3 - Conan's Slo-Mo Moments

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

The same kind of slow-motion camera used in Olympic instant replays is put to better use filming water balloons shot directly at Conan.

In an Olympic mood....

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4 - Desert Night Skies

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

The skies of a desert at night are like no where else. This series is from Patrick Hamilton.

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5 things I learned today - TV - 2-2

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

1. Public art is an amazing enterprise, and when it is in one of my favorite Manhattan parks (I'll definitely get Madison Square Park and this installation as a backdrop in our next 5 things Travel Edition) and made by an electrical engineer, it is one of my favorite things http://bit.ly/dqMsU5 2....

5 - Paper Metropolis

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

Kiel Johnson and his trademark uses of cardboard as material to erect very detailed cities, masks and objects has allowed him to travel the world under the giant creative wing of TED, the now international idea spreading speaking and activity series.

via LA, I'm Yours

1 - Illuminated Landscapes

Ryan Nance August 2, 2012

I feel that these photos from a series by Montreal-based photographer Benoit Paillé are begging to be made into an animated GIF. In fact let me do that now. See below.

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2 - Holographic Water Show

Ryan Nance August 2, 2012

Featuring swimmer Ryan Lochte, sprinter Tyson Gay, and the USA swimming team.

http://bit.ly/RazorGold On Friday, July 27, just as the world finished watching the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Procter & Gamble and Gillette staged an unforgettable event to wish Team USA a great start to The Olympics.

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3 - Simple Life Hacks

Ryan Nance August 2, 2012

A list of awesome & easy tips and tricks you may have never thought of. In this video we cover the following topics: 1. Fixing a warped screw 2. Make your own DIY Stylus 3. Natural Paint Remover 4. Unclogging shower head naturally 5. Cleaning windows with coke 6.

More Awesome & Easy tips and tricks you may have never thought of. In this video we cover the following topics: 1. Using Alternate Batteries 2. Combat Stinky Shoes 3. Find out how much propane you have 4. Cut through plastic packages quick! 5. Pack like a Pro 6.

via One Cool Thing A Day

5 - Multiple Exposure Olympians

Ryan Nance August 2, 2012

"And armed with Canon’s new DX camera that’s able to take 14 pictures a second, the robots are able to capture multiple-exposure shots of what the athletes actually do. "

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1 - Capturing extreme skiing

Ryan Nance August 1, 2012

Leica Camera presents a new video, which was created in partnership with Magnum Photos. It shows the story of Jonas Bendiksen photographing extreme skiing at the foot of Mont Blanc, under the toughest conditions, using the Leica S2.

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2 - How do you and an Olympian compare?

Ryan Nance August 1, 2012

What a fun interactive way to explore the physical data of this year's Olympics. Yay BBC Olympic Body Matcher.

via PSFK

4 - Stylish Aerial Photography

Ryan Nance August 1, 2012

“Michael Light is a San Francisco-based photographer, bookmaker, and pilot whose focus is the environment and how contemporary American culture relates to it.”

via But Does It Float

5 - Dubstep

Ryan Nance August 1, 2012

Wait, wait! This is I what I always thought dubstep sounded like: angry androids arguing over fluorescent juice.

Join this lovable crew of droids as they solve their differences the only way dubstep robots know how. A 3d animated short set to music by Nostalgia. More info: http://www.fluxelmedia.com/fluxelmedia/projects/Dubstep_Dispute/Dubstep_Dispute.html Nostalgia: http://www.facebook.com/dnbnostalgia Full Length Track: http://soundcloud.com/nostalgia/knights-of-cydonia-nostalgia-dubstep-remix

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1- A 100-year Old Camera for Contemporary Portraits of Olympians

Ryan Nance July 31, 2012

4×5-inch field camera and a 100+-year-old Petzval lens.

“Each black-and-white portrait was exposed onto black-and-white photographic paper, processed in a darkroom and scanned into a computer.”

Behind the Scenes with LA Times photographer Jay L. Clendenin during his portrait shoot with 5 time Olympian, shooter Kim Rhode Produced for the Los Angeles Times, Shared copyright | Margaret Cheatham Williams and the LA Times 2012

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2 - The 8-bit Games

Ryan Nance July 31, 2012

Here are the sports you'll see at this summer's big sporting event, in a glorious 8-bit montage. Produced by Flikli (http://flikli.com) Sports represented: Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoe (Slalom) Canoe (Sprint) Cycling (BMX) Cycling (Mountain Bike) Cycling (Road) Cycling (Track) Diving Equestrian Fencing Football (Soccer) Gymnastics (Artistic) Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Handball Field Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Trampoline Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo

Now if I could get this as a game for my SNES, I'd be really happy.

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3 - The Art of War: A graphic novel

Ryan Nance July 31, 2012

The Art of War, the classic Chinese text from Sun-tze (孫子) has a graphic novel reboot with some truly stunning visuals in The Art of War: A Graphic Novel.

http://www.theartofwargraphicnovel.com/ THE ART OF WAR: A GRAPHIC NOVEL will be published by Harper Perennial, the literary fiction imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, on July 31, 2012. Written and storyboarded by Kelly Roman and illustrated by Michael DeWeese, the book adapts Sun Tzu's iconic text into a story set in the near-future when financial markets are militarized and China is the dominant economy.

via Brain Pickings

4 - Brick by Brick: Lego Reconstruction of USA v. France

Ryan Nance July 31, 2012

"An animated reconstruction of highlights of the USA's first match of the tournament, in which the favourites beat France 98-71. The American team of multimillionaires includes Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and (with his trademark white headband) LeBron James, while the French side features fellow NBA stars Kevin Seraphin, Nicolas Batum, Boris Diaw and the goggles-wearing Tony Parker"

Brick-by-brick men's basketball: USA v France - video An animated reconstruction of highlights of the USA's first match of the tournament, in which the favourites beat France 98-71.

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