Eye Candy: Mesmerizing Swinging Balls Video Not mine -- mine are hypnotizing. This is a video of one of those swinging ball desk toys (aka Newton's Cradle) but with different length droopers (mine drag on the floor), creating all sorts of crazy-ass designs. I just watched it twice back to back (the second time with my eyes unfocused) and I'm pretty sure I spotted the secret to the universe at one point. SPOILER: It was a pop-up porn ad. "A gay one?" Hit the jump for the worthwhile video but, WARNING: may cause dizziness. Youtube viaThe most beautiful video ever? Thanks to Church, who once mesmerized an entire living room full of bachelorette party attendees with his own swinging balls trick.
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The Neglected Soft Hackle Fly | Hatch Magazine - Fly Fishing, etc. Earlier this year, we published a blog post titled Classic Flies are Classic for a Reason. The gist of that post was that the patterns that have stood the test of time have done so for a reason and given such should likely have a place in your fly box. Soft hackle flies are one of those classics. I have met many fly fishermen for which they are an absolute staple, employed on the stream as often as a pheasant tail nymph or parachute adams. But, I've met many more that don't fish them at all or only rarely do so, considering them sort of an oddity. The Sparkle Soft Hackle Fly. The truth is, however, that soft hackles are one of the most effective styles of flies ever created, and one that should have a home in virtually every angler's arsenal. In their simplest form, soft hackle flies are little more than thread or herl wrapped around the hook shank with a sparsely palmered hackle at the front. Their lack of complexity in no way translates to lack of versatility.
Zelda in Minecraft! Video Log in Video Games: Raw Cynthia Yildirim Zelda in Minecraft! Minecraft modder Gary520 has released a trailer to show off what is perhaps the blocky game’s most ambitious creation yet: an epic, 10-hour adventure based on The Legend of Zelda. posted 3 years ago jkconrad7 liked this csgrenke liked this adoormouse liked this greengoblin liked this Westley Cornwell liked this tylercorporation liked this Pol Gatsby liked this © 2014 Redux, Inc. about redux | contact us | copyright | legal Demo Reel 2012 Brice Linane is a Los Angeles born 3D artist now living in Brooklyn. Although his design education and career began in Architecture, he now works in Animation and VFX as a 3D Lead / Generalist. While he enjoys projects which allow him to incorporate his spacial design abilities, he never strays away from a new and challenging project. Maya VRay Zbrush Mudbox Nuke After Effects brice.linane@gmail.com t: 626.818.8294 www.bricelinane.com www.behance.net/bricelinaneInformation2013 In this campaign for General Mills, we developed a whole new world full of original characters, all made of Fruitsnacks. The following project was my first exploration of Maya.
Taking the Plunge: Fly Fishing Waterfalls and Spillovers | Hatch Magazine - F... The areas below waterfalls, both big and small, can be great places to seek out big trout. This should come as no surprise. Typically referred to as plunge pools, the water that sweeps over falls and into these pools continuously delivers all manner of food to fish waiting below. Don't Pass Them By Bigger trout push smaller trout out of prime lies. The first of those two common put-offs is sort of a misconception, as water at the bottom of a plunge pool is typically calm and serene compared to the water above. Plunge pools, for all of the reasons mentioned thus far, should rarely -- if ever -- be passed over. Plunge pools, even small ones like this, can be hot spots on mountain freestone streams as they concentrate the typically sparse food supply in a safe and accessible location. Accessing the Plunge Pool The instinct of most, but certainly not all, fly fisherman when fishing plunge pools seems to be to cast into the bubbling, turbulent water below the falls.
tips and downloads for getting things done @Blueluck: Very true - I've seen other countries where people leave their family in another country to go find work, and then to manual labor for extremely cheap just to be able to send it all home to their family. I guess that could be interpreted as their purpose, but the work is not purposeful in and of itself. I guess "pay enough to take money off the table" covers that, so we're only talking about how to motivate people after they're at the comfortable level most Americans that read this blog are at. Interesting results in India, though. I believe there is a threshold that once you're paid a certain amount, you feel on top of things like you deserve it, so you don't work hard to move up further. I think that's one reason government employees aren't known for super service. @Blueluck: Its completely subjective, is the answer.
