A very nifty mash up of Harry Potter and the new Beauty And The Beast trailer (because Emma Watson will always be Hermione Granger) by Pistol Shrimps.
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The School Of Life sez:
Love has many very dark sides. It is best to whisper them very quietly to ourselves – and those who are ready to listen.
(H/T: John Gallen)
It’s widely known how Christopher Nolan used Michael Mann’s Heat (1995) as inspiration for The Dark Knight (2008) in terms of the look and feel, themes and so on.
This side-by-side comparison of the two shows exactly where that influence ended up. There are also some shots from Mann’s other films Collateral (2004) and LA Takedown (1989) – of which Heat was a remake.
Full screen + HD for maximum enjoyment.
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A rather pleasing Arduino-powered machine built by 19 year old Willem Pennings designed to sort Skittles and M&Ms by colour.
Del Preston would approve.
A brief tutorial in the fast and furious art of creating Japan’s favourite glutinous rice treat with mochi master and proprietor of restaurant Nakatanidou, Mitsuo Nakatani.
Why pay over €700 for a pair of Nike Back To The Future II ‘Self-Lacing’ Runners?
Why not build your own with LEGO and a glue gun?
Well, this is why.
In fairness, maker Vimal Patel admits:
This was a quick experiment into combining LEGO with other materials. To build on the shoe, I used a dremel and a hot glue gun to fix a few LEGO connection points. From there, it was straightforward to experiment with different designs and test their functionality. It works reasonably well, but I’m sure it can be done much better with a bit of effort.
A short animation by Norte Estudio using a combination of real and CGI ferromagnetic iron filings to conjour the landscape of an all-metal world.
And here’s how they did it.