This one’s called “The Domino Effect”, because it uses inter-connected Coke bottles that start each other, in series:
And, for good measure, here’s their original video, which I’m sure you’ve already seen:
Their videos are by far the best Diet Coke + Mentos experiments. Not only are their videos coreographed and set to music, but the two [...]
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It appears that Web Designer is part of a suite of apps that has yet to launch, called Microsoft Expression. It will contain three apps: Graphic Designer, Interactive Designer and Web Designer. Graphic Designer will be a marriage (in MS fashion) of Fireworks, Illustrator and Photoshop (we’ll see how well that comes out), Interactive Designer [...]
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Microsoft’s out to kick butt lately, and with these three downloads, it’s taking on three companies at once: Apple, Adobe and Intuit. Try them out, and judge how well Microsoftie’s doing in the fights:
Windows Media Player 11: organized pretty much like iTunes, but with a leaner installer — iTunes weighs in at over 35 MB [...]
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Motorola’s just come up with a very nice and thin cellphone that’s just that: a cellphone. It’s called the Motofone, and has no other features — no music player, no digital camera, no fancy gadgets, games, etc. It’s just a cellphone, and it looks really cool!
It’s getting billed as the “dumb phone” by folks in [...]
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I’m no expert on this, but it occurred to me today as I drove home that car accidents, like computer accidents, are really user error. The driver/user commits themselves to an action, expecting a certain result, and of course, they get a different result. It all boils down to proper evaluation and data gathering before [...]
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On my way to work this morning, I had this guy behind me, in a Mercedes E class nonetheless, who kept clawing at his face, picking stuff off it (possibly pimples), and examining whatever he found. He did this for 15 minutes straight, right behind me. I couldn’t help looking, I always monitor my rear [...]
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Change your clocks back one hour today, daylight savings time ends. Here’s an old mnemonic that will help you remember it: “fall back, spring forward”. It means that in the fall, you change your clocks back one hour, and in the spring, change them forward one hour. And if you want to check up on [...]
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I’ve wanted to publish a list of my favorite blogs and feeds for some time, so here goes… These are blogs/feeds I read either daily, or at least once a week, and they’re listed in alphabetical order. Some of them are from established news sources, and some are personal blogs. They’re a snapshot of my [...]
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Michael J. Fox appeared in some TV ads recently, to support stem cell research for Parkinson’s disease. The ads showed him moving uncontrollably, due to Parkinson’s. They were candid, and truthful. I’ve always liked Michael as an actor, and I thought he’s been a real gentleman throughout his ordeal with Parkinson’s. I agree with him, [...]
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If you haven’t heard about Skidboot, the amazing dog from Texas, you’ll definitely know him now, and love him, too:
[Thanks, Samy!]
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What does this all mean? Two great videos from YouTube, of course. Enjoy!
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A wonderful video from the late 1930s, a newsreel, has been posted to YouTube. It depicts Fleischer studios in action, making a Popeye cartoon. In this age of computer animation, when things work differently, it’s a real treat to see animators in action, drawing for a change. Golly, cartoons were sure hard to make! We, [...]
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