I want a doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well
Stop-Motion Animation Reveals the Insides of Objects Sanded Down Layer by Layer
Laurin Döpfner … used an industrial sander to grind down logs, electronics, and even a skull in thin layers which he then photographed to create this amazing stop motion video. Each object is comprised of about 100 different photos
I like the walnut the best, I think.
…unless that robot is operating properly, which means ketchup has been weaponized.
Algorithms are a fascinating use case for visualization. To visualize an algorithm, we don’t merely fit data to a chart; there is no primary dataset. Instead there are logical rules that describe behavior. This may be why algorithm visualizations are so unusual, as designers experiment with novel forms to better communicate. This is reason enough to study them.
But algorithms are also a reminder that visualization is more than a tool for finding patterns in data. Visualization leverages the human visual system to augment human intellect: we can use it to better understand these important abstract processes, and perhaps other things, too.
The transformation of a maze into a decision tree near the end is awesome.
The Amazing Micro-Engineered, Water-Repelling Surface That Lives Outside My Window
That’s not how water usually behaves. Water wets things. It clings to the surface and flattens out like a pancake. It doesn’t roll around like a glass bead. This leaf must have some kind of natural water-repelling surface that prevents it from getting wet.
Some slo-mo video of drops hitting a leaf at the link
I’ve been a little under the weather this week, so apologies for ignoring the blog. Catching up with my internet scouring. Here’s some Music + many illusions from OK Go
“Our words can have a huge impact. Isn’t it time we told her she’s pretty brilliant, too? Encourage her love of science and technology and inspire her to change the world.
–Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code”
via Outstanding Verizon ad admonishes parents to not squelch their daughters’ interest in science
Let’s break up into teams. Inertial frames on the right, non-inertial frames on the left…
Non-Inertial Playground Physics
[T]his weekend I enlisted SteelyKid’s help to make a video illustrating a different sort of physics with the merry-go-round, a camera, and a tennis ball