PixelCase’s Aerial Virtual Tour of New York is an amazing look at the Big Apple from above thanks to the combined photography of Oleg Gaponyuk and Andrei Zubets.
Once inside the panorama you can look around and zoom in and out, and when viewed in fullscreen, it reminds me a lot of the intro scene from The Dark Knight that was shot in IMAX, including the slight knot you’ll get in your stomach if you’re at all afraid of heights.
If you liked the San Francisco toothpick tour, then check out this hand cranked machine made entirely out of wood and glue (no nails or screws).
The video takes you step by step through each one of the functions, and it’s impressive to think that you can build something like this with a lot of time and determination.
Over the course of 35 years (Scott estimates more than 3,000 hours of labor), he has assembled more than 100,000 toothpicks into a 9’ tall sculpture of San Francisco that includes such favorites as the Golden Gate Bridge, Muir Woods, Humphrey the humpback whale, the Ferry Building, and a full tour that he can send ping pong balls through on their way down the city.
Called “Rolling Through the Bay”, it won Best of Show at the Sonoma County Fair, and for good reason.
Check out the video for a little glimpse of what it takes to create such a mad machine:
Sure they’re touring the country, but for up close and personal interviews about issues that matter, nothing beats folding your own presidential candidate and turning them into a finger puppet.
NOTCOT recently got a chance to tour Oakley’s rolling O Lab; a research lab that travels the country inside of a trailer, showing off what their shades can do.
The machines that they use are impressive, and the results speak for themselves, so it’s definitely worth a look.
Might be time to pick up a new pair…
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The New York Times wrote a great article about the changes that tea is going through lately in response to its surging popularity.
[New York Times - Tea's Got A Brand New Bag]
Designers Laura and Paulina make these Bibi iPod covers that turn your little guy into a little monster.
[E-Mail For Information: laurenandpaulina@hotmail.fr]
[Via: Gizmodiva]