Le Mercredi, c'est arty ! #1 - Margaux Opinel Chaque mercredi, Konbini vous propose de découvrir le travail d’une personne qui a eu la bonne idée de nous envoyer les photos, dessins ou vidéos qu’elle traficote dans son coin. On commence cette série avec une fille sacrément douée, Margaux Opinel et son tumblr J’AI DIX ANS. Originaire d’Aix-en-Provence, Margaux a vite pris l’habitude de ripper ses bics sur ses bancs de l’école et les tables de cours. Après s’être sans doute trop faite engueuler, elle choisit de commencer à croquer les gens qui l’entourent, avec une constante, le Bic, qu’elle défend comme un sacerdoce pour : Dessiner la tête de bic de son voisin car fallait faire gaffe à la récré. Après des études de lettres, Margaux est aujourd’hui en formation du côté de l’Ardèche avec une petite idée derrière la tête, devenir réalisatrice de documentaire. Pour découvrir d’autres dessins de Margaux, vous pouvez filer sur son Tumblr qui ne manque pas d’humour, J’AI DIX ANS.
10 Tips on Fishing Pressured Trout Vortex Cannon Demolishes House « Wonderment Blog Jem Stansfield from BBC's Bang Goes the Theory has "put scientific theory to the test" with his Vortex Cannon. Filmed at 1300-fps, you can see the cannon knock down three different houses made of straw, stick, and brick with an explosive vortex ring. The vortex ring that comes out is not smoke, however. After detonating the explosive gas mixture of acetylene and oxygen, "one of the most dangerous gas mixes in the world," the ring forms from the pressure drop inside the vortex. Stansfield's cannon is probably too big for the average do-it-yourselfer, but Edwin Wise from Make Magazine has a few garage-friendly vortex cannons - the Tub Thumper, Barking Tube, and Big Bad Boom Cannon. Get the full PDF instructions or see Kipkay in action below, building Wise's first two vortex cannons.
Using a Sweep Set Have a question you want answered? Email it to us at ask@midcurrent.com. Question: I was on the river the other day, and this guy downstream from me was catching a lot of fish (way more than me). I noticed that whenever he set the hook, he pulled his rod to the side, rather than going straight up with his rod tip, the way I was taught to. Matt I., Bethel, CT Answer: My guess is that he was using a sweep set. The sweep set uses the water tension on the line to apply pressure. To make a sweep set, you sweep your rod horizontally toward the bank behind you, keeping the rod parallel to the water’s surface. Because most of us have been taught to raise our rod tip to set the hook, employing the sweep set requires concentration and discipline. Phil Monahan is a former Alaskan guide and was the long-time editor of American Angler magazine.
Footage of Japanese teenager scoring 128 consecutive 2-pointers on arcade game By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 17:29 GMT, 20 November 2010 Most of us would be happy with landing a handful of two-pointers on an arcade basketball game. But this Japanese trick shot would clearly put most of us to shame after landing an astonishing 256 points in just 60 seconds. With a speed of shot that would embarrass most NBA players, the teenager rattles off 128 consecutive baskets without a single miss. Trick shot: A Japanese teenager lands 128 consecutive baskets in just 60 seconds at a game arcade Sign her up: Despite a member of staff emerging from the door on the right in her eye line, the teenager is undeterred before getting the record score And she is even unruffled after another gamer wanders past and a members of staff emerges from a doorway right in her line of vision. It is unclear whether the impressive feat is genuine, but the girl does appear to tire as she continues her prodigious scoring run. Beat that!
Tactics for Wary Trout Have a question you want answered? Email it to us at ask@midcurrent.com. Question: I’ll be fishing some western spring creeks for the first time. I live in Maine, and I’ve never fished for really wary trout before. Do you have any tips? M. M. Answer: Those of us who live on the East Coast are not accustomed to fishing in very clear water for really spooky trout, especially ones we can see. Your question calls to mind an excellent 5-step strategy devised by Bill Tapply, who sadly passed away last week. Step 1: Locate the Fish. Step 2: Approach with Stealth. Once you’ve picked your spot, make your way to it very slowly. Step 3: Study the Fish. Step 4: Tie on the Right Fly. Step 5: Make Your First Drift Count. Although Tapply created this strategy to deal with wary trout, following these five steps wherever and whenever you fish will help you become a better angler. Phil Monahan is a former Alaskan guide and was the long-time editor of American Angler magazine.