The 2010 Times Square New Year's Ball is ready to go. They saved money and didn't add any LEDs, but they added new stunning Waterford clink-clink glass panels. Here's the insider look on how they did it, and why. LINK, Via: Youtube
Anthony Quintano also sent this video on the setup of the camera that will offer the closest view of the time ball tonight, broadcasting the event to the entire world. LINK: Vimeo
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Behind the Scenes of the 2010 Times Square New Year's Ball
High Performance Double Pendulum
"QUOTE" I and my father made the high-performance double pendulum. We're interested in the chaotic behavior! And then Dr. Ippei Shimada supports us to make this. Thank you so much! LINK: Youtube
Crosswalk Art
Crosswalks don't have to be boring; they usually are, but they don't have to be. Here are 22 interesting examples. LINK
The Sound Sculptures of Zimoun
(Video Link)
Swiss artist Zimoun builds sound installations that create a unique audiovisual experience. This video is a compilation of many of his projects, including listening to woodworms at work using a microphone, an automat with selections representing different cities, and pvc hoses flopping about under the force of compressed air. You can see an archive of project-specific videos at the above video link.
Official Website, Via: Make, Via: Neatorama
Mario + Tetris = Tuper Tario Tros.
What do you get when you cross a pixel-y Italian plumber with some rapidly-falling tetrominoes? Tuper Tario Tros., of course. It’s like regular Mario, except you’ll encounter some obstacles that you’re going to need help surmounting. That’s when you’ll need to toggle to Tetris and use the shapes to help. Have fun!
Link, Via: Geekologie, Via: Neatorama
Mexico's Underwater River
Diver Anatoly Beloshchin shot this footage in an underwater cavern at Cenote Angelita, Mexico. The illusion of a river is most commonly attributed to a layer of hydrogen sulfide. LINK: Neatorama, Via: Youtube
Flexible Furniture
(YouTube Link)
FlexibleLove is the creation of Chishen Chiu, a Taiwanese furniture designer. Its honeycomb structure made from recycled materials allows users to expand, shrink, and reshape it as needed. It’s like a Slinky that you can sit on.
Official Website, Via: Make, Via: Neatorama
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
China launches world's fastest train
China unveiled what it touted as the fastest rail link in the world on Saturday.
The train will run between the cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan. At an average speed of 217 miles per hour, the high-speed train reduces the 664 mile ride from ten and a half hours to just three hours.
Full story here and here. LINK, Via: Youtube
Metamorphosis of the Cube
The Metamorphosis of the Cube is a video envisioned and created by Erik Demaine, Martin Demaine, Anna Lubiw, Joseph O'Rourke, and Irena Pashchenko. It appears in a refereed video collection, the 8th Annual Video Review of Computational Geometry, associated with the 15th Annual ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG'99). LINK: Youtube
Infinite Escher
You're watching video history! This film was created in 1990 by the Sony HDVS Soft Center to demonstrate the nascent High Definition Video technology. When this movie first debuted in the main store window of Sony Town in Akihabara, passers by would gasp in amazement at the clarity and sharp crisp focus of the picture.
Infinite Escher is a paean to German mathematician and artist [Edit: Dutch Graphic Designer] MC Escher. It stars a young Sean Ono Lennon as a teen who starts experiencing visions of various MC Escher paintings, drawings and mechanical draughts. How many MC Escher motifs can you count?
Although the special effects now seem passe, this video was truly cutting edge at release, a collaboration of avant gard industry artists: Directors John Sanborn, Mary Perillo, Dean Winkler; Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Art Direction by Nam June Paik. LINK: Youtube
Natasha Ramos & Kyle Young "Are You Sleeping?"
Artist: Natasha Ramos & Kyle Young
Song: Are You Sleeping?
