Linkdump #110

An outside look at filming a train scene: https://tinyurl.com/2c6rddjw

The “Let the Bodies Hit the Floor” song, but for kids!: https://tinyurl.com/wf4dn44z

Worldwide telescope isn’t really a telescope, but it uses a suite of free and open source software and data sets that let’s you explore the wonders of space like a pro: https://tinyurl.com/jzwabyu4

A brilliant and somewhat creepy scarecrow: https://tinyurl.com/hjrwexr6

The inescapable horror of (fake) transition contact lenses!: https://tinyurl.com/fxjzruvu

The original, unaltered period photo into which actor Jack Nicholson was composited to create the iconic photograph seen in the final shots of The Shining: https://tinyurl.com/je4zd6xw

Don McLeish is a real life seahorse whisperer. “The saga of Lucy” is a great story with lots of photographs: https://tinyurl.com/36z2s8t6

This sounds so annoying, yet I kinda want one: https://tinyurl.com/cvctat9z

The lovely South Philippine dwarf kingfisher: https://tinyurl.com/3kx4jah3

Chefs of three different skill levels make Paella, and have their creations tested and analyzed by a food scientist: https://tinyurl.com/asvjpeke

100 mug handles in 100 days: https://tinyurl.com/3v559469

Follow two LGBTQ trailblazing couples­—Angelica and Jahaira and Luis and Ngoc—on their way to compete at the World Latin Dance Cup: https://tinyurl.com/9m2kjr47

This virtual group show of 27 women-identifying artists is curated by Philippa Adams, former director and curator of London’s Saatchi Gallery: https://tinyurl.com/bd4aza7d

A lovely/sad abandoned church in Russia: https://tinyurl.com/5y4d6ztu

Inflatable fashion by Feyfey Yufei Liu: https://tinyurl.com/a973sw46

The Kamenstein MKII World of Motion Carousel Kettle is a steam-driven kettle with cute horses that start spinning as your water is boiled: https://tinyurl.com/j3vp8prm

Lightograph is a new way to make still photos come alive by manipulating light: https://tinyurl.com/2f75h7jf

Another fun little interactive musical tool, but this time it’s designed like a Rubik’s Cube: https://tinyurl.com/y5yhvx37

Madehow is a website that lists all kinds of things in alphabetical order. All you have to do is click on a thing and you’ll get a complete rundown of how that thing is made: https://tinyurl.com/4jkudx5p

A small 3d model of the planet, on which you can visualise various data such as current wind or current patterns, or current temperature, or the charrningly-named ‘misery index’ which tracks the degree of economic distress felt by ‘regular’ people worldwide: https://tinyurl.com/54whybv2

The Mutoid Waste Company is a performance arts group founded in London. It started in the early 1980s, emerging from Frestonia’s ‘Car Breaker Gallery’. They are probably best known for their recycled art installations at Glastonbury Festival: https://tinyurl.com/7jbj6rh2

You never know when you might need a ginormous marker: https://tinyurl.com/feh5zbb4

Relax and enjoy a Katmai Natl. Park bear cam: https://tinyurl.com/t9m2vzz5

A short Tumblr thread of marble statues carved to look like they’re covered in sheer fabric (A couple pics are mildly NSFW): https://tinyurl.com/m8uzuxmt

Delightfully animated illustrations of moths and bugs by Vladimir Stankovic: https://tinyurl.com/k3h5yyuh

Ken Hermann has a love of Kolkata and the flower men at Malik Ghat Flower Market: https://tinyurl.com/5xvjxep2

Designer iris van Herpen debuts five amazing dresses made from up cycled ocean debris: https://tinyurl.com/y9nppedw

The strange flavor of Parthian Chicken from Ancient Rome: https://tinyurl.com/br2w3a2r

Marc Burckhardt paints wonderful scenes of from fables, myths, and imagination ((Click on the options under the Gallery Works label to see more paintings): https://tinyurl.com/5a77x3yv

Exploring an interesting phenomenon known as “choice blindness”: https://tinyurl.com/4cz48etp

A new kind of temporary tattoo that lasts up to a year: https://tinyurl.com/pdjmf3ze

Cool little gif showing the different gravities on each of our solar system’s main bodies: https://tinyurl.com/pbn8h63a

Volcanic sand blows across a frozen lake: https://tinyurl.com/wezh7u66

“Listen, we need to talk about wombats”: https://tinyurl.com/dkt324yh

A lovely website dedicated to tracking the seasonal migrations of various N. American species, using citizen reporting to gather data (I particularly like the “Maps” section): https://tinyurl.com/5y849fst

Great macro video of Ladybug larvae hatching (Contains brief shots of bug sex): https://tinyurl.com/t2zp8sw2

The band “chipmunks on 16 speed” does a range of rather creepy/moody/awesome covers: https://tinyurl.com/r77btht7

Feni is a rare liquor made from cashew fruit, and it’s produced only in Goa, India. While some brands are pushing to take feni to the mainstream, this family has survived by hand making small batches and selling locally: https://tinyurl.com/n6633trv

If you’ve seen posts about an ice cream place selling Mac & Cheese flavored ice cream, now you can make your own at home! Yay?: https://tinyurl.com/4v4ueyt2

Paste Magazine published a list of the 50 best dystopian movies. Some of the entries surprised me, and there are a few I’ve never even heard of: https://tinyurl.com/uf6za2v4

In 2020 people all over the u.S. started receiving packages of mystery seeds from China. One reporter decides to find out why: https://tinyurl.com/cmmpxmur

It’s a chair, but it’s a log!: https://tinyurl.com/54n2dz68

Kevin Parry shares how he made one of his optical illusion TikToks: https://tinyurl.com/fmw2nt4c

A rather interesting list of 50+ short films you can watch on YouTube (“The Birch” is one of my favorites): https://tinyurl.com/hruzx8t3

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