An incredible shot for a music video. So simple. So powerful.
Remarkable ‘To The River’ Music Video Was Recorded in the Reflection on a Person’s Eye
Cinemagraphs are basically fancy Gifs where only part of the image is moving, so the idea of using them to make a music promo at first sounds a little…boring.
But when you set it to a melancholic soundtrack like Joel Compass’ “Back to Me” , the technique transforms and adds a strange sense voyeurism to the story
I’m starting to get into DIY projects for around the home and recently created some patio screens with coloured wool and nails. One thing I can tell you is that I wish I had this machine!
Wrapping the wool took forever to get the layers and depth that I wanted and even then, I wasn’t entirely satisfied. This would’ve helped me no end.
Anton Alvarez’ “The Thread Wrapping Machine” is a tool to join different types of material with only a glue-coated thread to bond it. No screws ore nails are used to join the different components of the furniture. And as you can see, the results are stunningly simple.
I’ve been working on a gun awareness campaign for a while now, so naturally fate has me seeing gun related blogs and projects everywhere I turn. This project spoke out to my DIY and art personality. There’s something beautiful in the contrast between the violence of guns and majesty of music and the transformation that happens.
Mexican artist Pedro Reyes has been turning to weapons as an art medium to address the crime rates in his native country.
His “Imagine” collection has re-imagined a set of 50 musical instruments fabricated out of destroyed weapons – revolvers, shot-guns, machine-guns, etc. A group of 6 musicians worked for 2 weeks shoulder-to-shoulder turning these agents of death into instruments of life.
Speaking about the project Pedro said, “It’s difficult to explain but the transformation was more than physical. It’s important to consider that many lives were taken with these weapons; as if a sort of exorcism was taking place the music expelled the demons they held, as well as being a requiem for lives lost.”
The Cave of Crystals near Chihuahua, Mexico.
Those giant crystals of gypsum (CaSO4) probably grew to their massive size really slowly in a bath of hot water and dissolved minerals. Now that the water has been pumped out by industrial miners, scientists are free to explore…with the help of some ice-cooled orange jumpsuits: The caves average a termperature of 118 F, and 90 % humidity.
OK, that’s it, I’m getting on a plane and going to Chihuahua. Who has a headlamp I can borrow?
Supermans ice fortress is more humid than was expected
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The Evolution of the Superman Logo
Logos and symbols are powerful tools that help convey your message across to others. Create a logo for your DIY Club and let the world know what your club is all about. Sketch out ideas, and then turn those sketches into a final logo that you can use to represent your DIY Club wherever you go.
Who’s not a Man of Steel geek deep down?!
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Physicist Challenge: Create Magnetic Putty
Ancient scholars discovered naturally magnetic lodestones over 2500 years ago. Physicists use magnetism often for their experiments. They can even be used to measure the magnetic field of the Earth! Just take some of your standard Silly Putty and blend in some black iron oxide. As far as experiments go, this is simple and safe, and the results look awesome.
Never lose your keys. Just look for the black alien like substance
‘Camp Grounded’ sounds great and I wish I could make it but would you have to book your by snail mail?
You Saw This Coming of the Day: Julian Assange Will Run for Office as a Member of Wikileaks Party
Wikileaks’ larger-than-life founder Julian Assange has officially filed paperwork to run for a seat in the Australian Senate and may actually have a chance at winning. Assange will be running as a member of the country’s new Wikileaks Party while living at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been hiding for several months to avoid extradition to Sweden. So how’s Assange running for an office from overseas? The Age explains:
“Australian citizens living overseas can enrol to vote as an overseas elector, and consequently run as a Senate candidate if they left Australia within the past three years and intend to return within six years of their date of departure.”
Doesn’t surprise me one bit. Anything is possible when it comes to politics