Director: Joe Young
Album: Diamond Ruff Soundtrack
Label: Young! Records
Lyrics at the LINK: Youtube
Flair Bartending World Championships
Is the crowd thinking. "Seriously, could I just get a drink?" LINK: Youtube
Photography by Bill Georgoussis
Amazing and superb professional fashion photography by Bill Georgoussis, talented Greece-based Greek photographer. Enjoy the wonderful fashion photos… LINK
Contemporary African Art Since 1980: exclusive image gallery
Contemporary African Art Since 1980, a new book by Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu, is the most comprehensive collection I've ever seen of modern art from or about Africa, by African artists.
The book explores how political, social, and cultural changes over the past thirty years have shaped urban, indigenous, and globalized "diasporic" art forms. Contemporary African Artis a roadmap of change and of evolving identities.
About the book's co-authors: Nigerian-born Okwui Enwezor is Dean of Academic Affairs at the San Francisco Art Institute, and editor and founding publisher of the African art journal Nka.
And Chika Okeke-Agulu is Assistant Professor of Art and Archeology and African American Studies at Princeton University, and editor of Nka.
Amazon Link, Via: Boingboing
Tooth Tattooing
If you’re the sort of person who’s always wanted an image of Amy Winehouse tattooed on your teeth, then I have some good news for you. Heward Dental Lab, a combination tattoo parlor and dental office, can do the job:
Normally this artwork is created on the back teeth, the molars or bicuspids. Most people prefer having it on the cheek side of the tooth, some on the tongue side. Most considered these as some what a white collar tattoo. They are seen only when the person that has one wants to share what they have, by pulling their cheek out so it could be seen. The other advantage to these tattoos is that they can easily be removed in five minutes in the dentist’s office with just a little grinding with a rubber wheel.
Gallery at the link.
Link, Via: DudeCraft | Image: Steve Heward, Via: Neatorama
Juke Box Blues - Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon singing June Carter's Juke Box Blues in the Johnny Cash Biopic 'Walk the Line'. LINK: Youtube
Sophie Madeleine - "The Stars"
Armed with her trusty ukelele, a voice to die for and a penchant for hirsute gentlemen, Sophie has been taking the web by storm. A DIY video for her Beard Song has recieved 136,000 hits on YouTube, while her fabulous album, Life.Love.Ukelele, is winning plaudits from the blogosphere and beyond. Its not hard to see why. With a masters degree in songwriting, Sophies sublime pop songs are perfectly crafted creations charming, sunny, very funny and as pretty as their mother.
Sophie played most of the instruments on the album herself, but even a talent such as hers doesnt stretch to playing three instruments simultaneously. So for her Crypt Session she was joined by Lara Stevens and Tim Emmerick. It was our pleasure. LINK: Youtube
Dark Matter Discovered
Physicists have detected a particle of dark matter for the first time in human history, a number of U.S laboratories announced yesterday. Should the findings be confirmed it will have an Earth-shattering effect on our understanding of how galaxies form.
Dark matter is believed to make up 90 per cent of the mass of the Universe. We can't see it but scientists think it is there due to the gravitational force it exerts. LINK: The Presurfer
Zombies! Board Game
“It’s come to this. You’re trapped in the middle of nowhere inside a rundown shack surrounded by zombies. Your cell phone doesn’t get reception and the land lines just emit a constant busy signal. Your only hope for survival is to get to one of the abandoned stores so you can get a battery for the CB radio in the shack and a shotgun to help you survive the trip back. Good luck with that. Includes spooky gameboard, fourteen 2″ tall, plastic game pieces, thirty-four cards and three dice.” LINK
DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop) - Mashup of Top 25 Billboard Hits
United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)
A Mashup of the Top 25 Hits of 2009, according to Billboard.
