Brian Heater
‘Banking Explained’, A Short Animation Breaking Down the History and Complexities of Money and Credit
“Banking Explained” is a short animation by Kurzgesagt (previously) that breaks down the history and many complexities of the global banking system, which was initially…
‘Primordial’, A Trippy Animated Short Detailing the Development of Life on a Fictional Planetoid
“Primordial” is a psychedelic animated short created by animators Jason Kerr, Chris Bjerre, and Peter Clark that charts the early stages of life in a…
Ping-Pong Go Round, A Completely Round Table Tennis Court Made Up of 15 Standard Tables
The Ping-Pong Go Round is a perfectly round table tennis court designed in 1998 by Singapore-based artist Lee Wen that allows one person to play…
A Red-Hot Nickel Ball Makes Some Great Noises as It Works Its Way Through Nickelodeon’s Slime-Like Gak
Van Terry submitted his own red-hot nickel ball (previously) video to Carsandwater, placing the piping hot sphere into a small tub of Gak, Nickelodeon’s slime-like…
First and Final Frames, The Opening and Closing Shots of 55 Different Films Played Out Side by Side
“First and Final Frames” is a supercut by Baltimore-based filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney that juxtaposes the opening and closing shots of 55 different films side…
Tom Scott Explains How Nanotechnologists Use Basic Objects to Create Materials With a Thickness of One Atom
In his latest video, Tom Scott (previously) travels to Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials and the Chemical Imaging at the University of Bristol to discuss…
‘Unpronounceable’, A They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Track About the Mystery of Other People
For the 11th week of their year-long Dial-A-Song project (previously), They Might Be Giants offer up “Unpronounceable,” a track about how difficult it is to…
BlippyBot, A Twitter Bot That Delivers Reactionary Animated GIFs Based on Keywords
@PHClapp @Steve_Campbell exciting pic.twitter.com/K0c4ls8z8g — BlippyBot (@blippybot) March 17, 2015 BlippyBot is a Twitter bot designed by San Francisco-based app developer Blippy that responds with…
Photo-Editing Professionals React With Surprise and Frustration as They Attempt to Use Photoshop 1.0 From 1990
“Oh my gosh, there’s nothing in this program.” In honor of the 25th anniversary of Photoshop, educational site CreativeLive asked eight image-editing professionals to use…
A Series of Composition Tips for Shooting Better Photos Based on the Work of an Award-Winning Photographer
The Cooperative of Photography has compiled a series of nine tips designed to help amateurs frame photos in the best manner possible based on the…