One of the smartest, most interesting people I ever knew once told me about a time when he got really interested in the problem of calculating the orbits of the planets based on the idea tha the Earth was stationary and everything was moving relative to it (this being one of the corollaries of the idea of a relativistic universe); I immediately thought of that project when I saw Aryeh Nirenberg's timelapse of the Milky Way where the sky is held stationary and the Earth is rotated — such a simple and powerful way to illustrate relative motion! (via Kottke)
Timelapse of the Milky Way with the sky held motionless and the Earth rotating
"Old rubber boots": Fetish video or performance art?
https://youtu.be/1MIp73LfiMQ "Have fun at home with my old rubber boots," the creator writes. Avant-garde performance art or fetish video? You decide. One commenter's rave review: "Nice boots. Rubber seems to… READ THE REST
Watch this head-spinning video of interconnected Olympic acrobatics
Donato Sansone "Concatenation 2" film connects a series of acrobatic Olympic athletes' jumps, spins, and dives into "a series of interconnected things or events," which is the definition of "concatenation."… READ THE REST
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Save 50% on a 1-year subscription to Dashlane's premium password manager
We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