List of the songs at the LINK: Youtube
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Male birds show off their beauty to attract females - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife
Many birds use elaborate displays to impress and attract a mate. In this clip we observe some of them in action. From the BBC. LINK: Youtube
Segment from 'TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes'
Bloopers from 'The Family' skit on The Carol Burnett Show, and a blooper with Vicki Lawrence trying to say a line while closing her show. (She seems to giggle before getting out that last sentence, lol!) Enjoy! :) LINK: Youtube
Eclectic Method - The Best of 2009
The best & worst of 2009 all mashed up
NYE IN PHILLY::: LINK: Youtube
Ice Melting & Heated Stair Treads
“So stop shoveling over and over as the snow falls, because these unique outdoor waterproof rubber treads heat up and melt snow up to 2 inches per hour. I hope the next version covers the entire driveway.” / LINK
Venomous Catfish Species Uncovered
“Some catfish species have been known to be venomous — including a few dangerous enough to kill a human. But scientists knew little about how common venomous catfish are or how the fish produce and deliver their venom. Turns out, the ability is more widespread than anyone realized extending to about half of the more than 3,000 known catfish species, according to a new report. For the study, biologist Jeremy Wright studied the venom and microscopic tissue structures of 158 catfish species. Based on known relationships among those species, the University of Michigan graduate student concluded that at least 1,250 to 1,625 catfish species are likely venomous. The explosion in known venomous catfish species, however, doesn’t mean you have anything to fear, even if you’re an inveterate noodler — especially in North America.” LINK
Top 10 Most Successful Potheads
"Sir Richard Branson"
“Not only have 42% of Americans admitted to trying pot, but pot smokers have gone on to become some of the most successful people in our society. We’re not talking about Willie Nelson and Snoop. These guys are on the Forbes 500, they’re leading the free world, and they prove that all existing pothead stereotypes are nothing more than myths.” LINK
AquaNotes
"Waterproof/Dry Pen/Paper/Notepad for Shower"
“Do you get your best ideas and inspiration in the shower? Do you lose those great ideas before you can get out and write them down? Never let another great idea go down the drain! AquaNotes is a completely waterproof notepad that allows you to write down all your great ideas while in the shower. Water simply beads up and rolls off its waterproof paper. AquaNotes is so durable, you can even write underwater. AquaNotes is recyclable and environmentally friendly.” LINK
Dominoes Everywhere
This video was created for Imagine RIT, an annual festival at Rochester Institute of Technology focused on creativity and innovation of its students, faculty, and staff. It was created by Jared Lyon and two coworkers.
** The next Imagine RIT festival is May 1, 2010. LINK: Vimeo
Squirrel Monkeys Eating JELL-O at the Bronx Zoo
Squirrel Monkeys at the Monkey House in the Bronx Zoo recently received a special holiday treat in the form of JELL-O with blueberries, “a jiggly concoction that immediately stimulates their foraging instincts”. LINK, Via: Youtube
21-year-old raises money for her funeral
“Just days before Christmas, a young woman with muscular dystrophy is planning her own funeral, so she won’t leave the burden behind for her family. Sierra Cooper, 21, has battled muscular dystrophy her entire life, then she received another blow: Being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Now, Sierra faces a grim outlook and doctors said she has little time left. “If it was up to me, she’d have another 30 to 40 years and she’d bury me,” Sallie Cooper, Sierra’s mother, said. “You’re not supposed to bury your child.” Sierra may only have weeks left. This Christmas, her wish isn’t under the tree this year. She’s asking for donations to help pay for her funeral.” LINK
Harmonica - Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace played on chromatic harmonica. LINK: Youtube
I really enjoyed listening to this, actually over and over again.
WW2 German fighter plane sidecar
This beautifully bizarre and unique creation is the brainchild of Hungarian bike builder and Wild West theme park owner Henrik Toth.
The design is based on a Second world war Messerschmitt ME109 fighter plane and entirely hand built by Henrik.
The sidecar - or fuselage - is attached to a Yamaha Wild Star cruiser, disappointingly the propeller on the chair isn't powered.
