THE STREETS

I love this commercial and I laugh every time I see it.
 

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It's A Trap

Good Old U.S. of A

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Perception

Magician Marco Tempest challenges your perception as teaches a lesson on lies, truth, art and emotion using three Ipod touches. Check it out.





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Try Something New

Here is a video that gets you thinking about how you spend your time. Matt Cutts touches upon what Morgan Spurlock (Director, Writer and Star in Super Size Me and 30 Days) did and encourages people to try something new for just 30 days to expand your knowledge and to find new intrests.

Out of a Plane Window

Since I love to fly I had to post this because there is nothing I like more then when I see amazing sites out of a plane window. My personal favorite is flying into JFK at night will all the lights of New York illuminated. You can check out more amazing views HERE.

Midwest, USA

London, England

Cape Verde, Africa

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Time Lapse of Night Sky

Check out this amazing night sky time lapse by Terje Sorgerd on Spain's highest elevation points, El Teide.


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New Years Ball Facts

1. The ball is a geodesic sphere, 12 feet in diameter and weighs 11,875 pounds.

2. The ball is covered with 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles, which are bolted to 672 LED modules on the aluminum frame.

3. The ball is illuminated by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LED modules. Each LED module contains 48 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs — 12 red, 12 blue, 12 green, and 12 white for a total of 8,064 of each color.

4. The ball is capable of creating a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns.

5. The first New Year’s Eve Ball lowering celebration atop One Times Square was in 1907. It was made of iron and wood, weighed 700 pounds, and was covered with 100 light bulbs.

6. Over the past 103 years, seven versions of the ball have been designed to ring in the New Year.

7. In 1920, a 400-pound iron Ball replaced the iron and wood Ball.

8. In 1955, a 150-pound aluminum Ball with 180 light bulbs replaced the iron Ball.

9. In 1995, the aluminum Ball was upgraded with aluminum skin, rhinestones, and computer controls.

10. In 1999, the crystal New Year’s Eve Ball was created to welcome the new millennium.

11. For the Ball’s 100th Anniversary in 2001, the light bulbs of the past were replaced with modern LED technology.

12. In 2008, the permanent Big Ball was unveiled atop One Times Square where it sparkles above Times Square throughout the year.


More info can be found at timessquareball.net

2000 Ball

Times Square Turn of the New Year

2012 Ball

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NERD Humor

CInemagraphs

I came across a form of photography that was new to me. It combines photography and cinematography to create images that "come alive". These photographs are called Cinemagraphs. There almost like animated gifs but on specific areas are animated to draw the viewer to the specific areas in the frame. You can see more HERE. 

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How Large Are The Planets?

This is a pretty cool video that gives you a visual perceptive of the planets if they were the same distance from Earth to Our moon.




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A Day In The Life of NYC

"A Day in the Life of New York City" shot through a tilt shift lense. Its pretty amazing that this short does not just focus on the typical image of NYC with men with suites running around like chickens without heads. It shows a little bit of everything.