Recently discovered on the web:
Nature by NumbersA movie inspired by numbers, geometry and nature, by Cristbal Vila. Beautiful imagery and MATH! What could possibly be better...
Stereo JapanAnimated gifs made from old stereoview photos of Japan. Animating the two frames turns the stereoscopic 3D effect into an albeit shaky 3D-parallax effect. It's a cool way to present a stereo image without special goggles.
Airspace timelapseVideos of European airspace shutting down and starting up again as the ashcloud from Eyjafjallajokull drifts across the continent.
Apollo 11 LaunchRaw from Camera E-8 on the launch umbilical tower/mobile launch program of Apollo 11, July 16, 1969. Running at 500 fps. Fascinating.
The cold hard facts of freezing to deathWhat's happening in your body when you freeze to death, and what it feels like. A sobering read.
Know Your MemeEssential knowledge of the interwebs.
pCubeeCool thing, this: the device called pCubee arranges five LCD screens into a box-like shape so viewers can pick it up, watch content or play with virtual objects inside. The real trick is that it uses a motion tracker to keep the perspective of each screen synched to the user's line of sight.
Ever UpwardShort comic about Joe Kittinger's jump to earth from the edge of space at 31300 m. Beautiful drawings, fantastic, meditative atmosphere.
Paris 26 GigapixelsA stitching of 2346 single photos showing a very high-resolution panoramic view of the French capital (354159x75570 px).
Second WindA beautiful and moving short film about friendship, jealousy, life, death, and wind power.
Galactica: SabotageBSG/Beaste Boys mashup video
Cell Size and ScaleA fantastic demonstration of minute scales. Also, my first link here for gosh knows how long.
Roan AllenOur old mate Roan has a solo exhibition coming up in Walthamstow from the 5th to the 13th of September. Go check it out if you're in Norf London innit!
championnat de bras de ferCartoonist vs cartoonist. Arm wrestling. Brilliance. I can't wait for the semi-finals after the Angouleme festival...
The Lost Tribes of NYCIt's a simple concept: Interview New Yorkers and then animate objects in the city to match their personalities. I like.
Delicious HelsinkifrostbitesMore links like the above.
