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Throughout history, there have been unexplained broadcasts from strange croaking sounds to radio transmissions that still puzzle people today.
One case is the “Swedish Rhapsody,” a radio station broadcasting children’s music and a female voice repeating numbers. It’s suggested that the broadcasts were from government agents.
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President Obama plays a little soccer with a rather surprisingly athletic robot. Seriously, look at the way that thing moves. I’ve never seen a robot perform that fluidly.
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H/T Dennis F.
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From the TED YouTube channel:
Hamish Jolly, an ocean swimmer in Australia, wanted a wetsuit that would deter a curious shark from mistaking him for a potential source of nourishment. (Which, statistically, is rare, but certainly a fate worth avoiding.) Working with a team of scientists, he and his friends came up with a fresh approach — not a shark cage, not a suit of chain-mail, but a sleek suit that taps our growing understanding of shark vision.
Man, I remember getting the promo of this record, playing it in the store I worked at as loud as possible and hoping my ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend would walk in. Granted, I broke up with her, but jealousy knows no bounds. I’m still kinda jealous… Do we ever really grow up? Eh, I’ll save the philosophical questions for a day when we can all agree… One day…
From AllMusic:
Started in an informal setting between infamous engineer and guitarist Steve Albini (ex-Just Ducky, Big Black,Rapeman) and drummer Todd Trainer (ex-Rifle Sport, Brick Layer Cake) in 1992, Shellac came into full formation after Albini invited bassist Bob Weston (ex-Sorry, Volcano Suns) to move to Chicago, employing him as an engineer at his studio. A clutch of singles soon appeared in 1993 and 1994 on Touch and Go and Drag City, somewhat following in the footsteps of Albini‘s Big Black and Rapeman, if only due to his trebly, cutting guitar work and deadpan vocals. As with Big Black, Shellac provided a forum for Albini to air his thoughts on the uglier side of humanity, though lowering the perversity and upping the humor a notch. (An early claim was that all Shellac songs concerned either baseball or Canada, sometimes both in the same song.) The odd rhythms of Trainer and rumbling bass of Weston, however, clearly removed Shellac from any of the members’ previous involvements…[read more]
Who would have thought around 1900 that in fifty years time we would know so much more and understand so much less. — Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein and the Cosmic World Order, by Cornelius Lanczos (Wiley, New York, 1956)
Imagine a valley of dolls, a town with life-size dolls spread throughout where the number of dolls exceed the population.
In a village in eastern Iya on Shikoku is 64-year-old Ayano Tsukimi who left Osaka and settled in this quiet village. The town used to have a population of 137, but some of the people passed away and some moved somewhere else. With only 37 people living in this cozy town, Tsukimi creates a human-size doll in their place that are scattered throughout the valley.
In this intimate mini documentary, you’ll get to meet Ayano Tsukimi and learn how she started making life-size dolls.
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Fritz Schumann
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As Apple earnings are soon to be announced today, here are some interesting numbers about the company. Love them or hate them, they do have some impressive numbers.
According to Alltime Numbers video, here’s a quick run some of some interesting facts and figures:
Watch to find out other fascinating numbers such as how many iPads and iPhones were sold in a second.
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Alltime Numbers
I came across this video of professional mallakhamb players while researching pole dancing videos for a, uh, future article. Yes, that’s it. Hey, don’t judge — a girl can dream…
This gymnastic-type competition sport originates from India and is actually really impressive. The muscles required to perform some of these maneuvers have to be in peak condition, and these folks are fit. They combine athleticism and showmanship to produce a routine that may seem odd to some of us who are unfamiliar, but I find it to be quite engaging and an amazing display of skill and dedication.
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