Interactive software.

I'm not sure if layers can be built upon these samples, but if so this software will give a huge headstart in creating amazing animations.

tabula rasa: ".........."

Giant smoke rings

This technique would not be a fave of Al Gore.

50 year old video by Ethnomusicoligist

Harry Smith was a film maker, artist, bohemian, occultist and an "ethnomusicoligist."

New video from Trans Am

The Crystal Caves...

This site documents the home of the largest crystals in the world. "Unique like the moon
Fragile like a butterfly
Warm and mortally dangerous..."

Check out the Cake Fairy!

Looking for a special cake? Have one designed for you, by the Cake Fairy!

What a great name for a cake bakery!

Hours of fun!

Or at least a minute or so...

New commercial for HP

Vase made by bees!

40,000 bees were used to create this vase.

Hawking on Star Trek!

Data brings a few of the great minds of history together.

A chair for your books?

Now you can curl up into your favourite 'book' chair and not even crack a spine!
I wonder if Greybishop's Books in Ontario has one of these?

Tiny Homes.

Tumbleweed houses are building home packages from 100 square feet and up. They offer a 'monster' home which weighs in at 500 sq. feet. There's something civilized to be said about these homes as they put into perspective the extreme size of some of today's homes. There is a 'monster home for sale, in Vancouver's realestate section, which is 48,000 sq. ft. Yes, that is 48,000 sq. ft, ten times the size of the typical 4,800 sq. ft 'large' house. The owners are now admitting that it is "too big"!

Thousands of pictures. Thousands of links. One Shoe.

You too can be part of the shoe!

Gloat over geography?

This site has numerous interactive quizzes. Begin by locating all the European Countries.

Underwater restaurant.

I think I would be claustrophobic and a bit guilty eating seafood while their brood looked on.

The Library of Congress

If you like to dig around in libraries, then this site is for you. The site has incredible amounts of information, text, illustrations, photographs and excerpts.

Tabula rasa: for random thoughts...

Interactive balancing act.

Digital Wind Tunnel.

This a cool commercial for Audi.

Victorian Robots.

An animation breakthrough!

Luckily JDH has helped me find a cool new link as this week my posting has been rather sparse. Thanks JDH!

The Principality of Sealand.

The story of 'Sealand' would make a great book or movie. Built in WW2 by Great Britain, this 'artificial island was abandoned for decades until a British family moved in 1966 and declared it a sovereign nation.

Before radar there were 'Sound Mirrors'

In the 1920s England began building giant 'sound mirrors', that were capable of listening to approaching aircraft. Radar quickly replaced these giant concrete monuments and many still exist throughout the countryside.

Starlings for Carlings (beer)

Search for books visually.

"Neighbours" by Norman McLaren

This short film was produced in 1952 and the message still rings true.

"Pavement Picasso" at work.

Synchronicity! Greybishop mentioned, Julian Beever, the famous 'sidewalk' artist and 24 hours later I stumbled upon this video.

The Illusion of the painted room?

I understand the concept but these examples seem too perfect? Are they real or have they been enhanced, digitally?

Can you pick a work of art over a fake?

Fake or work of Art? Test yourself now!

Animusic's 'Pipedream'

This award winning animation is fantastic.

Star Wars by subtitle...

Sebastian Heycke has many cool experiments, including this one!

Periodic Table of comic books

Click on an element and all the comic books that used that element, are shown.

Star Charts for you!

'Heavens Above' allows you to choose a skychart that is relevant to your location and date.

Enter the world of 2Bsquared.

This 'world' is full of games and encourages exploration.

"What we call the news."

JibJab's take on the media.

Multi-user music instrument with a tabletop interface.

A team of digital "Luthiers" , from Barcelona, have developed the "reactable": an interactive sonic system.

Thanks JDH, for letting me know about this cool new device.