Mad Quickies 11.16

• Could someone please contact George R.R. Martin and tell him that this gate should belong to him? {from Steve D}
• Are you the Gate Keeper? Everyone here in the Lab lurvs these rings! {via Victor}
• A true 3D display that’s created using a laser and 50,000 dots per second is techonology that uses “oxygen and nitrogen in the air to create a plasma excitation. Dude. That’s hot. {via Madfishmonger}
• Ten games that make you think about life. {thanks to Sarah, via Jen Myers}
• Before Sesame Street and Electric Mayhem, there was “Sam and Friends”. This is where Kermit started. Omigosh, you guys! Check out this talk with the Smithsonian curator on Kermit’s history and their display of Muppet memorabilia. There is so much here to see! And speaking of seeing, here- try these on. {from Steve D}

Lots more, plus a time-lapse maker video for you…

• The Watercolor Project produced a book illustrated by the children of ll Polei Primary School describing the traditional use of plants for medicine in their Massai community.
• Wired says these are the 9 Equations True Geeks Should (at Least Pretend to) Know. Apparently, they must have received a lot of email because they followed up with 9 Geeky Equations Our Readers Think You Should (at Least Pretend to) Know.
• Arthur Radebaugh’s shiny happy future. And there’s a jetpack mailman in it!
• Jamey Grimes says his desire “to make objects is fueled by encounters with Nature and playful experimentation with synthetic materials.” Indeed. We think his large-scale installations are pretty cool.

Max Zorn is a street artist. And he makes translucent tape art using only a scalpel. The art is then hung on street lamps. You will seriously want to watch this a few times. It’s mesmerizing.