Mad Quickies 9.13

It’s the Friday Quickies! Pencils down- surf’s up!

• If anime can save science outreach, it will look like this thanks to the talented Yummei a.k.a. Wenquing Yan. {via Emily}
• Juan Ortiz created movie posters for all 80 Star Trek episodes in the style of the best of 60s and 70s graphic design.
• The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize-winning Research results are in!
• Glitch your photos. Apparently this is a thing?
• Here’s your heartwarming superhero moment of the week. Batman resuscitates cat saved from burning building.
• IndyPlush makes endangered species stuffed animals and other cool toys. These are not only super adorable but they are toys with a conscience. A portion of the profits go to toward educational or wildlife protection organizations. You can buy them here.
• Alexandre Dubosc made Phytopage, an animated cake zoetrope. Video included.

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Baba Brinkman’s Rap Guide to Evolution

Dropping rhymes on the natural selection of reason: Baba Brinkman’s homage to Darwin.

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Richard Grayson improvises…
Darth Vader’s theme from “Star Wars” in the style of Beethoven
{via Jan}

This actually seems so right!

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Victorian Era Actuality Footage 1896 1900
{via Emily}

This is something unusual- a travel film set to Satie’s Gymnopédies.

From the original post at Late Vitorian Travel Films at Two Nerdy history Girls.

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Featured image is Luke’s dog, the plushies that started the IndyPlush business.

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