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Multiple 3-D Illusions

Pozz — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:25:02 +0000

Multiple illusions in this video showing 10 optical illusions in 2 minutes (about) –

And to get an idea of how the flat-becomes-3-D works, this video shows a flat board that appears 3-D until you look at it from the side:

This clip is less than a minute long.

And more optical illusions in this video, including some 3-D chalk drawings:

The 4-min video has dozens of illusionary art examples.

Magic rainbow milk

Pozz — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:02:47 +0000

A simple and colorful way to get milk to move with rainbow swirls. Would it work with soy milk or other liquids? The add-in appears to be ordinary dish soap.

The video is about 2 minutes long.

Kinetic Sculpture – StrandBeest – Theo Jansen

Pozz — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:53:41 +0000

Amazing sculptures that move on their own… the creator of these is probably going to be a lot more famous, but for now he may need an introduction… Theo Jansen makes these in Holland:

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Strandbeast – a beast (or beest) that walks on the sand, hoping to be a viral video star! More seriously, Theo has a website where an upcoming movie is referenced – strandbeest.com.

Ferro Fluid – amazing liquid

Pozz — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:39:30 +0000

A ferro fluid is, well, watch the video and read the description under it while you watch:

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definition “A fluid in which fine particles of iron, magnetite or cobalt are suspended, typically in an oil.” (from webopedia, and they were invented by NASA. Answers.com defines it as “A colloidal suspension that becomes magnetized in a magnetic field because of a disperse phase consisting of ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic particles. “

How to tear a phone book in half

Pozz — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:56:44 +0000

Helpful video – not a trick, but a real technique.

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No need to do 100 pushups a day.

Amazing dice stacking

Pozz — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:33:46 +0000

Dice are not just for games anymore… watch stacking as you may have never seen before. All of the tricks are hard for the average person – the middle ones are probably the most interesting.

Amazing Dice Stacking Skills – Watch more free videos

Puzzle video

Pozz — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:38:03 +0000

Watch a painting get made, and remade, and evolve… until the final ending which is a bit of a surprise (but not shocking).

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It sort of resembles a puzzle as it’s made, but the video & music is a nice 3 minute jaunt.

unicycle rider

Pozz — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:39:29 +0000

Amazing unicycle skills.

Don’t try this at home!