Make space for Gandalf!
Move over Lady Gaga!
December 4th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Sunday Morning
July 8th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Wow pare. Ang dip.
January 14th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Trivia for the day
January 14th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
The Zone
October 8th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Stereoscopic GIFs
September 5th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Have you ever played with alternately closing your left & right eye and seeing how things change their “position” with each wink? Well this is the same thing — an image from the “right eye” and the corresponding image from the “left eye” are superimposed in an animated GIF.
Pretty trippy.
Originally found out about this in:
Mental Floss: 12 Twitchy Stereoscopic Photographs
Matt Moore’s Tumblr
Curta Mechanical Calculator
September 1st, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
This is the Curta Calculator invented by Curt Herzstark.
It can add and subtract huge numbers (depending on the model) by moving switches and turning a lever. What’s astounding about it is that it’s all mechanical — everything is done through cogs & gears.
Here’s a video that demonstrates how it works:
More detailed post can be found in RetroCalculators.com: Curta Calculator – System Curt Herzstark
