The Quick Brown Fox.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00E_LVo_aTo

Playing the Audience Like a Xylophone

 

 

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Playing the Audience Like a Xylophone

via Cosmic Variance by Sean on 7/28/09

This was originally relegated to a tweet, but it deserves to be elevated to a blog post. Bobby McFerrin, at the World Science Festival, demonstrating the pentatonic scale. A rare combination of joy, passion, and teaching. I dare you not to smile at the 0:42 mark.

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

 

 

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No Protractor Required

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Warning Signs for Special Occasions

You never know when you'll need a caution notice for Non-standard Spacetime or Cognitive Hazard.

The 101 Muppets of Sesame Street

One of the guilty pleasures of working at WGBH in the old days was being able to turn on the PBS feed of Sesame Street whenever things got quiet.  So, how many Muppets do you remember?  (Mouse over each face for a name.)

3 Futuristic PSAs Remind Us Not To Speak To Robots [Scifi PSA]

Humor of the day: Some Public Service Announcements you might not see for a little while....

 

 

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3 Futuristic PSAs Remind Us Not To Speak To Robots [Scifi PSA]

via io9 by Meredith Woerner on 7/14/09

Don't Talk To Robots, Use Caution With Hyper Speed and Look Out For Time Machines. The more you know, right? Check out these super-informative commercials from the future, and heed their message to you.

 

 

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What goes up, comes down

 

 

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What goes up, comes down

via Sore Eyes on 7/10/09

I've seen plenty of film of the Space Shuttle blasting off. I've even seen footage from a camera strapped to the side of a shuttle at lift-off. Until today, I'd never seen a film showing a Solid Rocket Booster's fall back to Earth. The images of the shuttle taking off and ...

 

 

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Office 2010: The Trailer for the Movie

Ok, I don't know if this is parody or viral advertising (or, heaven help us all, viral parody.)    I do know it is funny.  Very funny.

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"...somewhere between Ariel and Wingdings."