Here’s the guy behind the awesome: Cyriak: “Welcome to my collection of creative brain-spillages.”
Just one more thing to keep you screaming in your sleep for the next few nights, courtesy of The Overnight Open Thread.
Posts Tagged ‘Video’
Welcome To Kitty City
by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 57 Comments › )Filed under Art, Humor, OOT, Open thread at July 22nd, 2012 - 11:00 pm
Aussie brilliance: Cloud Seeding
by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 17 Comments › )Filed under Australia, Food and Drink, Humor, OOT, Open thread at July 9th, 2012 - 11:00 pm
Word on the globe says that if you visit the Land of Oz be careful what you order, at least beerwise. They’re a bit territorial and loyal to their regions, so if in doubt order a Toohey’s and you won’t raise eyebrows. Example:
Fun Facts To Know And Tell on The Overnight Open Thread.
Crank It, Turn It, Pump It
by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 125 Comments › )Filed under Art, History, Movies, Music, OOT, Open thread, Technology at June 30th, 2012 - 11:00 pm
“Mechanical Principles” – Simple gear actions from 1930 by Ralph Steiner, set to classical music. From the UToobage comments:
Some of the mechanisms featured:
0:16 Positive displacement pump
0:26 Four-stroke engine piston;
0:50 Simple steam engines or pumps;
2:00 Steam engine reversing gear as on ships;
3:10 Differential gear;
4:05 Worm gear;
4:10 Archimedes screw;
5:22 Geneva gear;
5:32 Pawl and ratchet;
5:55 Grasshopper escapement;
7:15 Scotch yokes;
8:07 Positive displacement pump (same as 0:16);
9:29 Wheel and disc integrator used in analog computers;
9:54 Possibly a turbine.
So let’s all crank it, turn it and pump it up on The Overnight Open Thread.
Stereotypes Can Be Fun!
by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 50 Comments › )Filed under Art, Entertainment, Humor, Movies, OOT, Open thread, Satire at June 9th, 2012 - 11:00 pm
Logorama is a 16-minute French animated film written and directed by H5/ François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, and produced by Autour de Minuit. The film depicts events in a stylized Los Angeles, and is told entirely through the use of more than 2,500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots.
A tip ‘o the tarboosh to Internet Septic Tank Engineer for spotting this amazing animation from 2009. Ignore the not-so-subtle anti-American message and just enjoy it for what it is.
Grab a beverage and some popcorn because it’s Saturday Night At The Movies on
The Overnight Open Thread.
