3D sound "Holophonics"
Adults Internet Culture Technology3D sound must be experienced with headphones and you must close your eyes Holophonics, by inventor Hugo Zuccarelli is the aural equivalent of visual holography, a technology with the capacity to record sound exactly as it is. Spatial dimension, ambience, emotion, and the living spirit of the source are presented in such a way that our brains have little choice but to tell us that the content of the recording is, in fact, real life. No processing, no special effects, just a pure signal, blended with a healthy dose of genius.
Li Hongbo | Out Of Paper
Adults Art CreativityThe former book editor whose fascination with one material has gone to artistic extremes.
Heart of Vancity
Adults Cities FilmThe Heart of Vancity is a portrait of downtown Vancouver. I am always inspired by the city lights at night and tried to find new ways to show off the city's beauty. This entire film was shot during the winter months which made it very difficult to shoot because of all the rain!
World Record Paper Airplane Distance
Adults Creativity SportsThe New World Champion Paper Airplane Book is now available for order at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and other places. Learn to fold this plane.
Christian The Lion - Reunited - From "The View"
Adults Animals HumanIn 1969 a young Australian, John Rendall and his friend Ace Bourke, bought a small lion cub from Harrods pet department, which was then legal. 'Christian' was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, the heart of the swinging sixties. Loved by all, the affectionate cub ate in a local restaurant, played in a nearby graveyard, but was growing fast
Chicken Head Tracking - Smarter Every Day
Adults Animals ScienceChickens have a great ability to keep their heads stable. Our bodies use a gyro-like mechanism in our ears which has 3 mutually orthogonal inertial measurement devices. Modern motion processors use something called an Inertial Measurment Unit (IMU). These devices provide movement data which can be used to compensate for the movement. Chickens apparently have the same type mechanism only with a higher update rate.
Guy Jumps In To Water Thinking it Was a Puddle
Adults Humor Internet CultureJust jumping into a harmless puddle.
Canada's best new artist competition
Adults Music TVEnquirer magazine says "Craig Koskimaki is Not Bad", Maclean's Magazine says "Better than I thought!" and Reader's digest says "I can't believe this guy hasn't been on Oprah yet!" Craig Koskimaki a teacher at CCEL is going for Canada's best new artist...
CHASING ICE captures largest glacier calving ever filmed
Adults Film NatureOn May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full mile across a calving face three miles wide. The height of the ice is about 3,000 feet, 300-400 feet above water and the rest below water.