It’s the Friday Quickies! There’s so much going on here…let’s begin!
- We love Greta Christina. She’s going through a very tough time but we can all help. {via Anne S.}
- In 1847, civil engineer Oliver Byrne penned The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid. For a closer look, page through this gem.
- Goldilocks – a cautionary tale. {via @BadAstronomer}
- 3 beanbags and 26.2 miles: a story on joggling.
- The Lego version of Baumgartner’s jump.
- And then there’s Feline Baumgartner. {via Mike D.}
- Famous logos recreated with That Damn Font. {via Surly Amy}
- Alex Andreev has a new collection of paintings of dystopian worlds.
Much more after the jump…
plus a beer keyboard!
- Something beautiful: Kurosawa’s painted storyboards.
- At Pop Chart Lab – the evolution of video game controllers.
- Minouette’s print: Madame Wu and the violation of parity.
- Six classic paintings that are hauntingly abandoned.
- Today’s eye candy: Accidental Mysteries, 10.14.12
- Speaking of candy: Gummy Bear anatomy puzzle.
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From the soundtrack for the movie Sakuran:
Ringo Shiina – Gamble
From Maki who sez: “What’s really cool is starting about 30 seconds in, the patterns in the middle are from the characters that make up the song lyrics.”
http://youtu.be/hfnArM1X6eE
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From Robofun Create:
The Beer Keyboard
What do you get when you combine 44 beer cans with an Arduino board
and a Raspberry PI? This:
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Featured image is an excerpt of a painting by Alex Andreev.
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