Filed under: Visual Detritus
A great little movie (made by MGM no less!) about a line desperately in love with a dot. via monoscope
Filed under: Athleticaesthetic
Apparently in Australia, taking a rugby ball straight to the face is known as a “falcon”.
Filed under: Athleticaesthetic
Shocking I know. Fire the head coach of the team that just won the superbowl? Even though “he” clearly outcoached Bill Belichick, greatest coach (cheater) of the last 10 years? Yup. First of all, Steve Spagnuolo was clearly the one who did the outcoaching, second Zeus has spoken.
Filed under: Visual Detritus
heh heh heh stolen from the belly of an architect
Filed under: Visual Detritus
Before I was born NASA launched a satellite whose sole purpose was to orbit the earth and get pelted by various space debris and radiation. Its surface was covered with various modules to test how they would react to this punishment. The modules themselves ended up being quite beautiful, seen here on the nonist.
Filed under: GraphMaps
Ok so maybe not as advertised, but the above map tool was put together for the Department for Transport in London. It gives you sliders that let you cover areas of the map based on length of commute and median household price. I’d love to see one of these for NYC
Filed under: Athleticaesthetic
A clip from Coming to America that could have taken place today based on the football match described. Perfect, and amazing.
Filed under: GraphMaps
This article from the Economist shows three of the better charts ever made, all made in the 1800’s. The one above was partly made by Florence Nightingale.
Filed under: Visual Detritus
That was my reaction to this series of videos from the Canadian government.
The general idea is that accidents can be prevented, and since everyone in Canada pays for the injuries you get in your accident, it makes sense for the government to promote better safety. Some of the videos are pretty horrific, others hilarious.
