Normally when you scan something, you think your scan is going to be totally flat. But the only truly flat part of your scan is right down the center of your scanner. Anything sitting on the left part of your scanner will show the object’s right side. Vice versa for anything sitting on the right …
Scanners capture sides of objects—especially Scrabble tiles Read More »
The 49-star flag existed only for 8 months in 1959 January 3, 1959: Alaska becomes 49th state August 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes 50th state I should have totally known this, since I have all 50 statehood anniversaries in my calendar. But I never put it together that the 49-star flag would have existed for only …
How to reduce digital distractions Advice from medieval monks: Think of bizarre elaborate mental structures. The stranger the better. Bigger MLB players have a better chance at improving over years, compared to smaller players Someone on fangraphs did an analysis of all the 27 year old players, and how they performed in their 27-year-old season …
How in the world did this slow-motion video capture two moments at once? The cork just coming out of the bottle—AND—the moment when the cork hits the guy’s face? (look at the shadow on his shirt, you’ll see the cork hitting his face) How slow-motion video works When you imagine video being recorded at 30 …
To always be learning, and share what you learn with others. If you are always learning and doing something with what you learn, then you are always growing. The key behind learning is doing something with what you learn. If you just keep it in your head, then what good does it do? You have …
A great Christmas surprise this year? Christmas ninjas! With these fun little guys around the house, you’ll find everyone asking, “Hey, what happened to the Christmas cookies?” Ninjas. These little guys bearing peppermint weapons will surely bring a fresh breath of air to your Christmas. They could cause all sorts of mischief around your house. …
The awesome Christmas ninja toys from Oriental Trading Read More »
This is one of my favorite things on the internet. The past 24 hours of the Eiffel Tower in a one-minute time lapse animation. This one-minute video file is constantly updated throughout the day to reflect the past 24 hours of the Eiffel Tower. The source of these images comes from a live webcam. See …
The Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius writes on how to begin each day for optimal sanity and the key to living fully. Brainpickings.org hand-picked out some of Aurelius’ quotes. (They do such a great job quoting and summarizing inspiring works of literature.) Here are some his quotes that stood out to me At …
Marcus Aurelius on getting out of bed to create order in the world Read More »
I love the garbage truck. Every week, it comes and takes away my trash. All I have to do is put the trash can on the curb. Such a great service. I don’t have to bury my trash in my backyard, instead they bury it in someone else’s backyard. Ok, now I feel guilty. What …
[Disclaimer: First let me say that cow tipping is not a nice thing to do. It’s pretty much impossible to tip a cow. They are very squarely built.] In the virtual world of the world wide web, a page exists where you can tip over a tiny little cow gif. Go to: angelfire.com/oh/cow123/tip.html and click …
Whenever you say something awesome over instant message, share this Spotify playlist with the recipient of your incredible words: Trumpet Fanfares. HEY WHY STOP THERE? CAN THE APPLE WATCH HAVE A DEDICATED PLAY A SPECIFIC SONG BUTTON? When you say something incredible, you just hit that button, and boom. TRUMPET FANFARE LIVE IN PERSON. And …
