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The Known Universe
Credit & Copyright: American Museum of Natural History
What would it look like to travel across the known universe?
To help humanity visualize this, the American Museum of Natural History has produced a modern movie featuring many visual highlights of such a trip.
The video starts in Earth’s Himalayan Mountains and then dramatically zooms out, showing the orbits of Earth’s satellites, the Sun, the Solar System, the extent of humanities first radio signals, the Milky Way Galaxy, galaxies nearby, distant galaxies, and quasars.
(Source: ikenbot, via itsfullofstars)
Reblog this if you’re part of the Wilf Appreciation Society
I am. And I will.
Best. Companion. EVER.
Alright, I’ll drop it down, Mike. And for the record, I like the 11th, though the 10th isn’t bad.
This is just adorable. ›
My kid wouldn’t settle for 6 quarters, though I love her bargaining tactics. “My kid would be a badass. I’ll teach them to be ruthless and rue their enemies. They will rule by fear.”
We love sketches about Asteriod movies and this is one of the best. ”Fuck You Dutton.”
I wrote and directed this video starring Clint Howard and Beau Bridges!
Also must give props to the supporting cast: Charles Ingram, Nick Corirossi, Perry Smith, Tim Kalpakis, and Ryan Perez as Brent Spiner. Blake McClure shot it amazingly, top-notch producing by Betsy Koch and Alex Richanbach, and great VFX by Charles Ingram. Super proud of everybody.
Never too late to make an “Armageddon” parody.
The Size of Texas with Clint Howard
Clint Howard and Beau Bridges must defeat the deadliest threat in human history: a giant asteroid. If only they could agree how giant it is.
amazing.
I am proud to live in a world where one of my friends has gotten Clint Howard to say “flaccid dicks.”
Incredible.
Quantum Levitation Will Blow Your Mind
This video demonstration is in something called Quantum Levitation, a phenomenon that results from the fact that superconductors and magnets tend to not like each other.
When possible, the superconductor will expel all the magnetic field from inside. This is the Meissner effect. In our case, since the superconductor is extremely thin, the magnetic field DOES penetrate. However, it does that in discrete quantities called flux tubes.
Inside each magnetic flux tube superconductivity is locally destroyed. The superconductor will try to keep the magnetic tubes pinned in weak areas (e.g. grain boundaries). Any spatial movement of the superconductor will cause the flux tubes to move. In order to prevent that the superconductor remains “trapped” in midair.
R.I.P., the movie camera: 1881-2011
An article at the moviemaking technology website Creative Cow reports that the three major manufacturers of motion picture film cameras — Aaton, ARRI and Panavision — have all ceased production of new cameras within the last year, and will only make digital movie cameras from now on. As the article’s author, Debra Kaufman, poignantly puts it, “Someone, somewhere in the world is now holding the last film camera ever to roll off the line.”
this makes me very sad.
I agree with Katie, this is sad. But remember the ones making this choice are professionals. High end cameras are made by technicians for DPs and operators, I think the series of choices made by people like David Cronenweth, Bob Pope, Bob Richardson Roger Deakins, et al (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_films_shot_in_digital) have affirmed that the folks that determine the best images you’ve ever seen are comfortable using digital as a valid tool.
Also, film cameras are kept especially well and maintained. The SR2 will always be available for 16, panavision will keep a few gold II’s around. I don’t mean to nitpick, but this was frankly a long time coming, and there’s so much new frontier to explore.
If this was Fujifilm or Kodak stopping production of film, however. I would poop my pants. And vocalize it loudly. On the internet.
USC Health Center, in 45 seconds.
The last 45 seconds of my recent visit to the USC health center:
Doc: So, x-ray says it’s not broken [your foot].
Me: Really? It hurts a lot!
Doc: It’s a sprain. And you dislocated one of your cuneiform bones.
Me: Get right out of town! It must be like some perfect storm of sprain.
Doc: This is Candice, she’ll talk to you from now on.
Doc just leaves.
Candice: Hi, I’m Candice. Here are some ice packs.
Me: Ice packs? That’s it? You hear what I said about the perfect storm?
Candice: Yeah, I hope that helps.
Me: Sorry, I don’t want to seem like I was overreacting or not taking the pain well… I’m just looking to leave here with my masculinity…
Candice: Sure. Is there anything else?
So no breaks! Should be back in the game in like 3-4 weeks, some sources say. Though, I assume I’m a medical oddity and will heal faster… as some of you know, I am part-Wolverine. Go Trojans!