Toth's other T-motor Sidecars and his wild west village just outside of Budapest can be seen on his website. LINK
Four-Seater Scooter
“According to Vespa, here’s a list of uses for the stretched scooter: it’s a sensible family car on two wheels and kids will look forward to going to school on it. You can be the designated driver and still park outside the front door of the party. When you make new buddies, you can take them home with you – and you save money on fuel. “You won’t have a problem finding passengers for this scooter,” says a Vespa spokesman. “Park it anywhere, and in minutes you’ll have a queue of admirers.” LINK
The BamTrike
“BamTrike is a three-wheeler that goes with the fancy tag of being a Personal Mobility Vehicle. Besides sporting a really unique form, the most intriguing part of this concept is the usage of Bamboo as a building material. The choice stems from the fact that structurally, bamboo compares to fiberglass, in woven form. The rider of the vehicle gets to sit in a comfy reclined position and the side storage pockets are sufficient to carry your personals. As a recreational vehicle, it really looks neat!” LINK
MythBuster Adam Savage + SBU (Self-Balancing Unicycle)
Adam Savage of the MythBusters receives his SBU, an electric self-balancing unicycle by Focus Designs Inc. LINK: Youtube
The 12 Pains of Christmas
“Anyone who listens to this song and doesn’t smile/laugh IS a grinch! LINK: Youtube
World's smallest pistol
The revolvers are the world's smallest working double action blank firing pistols. They measure just 38mm in length and are smaller than the famous Swiss Mini Gun which measures 55mm. LINK
Carol of the Beers!
Carol of the Bells on perfectly tuned corona bottles (they make the best sound), by "plucking" them with your finger. LINK: Youtube
Propeller Powered Skateboard
He took the propeller powered skateboard out for a spin and somehow avoided death. The skateboard worked amazingly well and was great fun to ride! The engine was an OS 1.60, more details here: crazybuilders.com/item.php?id=000014&type=project_section / LINK: Vimeo
The Apple Cider Martini and Martini Glass
The ingredients and instructions detailed will demonstrate how to make a martini glass out of a single apple and a cinnamon stick, as well as spiced/spiked apple cider.
http://www.instructables.com/id/EKL5I.../ LINK: Youtube
The All of Everything
A central London exhibition space dedicated to showcasing the creative talents of University of Arts London’s students, The Arts Gallery is soon to fall victim to Crossrail’s controversial new railway project that has already taken the famous London Astoria and other smaller yet equally renowned venues and clubs. Fittingly, the gallery’s final show is a suitably epic affair and the largest, most ambitious yet from former Central Saint Martins graduate, Mike Ballard. The All of Everything features the artist’s almost apocalyptic vision of arts history, the installation encompasses the entire space of the gallery with floors, ceilings and walls depicting all that art has given us, psychedelically fused with Ballard’s archaic vision of all that art will ever give… a truly staggering piece of work that is as thought provoking as it is awe-inspiring. Showing from now until the demolition of the gallery, that is scheduled for some time in February, this is a unique work, displayed in unique circumstances and should not be missed…. LINK
Monday, December 28, 2009
Vintage pocket watches shaped as a bike and a book
eBay oddity scout Michael-Anne Rauback spotted these curious "Victorian" brass mechanical pocket watches in the form of a bicycle and "Mr. Book." LINK: Boingboing
New Year's Eve Blue Moon Eclipse
On December 31st, we will see the second full moon of the month, or the 13th full moon of the year. These rare occasions are called a blue moon, as in “once in a blue moon”. But that’s not the only thing special about New Year’s Eve this year. There will also be a partial lunar eclipse on the 31st (visible in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia)!
Only a very small portion of the Moon’s southern limb will be in the Earth’s umbral shadow, but there will be a noticeable darkening visible over the Moon’s face at the point of greatest eclipse. Need more? Then know this eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days. Afterwards it will begin shifting back about 10 days in sequential years. Because of the date change, the Earth’s shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.
