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Jumping From A Building

Monday, January 18th, 2010

When I was in my early teens we used to jump from the upper story windows of unfinished houses nearby. There were usually piles of sand which were used to soften the landing.
How would you like to jump from the 160th floor of a skyscraper? That is what these two guys did. The building is [...]

LED Art Using Sheep

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Pretty amazing coordination skills.
These guys used sheep with LEDs on their backs to create patterns at night. The sheep were on the side of a hill and the video camera was on the next hill. Both dogs and people were used to help herd the sheep into the correct positions.
Video Length = 2:45

Airplane Traffic Patterns

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

This video is very interesting.
It shows all the commercial airplane traffic over a 24 hour period, all compressed into just over 1 minute. Each yellow dot represents one plane. Notice especially the traffic between the eastern part of the U.S. and Europe, and how it changes direction depending on the time of the day.
Video Length [...]