Glass Wings Blog: March 2010
Fwd: Very Funny Ad of the Day: Don't Underestimate the Flightless Bird
Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:24:07 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] PACBELL.NET>
This should put a smile on your face. —bill
Begin forwarded message:
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European Art
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 08:56:03 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is a fun music video that makes use of several centuries worth of
European art for their imagery. I had a great time playing "name that
painting".
70 Million by Hold Your Horses
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Laundry Birds
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:21:53 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
You know you have them...when you're not looking.
Very cute French animated short with adorable computer music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFFLoMsXlQ
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Movie Title...Academy Award Winning Trailer
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:57:34 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This reminds me of the generic books they once sold. Now we have a generic
Academy Award winning trailer!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbhrz1-4hN4
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Fwd: THE FRONT FELL OFF
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:35:14 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
On Sat, 6 Mar 2010, you wrote:
THE FRONT FELL OFF
On August 19th, 2007, an oil tanker off the coast of Australia split in
two, dumping 20,000 tons of crude oil. Senator Collins, a member of the
Australian Parliament, appeared on a TV news program to reassure the
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"Cycles" by Cyriak
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:23:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"The day Worthing sea-front was invaded by infinite teddy-bears."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Xa4bHcJu8
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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Weird Children Shows
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:45 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I love this. A game of guess the lego Star Wars figure WITH YOUR MOUTH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR28oWPJ8vA&translated=1
hehehehe
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NASA has done this with a number of missions! - Mars Science Laboratory: Send Your Name to Mars
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:29:04 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
This is your chance to go to Mars!
Fill in your information below and your name will be included with others on a
microchip on the Mars Science Laboratory rover heading to Mars in 2011!
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Magic trick reverso: putting the tablecloth back on the table!
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:23:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/11/magic-trick-reverso.html
"Here's what I do - for 20 years-ish I've been finishing my cabaret act
by putting the tablecloth back on the table, underneath all the stuff.
Took me years to invent, and I'm the only person in the world performing
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Famous Movie Data Visualizations
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:38:06 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Statistician Nathan Yau of Flowing Data put together this infographic
presenting famous movie quotes as data charts. See how many of the quotes you
can figure out! I missed a few and found it hilarious finding out what they
were.
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Lyrebirds...they are so weird
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:53:29 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
We were in Adelaide when construction was being done at the zoo. I'm sorry I
missed the upshot, which was the lyrebird learning all the sawing and
hammering noises, as well as the workers making comments to one another.
http://www.zoossa.com.au/adelaide-zoo/animals-exhibits/animals/birds?species=Superb%20Lyrebird
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Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv #1
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:06:19 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Who wouldn't want this guy making an instant song about them? Uber-cool.
Almost makes me want to get onto Chat Roulette...almost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vpgNiAH60
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Employers: Look to gaming to motivate staff
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:38:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://itnews.com.au/News/169862,employers-look-to-gaming-to-motivate-staff.aspx
"Last year, Sheldon replaced the traditional grading system in two of
his game design classes with a system that is based on experience points
(XP), which were typically used to track progress in role-playing games."
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Home Taping Is Killin Music
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:34:10 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
For anyone who is getting tired of the mega-corporations screaming they will
be ruined by file-sharing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3jkUhG68wY
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Bald Phil
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:22:49 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This fellow was quite upset when he found he was going bald in his 20s. So, he
decided to turn his head into a canvas and has transformed it into some
amazing things. One of his head designs involved individually gluing on 1,000
Swarovski crystals. Wow!
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Strange Blessings
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:28:16 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Just a reminder. I have already begun preview performances and my show Strange
Blessings officially opens Friday 6pm at POP Restaurant and Bar, 68 Hardware
Lane, Melbourne CBD.
Strange Blessings is the story of the Blessington Community Variety show and
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The Periodic Table of Periodic Tables
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:44:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Alien vs. Pooh
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:45:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Empty School
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:38:48 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I love groups like Stomp and Tap Dogs. They turn themselves and unlikely
objects into percussive instruments and make amazing music. This kid has
turned his whole school into an instrument. Very cool!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev-fqtvi0z8
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10 Timeless Gadgets
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:10:26 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Spirit Level
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:39:16 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This little puppet show is a teaser to get you interested in a very big issue
and an interesting book. If you're worried, it is a bit political. But I
found it insightful and worthy of thought.
http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/resources/short-film
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Duct tape art
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:44:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Duct Tape or Duck Tape? 11 Intricate Tape Designs
http://weburbanist.com/2010/03/23/duct-tape-or-duck-tape-11-intricate-tape-designs/
People always joke about the many uses of duct tape, but few take its
use as a material as seriously as these diehard duct tape designers.
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