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A really interesting video by Vsauce on what makes things creepy and why we react to them the way we do...just a warning though, some of the images and stuff in the video can actually be really unsettling, but it's fascinating anyways. I highly recommend you watch the whole thing even if you get creeped out, because it's totally worth it. At least...I think it is. But don't take my word for it. d:<br />
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Daniel Kish has been blind for as long as he can remember. From birth he had a vicious form of eye cancer, which led to the removal of both eyes by the age of thirteen months. They're now replaced with prosthetics. He has no memory of having any form of sight, yet he can navigate his surroundings with an astoundingly agile competence. How? The same way as bats: Echolocation.</div>
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By clicking his tongue against the roof of his mouth in a specific way, Kish makes sounds that are sharp enough to produce vibrations that bounce off of the objects around him. Using this method he can identify what his surroundings are, their distance, and their size sufficiently; this ability allows him to live like any other person and participate in even activities that most would assume would require full eyesight, such as riding his bike. </div>
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Japanese Yo-Yo Master Black, born in Tokyo, started with his first Yo-yo at 14; just four years and 10,000 hours of practice later he won the title of world champion Yo-yo master of 2001. After six more years of sprucing up his act and venturing into more complex Yo-yo techniques, Black won the 2007 World Yo-yo championship again. He later auditioned for <i>Cirque du Soleil </i>and is now a performer with them. Here's <a href="http://www.officeblack.com/en/" target="_blank">his website</a> for info and (more) videos.<br />
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<i>Stars From Mars</i> is a professional fiber optic company that typically supplies the fiber optic decorations to construct a star field on the ceilings of many businesses, From Restaurants to NASA Space exhibits to Disney and Universal Studios. Costing thousands of dollars to install, their work is absolutely phenomenal.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752929680185343925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200858363184641645.post-29141156513525785792013-03-08T14:49:00.001-05:002013-03-08T15:03:32.128-05:00Concrete inflatable tent<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A new development in Transporatable shelters provides an Tent sturdier than any other; In fact, it's made more or less of concrete.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752929680185343925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200858363184641645.post-2534226830343714182013-03-07T07:30:00.000-05:002013-03-07T07:30:01.044-05:00Slow motion compilation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Chances are you've never wondered how you could clip your finger-nails without gravity (Bits of nail are annoying enough without them floating through the air). But if you're on a space expedition for months at a time, it might be worth thinking about. CSA Astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield did just this, and found a clever way to resolve the problem of stray debris. He filmed this at the International Space Station.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752929680185343925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200858363184641645.post-88852662105185463542012-12-14T20:18:00.000-05:002012-12-14T20:18:42.954-05:00Science/info vids by Vsauce<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Really really Sorry for the looooooong hiatus, I haven't been on here since the beginning of October. o.o<br />
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Here are a few informative vids by Vsauce on the possiblities of why we have deja-vu, why we dream, why yawning is contagious, why things appear cute to us and what causes a black hole (not sure how accurate this one is but it's still thought-provoking). Just a warning though, the second video may cause excessive yawning (I'm still yawning as a matter of fact). XD<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752929680185343925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200858363184641645.post-74024156724402722802012-10-06T16:24:00.000-04:002012-10-06T16:24:20.991-04:00Climbing to the top of a Transmission Tower<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752929680185343925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200858363184641645.post-62655743085952245182012-09-11T15:39:00.001-04:002012-09-11T15:39:27.412-04:00How it's made: Hot Dogs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752929680185343925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200858363184641645.post-62680514836443860152012-09-10T14:22:00.000-04:002012-09-10T14:22:54.187-04:00More mind-controlled technology<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752929680185343925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200858363184641645.post-20832915097513869012012-09-07T05:00:00.000-04:002012-09-07T05:00:07.428-04:00The universe in comparative sizes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">...Kidding. ;-) Carl Zimmer from <i>Discover Magazine</i> will explain for me though:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"As you’ll notice, the circles seem to rotate in response to where you look at the illusion. So [Stephen] Macknik and his colleagues tracked the movement of people’s eyes as they gazed at two of these wheels on a computer screen. Their subjects kept a finger pressed on a button, lifting it whenever they seemed to see the wheels move. Macnick and his colleagues found a tight correlation between the onset of the illusion and a kind of involuntary movement our eyes make, known as microsaccades. Even when we’re staring at a still object, our eyes keep darting around...the pattern of colors and contrasts in the Rotating Snakes Illusion causes our eyes to send rapidly changing signals to the brain even during microsaccades. The motion neurons switch on, and the snakes start to slither."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pretty neat, huh?</span></div>
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A spin-off of roller skates, Cycle-skates were literally mini bicycle tires attached from the knee down, apparently originating in Paris (or so the video says). While they seem to be a bit smoother and more agile than roller blades, they died out relatively quickly, presumably because of how high-risk they were.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752929680185343925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200858363184641645.post-50365192975131005242012-09-03T05:00:00.000-04:002012-09-03T13:07:02.382-04:00Atlanterhavsveien road<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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An incredibly vast Atlantic road in Norway, Atlanterhavsveien (try saying <i>that</i> ten times fast) looks like a flood-ground, going straight across part of the Atlantic ocean. Pretty neat...<br />
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