Linkdump #118

Extra-large murder mitten: https://tinyurl.com/y4ayd86d

Some interesting animations showing Earth’s ozone hole: https://tinyurl.com/2p9dt9aj

Sooooo basically this is how male dromedary camels flirt. SO HOT: https://tinyurl.com/2wmpz2ps

“Planktonium is a short film by Jan van Ijken about the unseen world of living microscopic plankton. It is a voyage into a secret universe, inhabited by alien-like creatures”: https://tinyurl.com/3c5rydj

A selection of experimental music featuring bagpipes: https://tinyurl.com/28sxrnyn

If you’re familiar with the classic Internet phenomenon known as “The Backrooms”, here’s a wonderfully creepy CGI “found footage” version: https://tinyurl.com/mryjxcsm

Dune, but with Elmo instead of Timothee Chalamet: https://tinyurl.com/2p9frxbk

Possibly THE shiniest fish in existence: https://tinyurl.com/yedrkb29

Gorgeous beading by Jan Huling: https://tinyurl.com/2p9frxbk

This video gives you the behind-the-scenes story of what it took to capture the first timelapse of a growing brinicle: https://tinyurl.com/h89hh6sn

A unique kind of camouflage company: https://tinyurl.com/yckkrycy

The beautiful color and patterning of an African ground beetle: https://tinyurl.com/yk6d2f6y

The fossilized coral reefs of the Nevada desert: https://tinyurl.com/2p8mhwam

A Twitter feed entirely devoted to diatoms: https://tinyurl.com/vk4xhkpu

An online atlas of dye colors you can get from various mushrooms: https://tinyurl.com/4at2b7dj

Take an exciting tour through the Digital Museum of Plugs & Sockets: https://tinyurl.com/4pt6jacz

How to grow perfect, cubic salt crystals: https://tinyurl.com/2whttsm5

Inside the MK-35D Soviet school calculator: https://tinyurl.com/9c6wspr5

“A movement within a painting, which begins with the savagery of a battle and comes to a halt in a rendition of a masterpiece of the 15th Century; The Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello”: https://tinyurl.com/ypyrckjy

Playing an electric bass with a bow sounds lovely: https://tinyurl.com/yprptsmw

Julius Klingebiel was a convicted murderer who was forcibly sterilized and condemned to live out his days in an asylum. His detailed artworks still adorn the walls of his room: https://tinyurl.com/yhapw45h

An interesting, interactive timeline of swearing in Oscar-winning films: https://tinyurl.com/ms6mv7p7

Explore the Gallery of Physical Visualizations: https://tinyurl.com/2p8m2mzw

I really enjoyed browsing through UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage: https://tinyurl.com/3e594w2m

Another amusing noisemaking website: https://tinyurl.com/zb869drm

Pretty cool 3D printed dragon: https://tinyurl.com/mrxb73x9

A wonderful Twitter thread of Inuit art: https://tinyurl.com/2p8zusax

A dress that “breathes” (Instagram link): https://tinyurl.com/4hkatz9f

In this animated short film a real British chimney sweep master describes his everyday routine of forcing young boys to become workers: https://tinyurl.com/2p8rzya9

Apparently this feature helps block some of the light from above, kind of like sunglasses, allowing the fish to see a bit better in deeper, darker water: https://tinyurl.com/yc587wja

Fascinating gif showing exactly how porcupines release their quills when touched: https://tinyurl.com/bdfjejkm

The clever design of the Assassin’s Teapot: https://tinyurl.com/2p5m7wtb

How to make holographic chocolate: https://tinyurl.com/2hpkuepp

Why do ski jumpers hold their skis in a V shape?: https://tinyurl.com/2p88xe63

The story of what some consider the greatest recipe comment of all time: https://tinyurl.com/mtksb4bf

Cool animation showing the lighthouses of Ireland: https://tinyurl.com/3a4m3b3c

A well-done animation about the scale of the Orion Nebula: https://tinyurl.com/ymr5h43n

Common themes and tropes in movie poster art: https://tinyurl.com/u38juw25

From 2005 to 2014, eyelevel10585 would find old cameras with undeveloped film, do his best to develop it, and post the pictures on the internet: https://tinyurl.com/2p8zw2tt

Don’t be a Sucker (1947) is an American video to protect and educate people against “divide and conquer” propaganda tactics used by the media: https://tinyurl.com/y2m36dw9

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