Logan Fulton and his friends recreate the Call of Duty zombie playing mode in this live action fan film. Pretty cool! Check it out below.
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MTV Brazil created this incredible animation using balloons on a railway track as a flip book… after each balloon bursts, it makes its way to the next frame… which is on another balloon. Check it out below.
On May 1, 2011, Michael J. Cirino, Daniel Castano, and Jonny Cigar hosted an elegant 6-course meal on the L-Train in New York. The full menu, posted on Studiofeast‘s website, included: 1) Hamchi Crudo, Bone Marrow, Trout Roe, Laproaig, Sweet Lime 2) Foie en Brioche, Port Wine, Raisin 3) Ramp, Black Garlic, Cippolini, Morel, Thyme 4) Petit Filet Mignon, Pomme Puree, Asparagus 5) Pepper Jam, St Andre 6) Chocolate & Gold Leaf Panna Cotta, Raspberry. Video after the break.
“On the first of May we hosted a “luncheon” on the L line of the New York City subway. The subway is a familiar place, providing a necessary means of transportation for many New Yorkers. Its stairwells, turnstiles, platforms, trains and unpredictable elements are all-too-familiar to its dedicated patrons. One begins to know the exact time of travel from one destination to another. One begins to intuit the conditions of a ride, anticipating smooth stretches and knowing when to brace for a jarring turn. Through a series of familiar gestures, presented in commonplace locations in unfamiliar ways, we set out to challenge a habitual experience.”
World’s Largest Model Airport Costs $5 Million
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via Gawker. Not sure why this appealing to me… probably because I owned a ton of Micro Machines as a kid and a bunch of the environments/playsets. Anyways, here are some images of the world’s largest model airport which is on display in Hamburg, Germany at Miniatur Wunderland. It took 6 years and $5 million to make this airport. This looks a lot like the magic of tilt shift photography. More photos below.
via Yahoo. The quest for immortality has now been achieved… well… sort of. The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish may be the earth’s only immortal animal. Bryan Nelson wrote about this jellyfish on the Mother Nature Network. Check out an excerpt below.
Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life).
The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell. Some animals can undergo limited transdifferentiation and regenerate organs, such as salamanders, which can regrow limbs. Turritopsi nutricula, on the other hand, can regenerate its entire body over and over again. Researchers are studying the jellyfish to discover how it is able to reverse its aging process.
Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. They’re now found in oceans around the globe rather than just in their native Caribbean waters. “We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion,” says Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute.
via eater. Fat Ho Burgers is a new restaurant in Waco, Texas that has (to no one’s surprise) caused quite a bit of controversy. Owner, Lakita Evans, is adamantly defending the name of her new restaurant, and suggests that it is similar to several other restaurants, e.g. Hooters. For some reason, this reminds me of other somewhat questionable names that I’ve seen in the past. For Eyes – An eyeglasses shop called “Four Eyes” – isn’t that an insult to people who wear glasses? Athlete’s Foot – a shoe store called “Athlete’s Foot” i.e. A fungal infection affecting the skin between the toes. It is a form of ringworm.
Anyways, apparently the restaurant has turned out to be pretty popular – there is normally a line heading out the door. What do you think of the name? Is it offensive? Check out the menu and some video below.
via cmybacon. I was a pretty big fan of graffiti art when I was younger – as you can see in some of my drawings from my old sketchbook. This graffiti book, All You Need To Know About Graffiti Is In This Book, was created by London-based graphic designer, Benoit Ollive. Pretty funny.
Graffiti is often misunderstood, and it is difficult for a graffiti writer to explain what he feels about it. I have been asked by a book publisher to write few pages to explain to teenagers how to practice graffiti. After hours and hours I came to the conclusion there was nothing to teach about it except providing the tool to do it. The new generation needs to discover it by practising it instead of reading lessons. Rather than a long sterile speech debating on the good or bad vertues I created my own book to share my point of view through a conceptual message.
via Gizmodo. Here is a video of Jello bouncing off of a surface at 6200 frames-per-second. I know, it’s random… I know. Check it out below.
If you caught Parks and Recreation a couple weeks ago, there was an entire food plot where Tom Haverford (played by Aziz Ansari) came up with a list of special Tom-centric food terms. Some fans created a website [TomHaverfoods.com] that compiles these terms (and more). Some of my favorites are: “Dumplings are… Little Surprises”, “Water is… Hot Ice”, “Noodles are… Long Ass Rice” and “Crackers are… Lame Cookies”. Check it out. You can also catch some video from the episode below. Hat Tip: Sheri.
via newslite. A company called Watt UK sent a team of “trained professionals” out in London to collect samples of the air during the Royal Wedding… The company plans to take the samples, and sell them in bottles labeled “Royal Wedding Day Air” as a souvenir. Wow, how ridiculous…
Bosses at Watt UK say they hope the bottles could become a collectors item and insist they are “something for the whole family to enjoy”.
It’s claimed buyers could then treat the ‘Royal Air’ like a bottle of fine champagne and gather round the table each taking a healthy sniff.