Hand performance for 126 performers designed by choreographer Sadeck Waff.
From the close of this year's Tokyo Paralympic Games, a dance for 126 performers designed by French choreographer Sadeck Waff. (Though honestly better with sound off.)
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Orchestras evolved from the 16th century to the middle of the 20th century, then stopped.
A history of orchestras from the 16th century to around the middle of the 20th century, when they ceased evolving. via Laughing Squid
Comic Con with some very impressive hand-fashioned Ghostbusters gear.
Adam Savage, former co-host of Myth Busters, attends Comic Con incognito with some very impressive hand-fashioned Ghostbusters gear.
The most important device in the universe.
A single film prop with two tubes and flashing lights has been used in countless sci-fi movies and shows. via Kottke
What are those rectangular panels you see on almost all new constructions?
The rectangular panels you see on almost all new constructions are there to conceal an air gap that protects the structure from decay.
A short documentary on Aaron Ralph's 2,700-kilometer meandering bikepacking trip.
A short documentary on Aaron Ralph's 2,700-kilometer, meandering bikepacking trip up the United Kingdom. via The Radavist
Hiking Mt Whitney after being paralyzed
A man relates what it's like to climb Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48, three years after suffering a spinal cord injury in a jujitsu class that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Via the Los Angeles Times
Interviews with Black Americans about what it's like to live in Japan
From NPR, interviews with Black Americans about what it's like to live in Japan instead of the United States. "We've been trained, we've been programmed, that people are afraid of us. Here, I don't get that. I feel good here."
Some nice timelapse footage of Yosemite's Half Dome being hiked at night.
Some nice timelapse footage of Yosemite's Half Dome being hiked at night. Though you'll probably want to mute the sound.
A 16-year-old aspiring concert pianist performs "eight levels of Bach"
A 16-year-old aspiring concert pianist performs "eight levels of Bach," with explanations as to what makes them increasingly difficult.