The Herbert H. Warrick, Jr. Museum of Communications shared of video demonstrating a vintage telephone with a unique dialing mechanism called a Trommelwähler. The phone is similar to a rotary phone, but with the numbers arranged vertically rather than in a circle. I've seen this style of dial illustrated in early human-factors study reports. I…
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Mice Women Sing, Dance, and Flee From a Giant Cat in a Japanese Laptop Ad For Mouse Computers
Members of the group Nogizaka46 star as mice women who sing, dance, and flee from a giant cat in a Japanese ad campaign for Mouse Computers. via reddit
Sesame Street Introduces Julia, A Four-Year-Old Character With Autism
A post shared by Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) on Mar 20, 2017 at 7:32am PDT Sesame Street has introduced Julia, a four-year-old character with autism. Along with Julia, the show has also created a site for parents and children with information about autism and started the See Amazing in All Children campaign. Julia has already appeared…
A Game of Pool Being Played on a Gyroscopic Self Leveling Pool Table Onboard a Cruise Ship
A 2011 video shows a game of pool being played on a gyroscopic self-leveling pool table onboard the Radiance of the Seas cruise ship. The video was taken while the ship was sailing through rough weather, so the table’s movements were particularly active, but the balls managed to stay in place. This is a video…
How and Why Chess Is Used Symbolically in Movies and Television
Now You See It explains how and why chess is used symbolically in movies and television so frequently. The classic games serves as an easy to recognize image of conflict, strategy, and intelligence that can help viewers understand character relationships and motivations. Chess is everywhere in movies, and it can mean a lot more than…
How to Prepare Jake’s Perfect Sandwich From Adventure Time
Binging With Babish host Andrew Rea demonstrates how to prepare Jake’s perfect sandwich from Adventure Time which features a full loaf of bread, a steak, a whole deboned Cornish game hen, and aioli with the soul of a lobster. Scholars have attempted to crack the code to the perfect sandwich for millennia – in the…
Jeff Bezos Pilots a Giant Hankook Mirae Method-2 Robot Suit at the Amazon Robotics Conference
I just got to pilot an awesome (and huge) robot thanks to Hankook Mirae Technology. Nice! #MARS2017 pic.twitter.com/MvN6ghEYFi — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) March 20, 2017 Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos posted a photo of himself piloting a giant Hankook Mirae Method-2 robot suit at the annual Amazon Robotics conference drawing comparisons to robotic mech…
Pink Trombone, An Interactive Cross-Section of the Human Vocal Tract That Simulates Vocal Sounds
Pink Trombone by Dood.al visualizes an interactive cross-section of the human vocal tract that users can manipulate to simulate speech and other vocal sounds. The simulator produces different sounds based on where users slide the variable positions of the tongue, lips, and hard and soft palate, which can be altered in real time. via Søren…