For the eclipse, the duration of the partial phase will last within two seconds of a hour long, while the penumbral duration from beginning to end will run about four hours and eleven minutes. Penumbral contact will begin at 17:17:08 UT and umbral contact at 18:52:43 UT. The moment of greatest depth of shadow will occur at 19:22:39 UT, 31 December 2009.
Link -Via: Geeks Are Sexy, Via: Neatorama
(image credit: Kostian Iftica)
Twinkling Fiber Optic Starfield
Many people put glow-in-the dark star stickers on a child’s bedroom ceiling. With this Instructable, you can go all the way and have twinkling fiber optic stars! The project is just one of many listed in Instructables’ Best of 2009 list. You’ll find links to the most popular projects of the year broken down by categories (art, home, food, pets, games, etc). Maybe you’ll find something to keep you busy during the after-Christmas doldrums. Link, Via: Neatorama
Flying Through Fireworks
(YouTube Link)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) pilot and out-of -work electrical engineer Cy Brown strapped a camera to his GPS-enabled plane and had some friends launch fireworks at it. A rural farmland becomes a miniature war zone, as Cy pilots and swivels the lens, hunting down the active thrillseeker sect’s base camp. LINK: Neatorama
Detroit in RUINS! (Crowder goes Ghetto)
New video every Thursday! LINK: Youtube
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Joules, The Bicycle-Riding Robot
(YouTube Link)
Engineer Carl Morgan’s son complained that a certain hill was too hard to climb on his bicycle. Could his dad invent a machine to help him power over these inclines? The answer came in “Joules”, an electrically-powered robot that rides in the back seat of a tandem bicycle:
Morgan spent months modeling how to transform a motor’s spin into pedal-pushing legs. The motor inside Joules’s torso turns a series of linked belts and chains that transfer power from one area of the robot to the next. Each upper leg pivots at the hip, raising and lowering its knee and forcing the lower legs to turn the pedals. He also added “bones” (rods on the outside) for needed stiffness.
Morgan was nervous when he climbed in front for the final test, but Joules easily cruised to the top of the hill. The bike could probably do more, even hit 30 mph, but Morgan says he doesn’t plan to find out: “Abject cowardice on my part means we’ll never know for sure.”
Link | Official Website, Via: Neatorama
TRON TENNIS!
(YouTube Link)
Sony Ericsson hosted a promotional tennis tournament that was bathed in ultraviolet light in order to recreate the atmosphere of the movie Tron. It’s far more scenic than the Medieval version.
Via: DVICE, Via: Neatorama
Clicker
Clicker is the complete guide to Internet television. Clicker catalogs all broadcast programming online, along with TV-quality Web originals, from these silos and delivers them in one seamless, organized experience so you can easily discover what's available to watch online, where to watch it, and what's worth watching.
Clicker is one part directory, one part search engine, one part wiki, one part entertainment guide, and one part DVR. At the heart of it all is a massive database that contains more than 450,000 episodes, from over 6,000 shows, from over 1,200 networks, tens of thousands of movies, and 50,000 music videos from 20,000 artists.
You can enjoy all of Clicker's content and features without a Clicker account, but creating an account will allow you to create and manage a personal playlist, subscribe to show seasons and edit and submit show and episode metadata for review by the Clicker editors. LINK: The Presurfer
Plight of the Polar Bear in 32 Pictures
"Human-like"
Not everyone sees the polar bear as a species that has some human-like tendencies. Perhaps they are sticking out their tongue at humans, thinking we had better get our act together before their kind is lost? Two bears are moving as if waltzing together. LINK, Via: Youtube
If you still can’t see it, then look at this bummed out polar bear acting like we do when going to work on a lazy Monday.
Now That's a Tree!
For the second year in a row, Greig Howe has created a seasonal spectacle with his 50′ Christmas tree. The 15 mile drive from the Forestry Commission to his home turned a lot of heads since he towed it behind his tiny blue G-Wiz electric car! Once home, the fir was to be part of an elaborate illusion. More to the story and pictures at the link.
