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The magic levitating top

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:47:00 +0900

The magic levitating top:

When this magnetic top is set spinning over another magnet, it levitates. No superconduction necessary.

(via @ebertchicago)

Tags: magnetism physics science video

Monday puzzle time!

Sun, 30 May 2010 06:56:32 +0900

Monday puzzle time!:

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Still kind of makes no sense to me even after reading the explanation.

Here’s the entire text of a talk given at math, magic, and puzzle gathering (attendees included Stephen…

How recipes should look (by Starsammy)

Tue, 18 May 2010 21:04:24 +0900

How recipes should look (by Starsammy):

How recipes should look (by Starsammy)

Humble Indie Bundle hits $1m, goes open-source, gets 4 day extension

Sat, 15 May 2010 08:11:04 +0900

Humble Indie Bundle hits $1m, goes open-source, gets 4 day extension:

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I’m so proud of our indie gaming community. There should be more of this. And speaking of which, Steam’s indie game bundle is a good deal as well. …

Copenhagen wheel stores and provides power for bicyclists

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:34:51 +0900

Copenhagen wheel stores and provides power for bicyclists:

Make: Online, which is currently covering alternative transportation, posted this neat video of a concept product from MIT Senseable City Lab called the Copenhagen Wheel. Its basic…

Switching Thumbs animated gif

Tue, 04 May 2010 23:14:52 +0900

Switching Thumbs animated gif:

From Gif Bin.

Soundshapes: Amit Pitaru/Zach Gage bring Sonic Wire Sculptor to iPhone

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:23:06 +0900

Soundshapes: Amit Pitaru/Zach Gage bring Sonic Wire Sculptor to iPhone:

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OK. I haven’t wanted an iPad until now. This is amazing.

Best known for his “irresponsible” art/game Lose/Lose — which deletes files from your hard drive every time…

The robot who considers towels

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:32:54 +0900

The robot who considers towels:

Who knew that watching a towel-folding robot could be so funny and fascinating?

I found this on Mike Migurski’s site and I cannot improve upon his description of the video:

There is…

The Story of Bottled Water

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:55:08 +0900

The Story of Bottled Water:

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From FastCompany: The Story of Bottled Water breaks down the problems with our beloved water in signature Annie Leonard form, with juicy tidbits like: one third of bottled water…

New World Order

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:57:30 +0900

New World Order:

[Image: Work by Shannon Rankin, taken from the artist’s Flickr page].

Artist Shannon Rankin does amazing things with maps. Treating them as mere pieces of decorated paper to be…

The internet in 1969

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:16:11 +0900

The internet in 1969:

What the wife selects on her console, will be paid for by the husband at his counterpart console.

Tags: video

David Mamet's guidelines for screenwriting

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:31:52 +0900

David Mamet's guidelines for screenwriting:

In a memo to the writers of The Unit, David Mamet (the show’s executive producer) provides a short but master class in writing for television.

THINK LIKE A FILMMAKER RATHER THAN A FUNCTIONARY,…

Cloak Bag

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:16:36 +0900

Cloak Bag:

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If anyone wants to get me a present…

Please meet Cloak Bag, the world’s first shoot-through camera bag. Brilliant! Watch this video to see how the bag…

Wired article about young criminal mastermind

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:16:36 +0900

Wired article about young criminal mastermind:
(From left: Blanchard at age 8; with his then-wife and father-in-law in Vienna, 1998; Blanchard’s girlfriend enjoying his proceeds in 2006. Photos: Courtesy of Gerald Blanchard)

Joshuah…