Two things that should be guaranteed to cross political and cultural boundaries, music and nature, come together in this moving piece. We’re inspired by both the raw beauty of the setting, and the calm mastery of the performance. Hope you’ll like it too. Everyone has a story to tell, and we all go about telling […]
Category Archives: Maker Videos
Grilling Deep Dive
We all know that cooking is both a science and an art. In fact, maybe most art is a science and an art. This clip brings the both into focus as we see how to sear the surface of a good steak. Okay, Now we’re hungry! Hey just a reminder YouTubers and filmmakers. There’s still a chance […]
Fire an Arrow? I Think NOT Sir!
We love to see the battles in movies where they use fire arrows. It seems like such a good idea on a movie screen. But would it really work? This charming video explores the matter. It’s longer than we normally post, but we couldn’t stop watching because the narrator is just so darned engaging. Be […]
Marble Racing – How Did We Miss This?
For a long time, we were a fan of college basketball, but we found that most fans were just hoping for their bets to pan out. Then we followed celebrity poker for a bit, and that offered some entertainment, but really lacked the drama we craved. Professional wrestling held an allure, but we soon realized […]
Break Three Records At Once
Readers of this blog will already know that we cannot resist a good fractal animation or autonomous musical device. Another thing we can’t resist is a great chain reaction. This video has the biggest one ever, and more! It shows the world record for the most number of disc cases toppled in domino fashion, the […]
Deux ex Musica
We’ve long been delighted and intrigued by the fanciful music machines contrived for the Animusic series. Even decades after the premiere of that video series, the virtual devices that appeared to make music with their gears and pulleys continues to entertain us. Now there’s a “living breathing” example of such a machine. Take a look! […]
The Online Video Economy
Most of the time we talk about what you can see online that will entertain you. Occasionally we find things that can inform you as well. This short video explains some hard facts about how videos are treated (and monetized) on Facebook vs. YouTube. It’s short, but very informative. Depending upon how much you care […]
Perpetually Skeptical
It’s cool to be skeptical. When you turn out to be right, everyone thinks about how smart you are. And if you turn out to be wrong, the worst that happens is that you get to say, “Well I’ll be! Who would have believed that?!” Ukrainian engineer, Valeriy Ivanov released nearly 100 videos like this […]