Link. -Via: The Cellar IotD, Via: Neatorama | Photo: Bournemouth News & Picture Service
Japanese Baby Simulator Is 1,000 Times Creepier Than a Normal Baby
This is Yotaro, the Japanese baby simulator. It looks like a big stuffed animal bear with a baby's face projected on to it. It's actually got a lot of complex stuff going on inside it, for better or worse. I just wonder why they didn't make it look more like a real baby if they were going for simulation. [Yotaro, Via: DesignBoom, Via: Gizmodo, Via: Youtube]
Time-lapse video of the Northern Lights
This time-lapse video (you'll have to follow the link to watch) shows a far more spectacular display over the Ringebu Fjell in southern Norway, captured by photographer Bernd Proschold. The moment when the clouds clear away, and the lights burst into view is absolutely breathtaking. LINK: Boingboing
The World At Night: A Glimpse of the Far North
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Basement Jaxx - My Turn - live visuals
On a 7m long LED screen behind the guys, for this year`s tour
the music on this animation is an instrumental version
in cooperation with Toby Jackman (bear dance)
(the original resolution is 1080*288)
check out the music video version: vimeo.com/7373036
LINK: Vimeo
Weapon art
Have a look at these interesting and original art works that are made not by a paint brush, or a pencil, but by weapons. It’s nice to see that not all weapons are used to kill people, but some of them are used to create art. It’s a pretty neat idea, and it sends a beautiful massage. It would be great if all guns could be used only this way and in this purpose. LINK
Strangest Bridges Around the World
These bridges are located in Amsterdam and were made by Naomi. Three unusual red steel bridges extend over the water between the islands Sporenburg and Borneo. Two of these three bridges stretch for 90m and the 3d one is 25 meters long. The pedestrian bridge is the most unusual one. LINK
A Visit to a Steampunked Home
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Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum started ModVic (Modern Victorian) Home Restoration in June 2007 and have now moved onto steampunk Home Design. ModVic's mission is to authentically restore historic Victorian homes (1850 – 1910) to their original beauty and richness while completely modernizing the home’s systems, functional layout and conveniences for the family of today (sound familiar?). Bruce and Melanie also love the steampunk design aesthetic of combining the best of Victorian high design and craftsmanship with modern functionality and usefulness.
Bruce's home is a Craftsman style Victorian built in 1901. It has a great deal of history associated with it and Bruce has filled it with unusual Craftsman era antiques. But we're interested in steampunk here rather than the merely historical so I'm going to gloss over almost all of that and get to the mods and the steampunk art!
Be sure to go to the LINK this home is amazing.
This Snow Leopard Has a Naked Lady On It
You will never find this snow leopard in any Apple promotional shot. Why? Because there's a naked woman in there. And a very sexy one at that. Can't you see her? She's right there, completely nude. Not yet? Look closer:
Yes, now she's very hard to miss. And in three-dee! No amount of Photoshop work could fix this one. [Painted Alive—Thanks David Keyes], Via: Gizmodo
Original blueprints of the Eiffel Tower
At the Eiffel Tower's official web site, you can check out scans of the original blueprints created by Gustave Eiffel in preparation for the 1889 World's Fair. The famous tower in Paris was the source of much controversy (many thought its skeletal design ruined the classical cityscape) and remained the tallest structure in the world until the Chrysler Building in 1930.
[Via: Gizmodo, Via: Boingboing]
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Russian Sand Sculptures
These days there was a sand sculptures contest in Moscow. Some of the most cool looking ones you can find in this post.
