iPod Touch Art!

Seikou Yamaoka has a long daily commute, more than enough time for him to come up with digital artwork like this one. On an iPod Touch running ArtStudio, a 99 cent application. Wow.

We got Maria on Ellen!

This blows my mind:

One week ago she was an anonymous girl from Winnipeg singing a cover song on Youtube.

Today, she's on the Ellen DeGeneres show.

Next month, she'll be singing on a concert stage with Lady Gaga!

And it all began with this Twitter hashtag: #getmariaonellen

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Can you mash up Darth Vader's theme with Beethoven?

Sure you can, if you're Professor Richard Grayson!

Darth Vader gets the classical treatment ala Beethoven

And he can do it to other themes too!

Check out how The Muppet Show gets Bach-ed and fugued:



And here's James Bond and the Pink Panther ...



Cool, yes?

Amazing impossible basketball shot

After 9,999 tries....

... nothing but net!

Japanese Strangeness

You've got to hand it to the Japanese -- well, some of them at least. Without them, we wouldn't be asking questions like: What the? Why come up with a fake pool? What's the point?

The Most Amazing Cinematic Car Crash Ever...

... and possibly the most disturbing and gruesome as well.



Wear your seatbelts.
Drive defensively.
And please, keep a safe distance away from the car in front of you.

Insane driving challenges: loop the loop

Everyone has a crazy driver in the family, but I doubt if any of them have ever tried something like this:


Ouch.

In case any of you are inspired by that supreme act of motoring masochism, maybe you should watch this:



And that's why you should have paid attention in Physics class, kids.

Manny Pacquiao defeats Miguel Cotto: Mayweather next?

It took twelve rounds with the Pacman dominating from the second round onwards. It may not have been as one-sided as the demolitions of Hatton or De la Hoya or Diaz or Morales but this was still a largely Pacquiao show. Cotto and his camp (as well as Mayweather, incidentally) said that the Pacman had faced washed-out, over-the-hill, aging fighters in De la Hoya and Morales as well as second-rate pugilists in Diaz and Hatton, ergo he would finally meet his match in Cotto: a true welterweight, in his prime. Miguel Cotto, they said, would be the real measure of whether Pacquiao deserved his pound for pound king reputation.

Well, what can we say really except this: well, guys, now you know.

Congratulations, Manny Pacquiao.

Now, as for you Mr. Mayweather... you better get your begging bowl ready because if you want a shot at the Pacman, you better shut up, beg, and take whatever deal you can get. Fifty-fifty sounds real generous actually, being that Manny has just cemented his reputation as one of the biggest and most exciting fighters in the sport -- while you only have a reputation for being a loudmouth who's all about the money and avoiding a real punch-up. Otherwise, we'll all be left thinking that you're just afraid of getting hammered and looking like Cotto by round 12.

As the ex-pound for pound king, it should be about facing the Manny, and not the money.

Little Drummer Boy

His name is Igor Falecki --- and he's four years old.

See more at http://www.igorfalecki.com.pl/

Cool, huh?

Is this "The Best Rube Goldberg Ever"?

Iron Man and Bruce Lee Face-Off!

Guess who wins?

(Found via NextRound)

Impossible Shot for Nike

Check out this video created by Martina of Adverblog for Nike Football Italy.



Amazing, yes?

Amusingly, Steve Hall of Adrants (from whose blog I found out about it) called this "The Impossible Shot"... forgetting that this is Nike and not Adidas ... which has a franchise on the word "impossible" by now. And, I wouldn't be too surprised if a whole lot of other people also called it that -- heck, that's the catchphrase that came to mind for me too.

Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides

Pecha kucha : 20 slides, 20 seconds each.

Here's an example that explains what it is ... and teaches something about another topic altogether.

Watch it and tell me if it doesn't kind of leave you breathless -- literally AND figuratively.

The World's Best Presentation: What the F**K is Social Media?

I know this is not a Youtube video.

Came across this entry for Slideshare's "World's Best Presentation contest" on ThreeMinds and thought I can break the blog's rules just this once.

In one zippy and entertaining presentation, Marta Strickland (whoops -- I meant Marta Kagan), Bonafide Marketing Genius, manages to layout what social media is, why and how brands have to get into them. It's 74 slides chock-full of facts and numbers that we all will need to reference at some point. But that's not why I put it in here. It's not just a learning experience for a whole lot of people -- it's also a darn fine visual delight.

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Kinematic Typography: V for Vendetta

Verily, you will view this video vith vonderment (sorry -- couldn't think of enough v vords!).



A whole set of other videos of the same type -- kinematic typography (or stories told using typography and sound) are at AlwaysWatching.Org -- from Kill Bill to The Devil's Advocate to The Office to The Wedding Crashers.

Who would have thought you could convey all that with fonts? (And sound of course!)

Check 'em out.

Painting with Light: PiKAPiKA THE MOVIE : GO! GO! PiKAPiKA!!～

Beautiful work with glowsticks / flashlights.

Can you imagine the coordination and practice this involved! I once tried to do some light doodles myself and had someone shoot the pics --- needless to say, it was very difficult to even get one decent shot of one person's doodle. Imagine then not just one person but twenty, and with doodles that are alive and moving from location to location.

This is AMAZING.

Most Impossible guitar hero 3 song #2! GAME CRASHED!

Yup. That's definitely gonna make your console crash. Or cause you a nervous breakdown.

Anyone who can actually do this IS the Guitar Hero!

Procrastination is...

... watching this instead of getting to work right away.

Procrastination is wondering who made this and how he did it and waiting 'til the end to find out.

Procrastination is posting this and sharing it with everyone because it's bloody, brilliantly, beautifully done.

"Again and Again" -- Apple Mac Music Video

Some people really have too much time on their hands --- and we thank them for it.

This is awesome, yes?