Things I Think Are Kinda Cool http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:36:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Mmmmm…Magnets… http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2013/04/24/mmmmm-magnets/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2013/04/24/mmmmm-magnets/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:35:49 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7189 Not sure why, but I’m sort of obsessed with this video of magnetic putty devouring innocent little magnets. Mmmmmm…

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]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2013/04/24/mmmmm-magnets/feed/ 0 A Cool Duet From Beyond The Grave http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2013/01/02/a-cool-duet-from-beyond-the-grave/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2013/01/02/a-cool-duet-from-beyond-the-grave/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:37:13 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7184 No high-tech editing or remixing here – just two Youtube videos played at the same time.  The result is an unexpected but totally amazing duet between LCD Soundsystem and Miles Davis. Oh, and the fact that Kermit the Frog is involved doesn’t hurt either.

Enjoy:

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]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2013/01/02/a-cool-duet-from-beyond-the-grave/feed/ 0 Soap Bubble Planet Exploration! http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/11/28/soap-bubble-planet-exploration/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/11/28/soap-bubble-planet-exploration/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:50:53 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7171 Photographer Jason Tozer uses a Hasselblad camera and a 135mm lens to capture ordinary soap bubbles and transform them into stunning planet-like rainbow spheres. Take a look at some of my faves:

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]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/11/04/lower-manhattan-blackout-gershwin-style/feed/ 0 Don’t Go Chasing Waterfall Swings http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/18/dont-go-chasing-waterfall-swings/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/18/dont-go-chasing-waterfall-swings/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:50:07 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7164 Once you’re recovered from my stupid TLC pun, check out these amazing waterfall swings created by Dash7Design.


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]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/18/dont-go-chasing-waterfall-swings/feed/ 0 Marching Band + Video Games = Geek Heaven http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/10/marching-band-video-games-geek-heaven/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/10/marching-band-video-games-geek-heaven/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:46:44 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7159 This OSU Marching Band tribute to classic video games might be the best thing I’ve seen on the internet today. Nerd Power!


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]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/10/marching-band-video-games-geek-heaven/feed/ 0 Minimalism Battle Royale: Paris Vs. New York http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/02/minimalism-battle-royale-paris-vs-new-york/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/02/minimalism-battle-royale-paris-vs-new-york/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:12:39 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7153 A fun petite video based on the amazing book, “Paris vs. New York” by Vahram Muratyan.


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]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/02/minimalism-battle-royale-paris-vs-new-york/feed/ 0 Geeky Fun With Liquid Nitrogen (And Ping Pong Balls) http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/02/fun-with-liquid-nitrogen-and-ping-pong-balls/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/02/fun-with-liquid-nitrogen-and-ping-pong-balls/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:03:35 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7148 What happens when you mix liquid nitrogen with 1500 ping pong balls?  Press play and find out. (Watch until the end – it’s worth the build up).


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]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/10/02/fun-with-liquid-nitrogen-and-ping-pong-balls/feed/ 0 Penny For Your Arts http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/09/17/penny-for-your-arts/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/09/17/penny-for-your-arts/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:56:11 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7137 Check out these stunning oil paintings created on pennies that artist Jacqueline Lou Skaggs found on the sidewalk. Wow.

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]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/09/17/penny-for-your-arts/feed/ 0 Robot Takeover Update: Now They’re Cooler Than Us http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/09/10/robot-takeover-update-now-theyre-cooler-than-us/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/09/10/robot-takeover-update-now-theyre-cooler-than-us/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:39:26 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7131 Smarter than us? Fine.

Faster than us? OK.

But cooler than us? I won’t stand for this.

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