The organizers didn’t realize that Moscow is not the best place to held such an event because of unstable spring climate. Usually those contests are being conducted in the regions where the rains are not so often, but in this place and this time of the years rains just can go daily, so it’s big pity they didn’t last long. LINK
Cool racoons
These guys are so adorable and cute, they will definitely make your day! Just look how good they feel in their own skin and how funny they are. It’s like you’re watching a cartoon. If you’re feeling bad or depressed, these little fellas will surely make you feel better and bring a big smile on your face. LINK
Unexpected Car Dust Art
Scott can´t resist a dirty rear car window. We suspect that Scott started off with clever sayings like “wash me” or a smiley face.
The coolest part of Wade’s artwork is that it morphs on its own. As he continues to drive down the dusty alley or when it rains, the environmental elements go to work and change the image by deepening the patina aspects or adding curious stripes and shading or by even obliterating portion of the work, even sometimes the entire work.
This isn’t your typical art medium but Wade is a talented man with a curious mind and a wonderful edge. LINK
Striking body-art
Craig Tracy, body-art artist and the author of the work shown on these images below, is taking this form of art to a whole new level. His work is strikingly beautiful and catches attention by the dramatic combination of vivid colors and impressive play of light and shadows. The human body is not simply a substitute for a canvas but it actually involves in creating art and is the most important element in this process. LINK
Old British pubs
British people love their pubs and they’ll do anything to keep their closed circle of friends safe from intruders. Some would even design ugly signs and give their pubs crazy names to keep their beloved pubs to themselves. You can see some colorful and often bizarre pub signs featuring royalty, nobility, religious iconography, occupations and trades, legends and ever-popular sporting activities.
Link - Via: artsyspot, Via: Neatorama
Kim Peek Kim, Who Inspired 'Rain Man', Dies
Kim Peek, the man who inspired the 1988 movie 'Rain Man,' died last Saturday of a sudden heart attack. Peek, 58, was likely the world's most famous savant, enduring mental handicaps while at the same time possessing extraordinary gifts of memory and recall.
Kim Peek had a photographic or eidetic memory, but also social developmental disabilities, possibly resulting from congenital brain abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman, in the movie Rain Man. He was not autistic and likely had FG syndrome. LINK: The Presurfer
Mobile Mobile
Details on how we made it and some behind the scenes content are available on the blog link below:
theophane.co.uk/mobile-mobile // Via: Vimeo
Friday, December 25, 2009
Norah Jones and Jimmy Kimmel Sing YouTube's 12 Days of Christmas
Jimmy Kimmel Live - Norah Jones and Jimmy Kimmel Sing YouTube's 12 Days of Christmas. LINK: Youtube
NIN: "Somewhat Damaged" live from on stage @ Roskilde Festival, Denmark 7.03.09
Nine Inch Nails performs "Somewhat Damaged" live at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark on July 3rd, 2009. Be sure "HD" is selected for the best viewing experience. Filmed by Rob Sheridan on the Canon 5D Mark II. Audio mix by Blumpy. LINK: Youtube
NIN: "I'm Afraid of Americans" live from on stage in Toronto, 6.02.09
Nine Inch Nails performs "I'm Afraid of Americans" in Toronto on June 2nd, 2009. Be sure to select "HD" for the best viewing experience. Filmed by Rob Sheridan with the Canon 5D Mark II. Audio mix by Blumpy. LINK: Youtube
Raw Video: Troops in Iraq Celebrate Christmas
Troops in Baghdad, Iraq marked Christmas with services and by singing traditional holiday songs. (Dec. 25, 2009) LINK, Youtube
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Larry the Cable Guy's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Larry the Cable Guy does a PC version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. LINK: Youtube
The Amazing Grace Christmas House - Official Version
The Amazing Grace Christmas House. Designed and programmed by Richard Holdman in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
You can find out more information about my display at http://www.holdman.com
The display has 50,000 lights and is computer controlled by 180 channels. LINK: Youtube
"You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" Sung By Tay Zonday!
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/tay... TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/tayz...
LINK: Youtube
Christmas Wines Together Episode #792
Gary Vaynerchuk continues the holiday tradition of tasting a secret pack on Christmas Eve. LINK: Youtube
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