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Here’s Walt Disney to Explain the Amazing Multiplane Camera

Posted by Pete Berg on Monday, August 11th, 2014 at 10:00 am

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible” – Walt Disney


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A Visualization Of World War II Like You’ve Never Seen Before

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 at 3:26 pm

Day-by-day progress of WWII…Imagine how many soldiers died every time the colors changed. This is one of the first videos I’ve seen that conveys the scale and devastation of war without showing a single human being.

Just Europe:

European & Pacific Theater:


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The History and Future of Everything — How much time do we have left?

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 at 12:13 pm

The scale of the universe boggles the mind.


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Replicating John Lennon’s “Mr. Kite” poster

Posted by Pete Berg on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 at 4:32 pm

A Beatlemaniac goes to great lengths to replicate the poster that inspired John Lennon to write the song ‘Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite’ for the Beatles album ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.’ What’s amazing is the sheer amount of work required to print a poster back in the early 1800s. Talk about dedication!

Lennon’s Poster from Make Productions on Vimeo.


Category: How-To/Educational, Short Film, Vintage	1 Comment »

How To, Batman!

Posted by Jim Cartwright on Friday, June 22nd, 2012 at 10:41 am

How To, Batman! Is an informational series with none other then Batman. He gives helpful instructions for your everyday life. Most impressively in the latest episode he lost 230 pounds, and now you can learn how to too!

and now for some classic “How To, Batman!” episodes.


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Pogo’s Pulp Fiction mashup “Lead Breakfast” — and a tutorial video on how he makes ’em

Posted by Pete Berg on Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 2:27 pm

Pogo, the genius behind the “Alice” mashup and many other movie sound compositions is back…plus he reveals his secrets in the second video. Say what again.


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1950s Housewife Takes LSD

Posted by Pete Berg on Monday, June 4th, 2012 at 12:42 pm

Experiment.


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Family shows off their ultra-efficient 320 square foot home

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 at 2:11 pm

This tiny “Shotgun” style home cost only $15,000, and is more than enough for this family of three. (Thanks Dad)


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Leap Years Explained

Posted by Pete Berg on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 12:38 pm

Why we have February 29th every four years. (Because a year is actually 365 1/4 days long.)


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Light Painting, Long Exposures, and a simple explanation of how CCD sensors work on Digital Cameras

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 2:20 pm

One of my favorite YouTube channels, Smarter Every Day, did a really cool demonstration of “Light Painting” with long exposure cameras. Enjoy.


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Social Engineering: How to Crash Exclusive Parties

Posted by Pete Berg on Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 2:19 pm

Step-by-step instructions for how to crash an exclusive party and look like you belong, based on this awesome blog post. Lots of good tips and tactics if you want to carouse with the rich and famous. (BTW, he is addressing this to Neil Strauss, author of “The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists” – who apparently really liked his post and encouraged him to make a video version.)


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How In-Flight Meal Catering Works

Posted by Pete Berg on Sunday, February 12th, 2012 at 10:11 am

The elaborate systems required to turnaround the meals for hundreds of jumbo jet passengers in an hour or less.


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How to go from pudgy to ripped in under 5 hours

Posted by Pete Berg on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 12:04 pm

The truth behind those ripped muscle man photos — a lot more of it has to do with the situation the photos were taken in than the actual musculature of the subject.


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Death to Pennies

Posted by Jim Cartwright on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 6:20 pm


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Kinetic Sculptures

Posted by Chris Burt on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 12:44 pm

While working this fall, I meet Nemo Gould in Oakland. He is an incredible Kinetic Sculpture, taking salvaged scrap metals to create art pieces. Check out some of his work. Here is his website: http://nemomatic.com


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