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Archive for the ‘Creativity’ Category

27
Jul

Painter Bob Ross “Sings”

BobRoss

If you ever found Bob Ross while channel surfing, you were either immediately captured by him, or quickly moved on.  I doubt there was ever any question.  You liked his show or your hated it. I found him odd, but fascinating, and believe it or not, my cat, Lamont Cranston, LOVED his show.  He would sit and watch Bob paint, and follow the brushstrokes like there were something live to capture. Bob Ross (1942 – 1995) was a fixture on  [ Read More ]

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14
Jun

Infinite Motivational Poster

Waxy.org

I am shamelessly reposting something I find to be just short of brilliant. This comes from a site called waxy.org, a place worth your investigation. And, in order to get you excited about the whole thing, check out this first ever “Infinite Motivational Poster”: (note: we’ve been having problems displaying outside images, so use this link if the display fails:         Click on Image for FULL EFFECT!    

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10
Jun

Projecting 3D Images on Buildings?

3D Projection

Today’s a day for Wonder.           I found this first video,  Link   and it led me to a second one.  This is a Volvo commercial, and I’ve got to say, I’d watch more commercials if they were like this. Link  

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05
Jun

Powerful Images Drawn in Sand

Sand Art

You may have seen this before, but it is something worth watching again. Watch as this woman’s finger fly across the sand-board.  Watch how the slightest motion of her fingers tell a story. If you have never seen this before, I promise you will never forget it. We’ve been having problems with videos lately.  If this fails to load, click here.

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26
May

Self-Healing Robotic Chair

ChairRadio_05

Sometimes Scientists are just big kids with lots of discretionary funds. Case in point: This video shows a chair that self-destructs, then rebuilds itself. The useful ness of such an experiment?  While not immediately apparent, becomes interesting when you think about self-assembling robots, and other items. Self-assembling?  Why would that be necessary?  Well, for starters, think Nanotechnology.  Think of molecular robots which are delivered (to the blood stream, for example), and then which assemble themselves into artery-cleaning machines, which either break  [ Read More ]

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19
May

Pollak, Curly and the Loop Machine

Pollak and Curly

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I stumbled upon this video. One thing for sure, watching this guy perform you get the feeling that with a little work you could do it too. Perhaps that is the magic of some performers, doing the difficult and making it look so easy that you become enthralled. Enjoy.

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16
May

Why We Do What We Do?

Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins has been doing seminars for 29 years.  I met him 30 years ago, before he began his career.  I watched him take the science of NLP, created by two other friends, John Grinder and Richard Bandler, and turn them into a people-changing program.  I’ve got to say I’m impressed. I ran across his talk at TED today, and am reminded of how well he speaks, how well he describes, and how well he motivates. Watch and listen as  [ Read More ]

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14
May

Not Every Great Video…

Dragon

Not every great video receives the credit it deserves. I found this one quite by accident, and was greatly moved by the short story it presents. As a writer I am moved to devise any number of off-shoots or specialized endings for this story, but I wonder what you would choose, if you were the author. What would be the next scene if you were to write it?  

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13
May

Nature: From TED

Living Art

I’ve never been big on “Nature” films.  Oh, sure, they can show you things you don’t expect to see, but oft times they are bloody and unexpectedly gruesome. The video I present to you today was passed on to me by a friend from the Fremont Area Writers (a branch of the California Writers Club), and because I like my friend, I watched it. This is not your average, every-day “Life in Nature” video.  This is something special.  While I don’t have  [ Read More ]

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12
May

Human Jumbotron

Human Jumbotron

I thought the Japanese dance group previously posted here was pretty outrageous. Then I saw what the Koreans could do with some clever costumes replacing cards at a sports stadium. Watch this video, and pay special attention to the closeups. Amazing!  

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