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Category Archives: Video
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Roddy Doyle’s Star Trek: The Next Generation.
A bad day for Chief O’Brien, in fairness.
Thanks Shane Dignam
The still under construction Lieban International Building in Guiyang, China – a 121m tall tower block with a 106m waterfall designed into it.
Sadly, the projected annual running costs of €860,000 generated by 4 huge pumps and building maintenance means the waterfall will only flow a few times a year and not constantly, as envisaged by the designers.
Boo.
A short by Ringling College Of Art And Design students Sagar Arun and Rachel Kral in which Owl Guy, a retro comic book superhero, is suddenly introduced to his rebooted counterpart.
A rather excellent, award-winning 2017 short by Nikita Diakur featuring an unsightly cat and the soulmate he finds in the form of a mystical chief.
An appropriately odd cover of The Doors’ 1967 hit deftly performed on the traditional gayageum by Korean musician Luna Lee.
Previously: Voodoo Chile
Stick Fight
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Sean, Sterling and friends from YouTube gaming channel Videogamedunkey test out Stick Fight – a barely controllable, 80-level, physics-based, flail ‘n’ fire, snake-heavy brawler for up to four players.
NSFW for spirited language in the heat of combat.
Hot Wheels
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Behold: the MicroLino – a super compact electric vehicle inspired by the BMW Isetta, Heinkel Kabine and other ‘bubble-cars’ of the 1950s and 60s.
2.4m long with an adorable maximum speed of 56mph and a max 202km range, the Microlina is smaller than a smart car, cuter than a bug’s ear and fully approved for use on European roads.
Available to buy next year (initially in Switzerland and Germany only) for around €12,000.
The Japanese art of Hitofude Ryuu (‘dragon with one stroke’), whereby the torso of the great serpent is rendered using a single, deftly twisting flourish of the brush.
Going Down?
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All aboard the Gelmerbahn in the Swiss Alps – a very steep (106° at its most precipitous), 1,060m long funicular railway – captured returning to base in time-lapse by Raphael Sandoz.
Alternatively, here’s the full 8 minute descent in real time.