to go on sale for $250,000 in Las Vegas. The retailer is Wynn And Co - not a guitar shop, but a jewellery dealer.” w/ slideshow photos. LINK
Taking Art Straight To Your Head
“Visitors bend down under the fabric into which openings were cut. Through these holes, visitors pop their heads up into the orange space to view drawings, models and photographs suspended from wires.” w/ photos via. TheDesignBlog.org. LINK
Japanese Electronic MahJong Table
Automated MahJong table.. everything from shuffling, stacking, die rolling, and score keeping. LINK: Youtube
Recycled Skateboard Furniture
“You don’t have to be a skater to appreciate these clever decks! Based on their passion for mid-century design, skateboard culture, and the SoCal lifestyle, designers Pierre Andre Senizergues and Gil Le Bon de LaPointe have launched a new company that makes sleek, gorgeous post modern furnishings and accessories out of recycled second hand skate board products.” w/ photos. LINK
Monday, August 04, 2008
Bus Races - Marne Michigan
Wonder what the school bus drivers do in the summer? Watch... LINK: Youtube
Flying Transforming School Bus
http://www.rcpowers.com/Fly...
More pictures and videos of this bus here!
If you are a BEGINNER or want to get into RC, CLICK HERE, we put this together for you:
http://www.rcpowers.com/Beg...
LINK: Youtube
Directly manipulating videos
Dimp is a video player prototype which allows to browse video clips by directly dragging their content.
More info & free download:
http://www.aviz.fr/dimp
Discussion group:
http://groups.google.com/group/videom...
LINK: Youtube
Coldplay - Violet Hill
Coldplay's new album, 'Viva la Vida' out now.
http://www.coldplay.com
Video directed by Asa Mader. LINK: Youtube
Friday, August 01, 2008
Post-It Portrait
“We’ve all seen some cool things done with post-its, but these people took it to a whole new level.” w/ photos. LINK
The Man Who Never Forgets
“Rick Baron can recollect anything he’s witnessed or read about since age 11″ w/ photo + video. LINK
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