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October-December 2009
24 December 2009 |
Dimitri Arleri - "Opera" Card FlourishesExceptionally skilful manipulation of playing cards. The last move is amazing. |
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24 December 2009 |
Sixteen Golden Retrievers Explain AtomsA crack team of PhD-trained golden retrievers illustrate the structure of atoms. |
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21 December 2009 |
Checkerboard IllusionSeeing is believing... isn't it? |
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5 December 2009 |
Life in a Space StationAstronaut, Nicole Stott, tells of daily life in the International Space Station. Fascinating account. |
5 December 2009 |
If Germany Had Won the War"Next stop: Charing Kreuz..." |
22 November 2009 |
The Rubens TubeDemonstrates sound waves with gas flames. |
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14 November 2009 |
A Day at the OfficeI'm not sure why this amuses me, but it should serve as a warning to all those organisations that equip their employees with laptops. |
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27 October 2009 |
Elephant Birth - The Dramatic Struggle for LifeNot for the squeamish. |
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27 October 2009 |
Fire ArtistsSlo-mo video of fire artists. Extraordinary stuff. |
20 October 2009 |
To a Top ScientistSchoolboy Denis Cox sent an urgent letter to Woomera's Rocket Range in 1957, the intention being that one of the facility's top scientists would see the plans within, build the rocket ship according to the blueprint and enter Australia into the Space Race. |
8 October 2009 |
A Monkey on a Goat on a Cup on a TightropeIncredible balancing act by a goat. |
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8 October 2009 |
Image ComposerImagine a system that composes a realistic picture from a simple freehand sketch annotated with text labels. Very clever idea. |
3 October 2009 |
Do Schools Kill Creativity?Sir Ken Robinson delivers an amusing but thoughtful TED lecture - one of the best of the series. |
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2 October 2009 |
Mister CamouflageAmazing how he merges into the background. Check the last photo. |
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