Grab bag of links
Feb. 7th, 2010 11:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eveglassI know, I know. It's been way too long since I posted one of these. In fairness, my "to post" folder is exploding. I'll start with the more recent and work my way backwards over the next few days.
1. Internet distractions (2-minute video) -- Funny and sad all at the same time, mostly because it's just so true.
2. The power of the pentatonic scale (3-minute video) -- For those people who claim to be tone deaf, this video will prove that you're not. Really clever.
3. The physics of space battles -- Okay, it's the future and we're fighting the aliens who have come to invade our planet (or maybe it's a civil war; who knows?). What would the actual battle look like? Here's a thought experiment that tries to figure it out.
4. The best card trick ever (4-minute video) -- Very clever, mostly involving marked cards (I assume). The actual trick starts at 1:50.
5. The size of planets and stars (2-minute video) -- Interesting way to get a sense of scale for the objects in our universe. Cool stuff. (Ignore the moral message at the end.)
6. The Muppets perform Bohemian Rhapsody (5-minute video) -- If you're one of the four people on the planet who hasn't seen this one yet, you should go watch it.
7. The illustrated man -- An article about LED tattoos. Imagine tattoos that could not only move and change but could interface with the internet! How cool! (Don't bother with the video, though. It's not that good.)
1. Internet distractions (2-minute video) -- Funny and sad all at the same time, mostly because it's just so true.
2. The power of the pentatonic scale (3-minute video) -- For those people who claim to be tone deaf, this video will prove that you're not. Really clever.
3. The physics of space battles -- Okay, it's the future and we're fighting the aliens who have come to invade our planet (or maybe it's a civil war; who knows?). What would the actual battle look like? Here's a thought experiment that tries to figure it out.
4. The best card trick ever (4-minute video) -- Very clever, mostly involving marked cards (I assume). The actual trick starts at 1:50.
5. The size of planets and stars (2-minute video) -- Interesting way to get a sense of scale for the objects in our universe. Cool stuff. (Ignore the moral message at the end.)
6. The Muppets perform Bohemian Rhapsody (5-minute video) -- If you're one of the four people on the planet who hasn't seen this one yet, you should go watch it.
7. The illustrated man -- An article about LED tattoos. Imagine tattoos that could not only move and change but could interface with the internet! How cool! (Don't bother with the video, though. It's not that good.)
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Date: 2010-02-08 04:26 am (UTC)Two) If you're serious: http://www.lybrary.com/royal-road-card-magic-p-35.html
Three) The camera angle was unfortunate. His hands were screening a number of the moves from his audience. To catch them, you'd have to be virtually on top looking straight down. Oh, dear.
But that trick isn't supposed to be terribly mysterious. It's supposed to be delightful and funny.
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Date: 2010-02-08 04:28 am (UTC)2. No, not particularly serious. I *did* find it delightful and funny, and I have no true desire to learn how he really did it.
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