Periodic table of videos

"If you do use the beryllium windows, you have to be careful not to lick your fingers."

Just one quote from what I am sure will be a great collection of videos. There is one video for each of the chemicals on the periodic table of the elements and they are done in a British accent.

Via numerous links

http://www.periodicvideos.com/#

Olypic theme song inspired by imperial march?

Recently I have made the big mistake of thinking Fanfare for the common man by Copland was the Olympic theme song. However, I was way off. It turns out there isn't a consistent Olympic theme, but there is at least one new one for each olympics. There is an official hymn, but you may have only heard it once or twice.

Anyways, so what do you hear on broadcasts that makes you think Olypics? Bulger's Dream. But this was just a piece selected by the broadcasting studios in 1968 and was popular so they kept it. It's not official Olympics theme tune or anything.

But there is another one that is used often as well. It's called Olympic Fanfare and Theme. If you can find it online, listen to it all the way through (or you can also find the medley version that includes Bulger's Dream). While you are listening, think imperial death march. They sound quite a bit alike, but one is happy and the other is intimidating. Why do they sound the same? Same guy composed them and probably within a year or two of eachother. Possibly, he could have been working on the two together.

Anyways I know I find strange connections between things, but the touch of this particular composer I find to be very similar in the two pieces.

Olympic symbols - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amazing magnetic moving sculpture Not CGI

If more modern art looked like this, I would give modern art alot more love. This is a real sculpture, not cgi.



Now all they need to do is hang it from the ceiling. It would just be that much more mind-blowing then. The artists name is Sachiko Kodama so can google for more videos and examples of her work.

from IO9

APOD: 2007 April 25 - Carina Nebula Panorama from Hubble

If you have never seen Astronomy Picture of the Day, you must. They are probably some of the most stunning photos you will ever, ever, ever see. And they proclaim the glory of God in a way that just shocks me.

APOD: 2007 April 25 - Carina Nebula Panorama from Hubble:

Carina Nebula Panorama from Hubble
Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (U. California, Berkeley) et al., and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Most Beautiful Car

This is probably one of the most beautiful cars I have ever laid eyes on. And the photo is amazing to boot.

It's the Cramer Comet, a car with the same 1350 horsepower engine as a P51 mustang. It was hand built and is a one of a kind vehicle.

clipped from blog.wired.com

BSOD ruins Olympic magic

Everything was magical at the opening ceremonies, but for some onlookers the spell was broken abruptly right at the peak moment by none other than the BSOD. There were a couple of pictures from different angles so this isn't a fake. Way to go Microsoft!

clipped from www.google.com