Conan O'Brien is really getting his money's worth with that Slo-Mo cam.
Conan O'Brien is really getting his money's worth with that Slo-Mo cam.
Just watch -- the bottom of the slinky doesn't move until the top end catches up to it.
Here's the scientific explanation, in case you can't wrap your head around it.
[kottke]
Remember the "Blow Job" photo series that made the rounds last month? Here's the way-more-awesome video, from Lithuanian photographer Tadao Cern.
[io9]
A 1000fps look at the lithely motions of two Berlin State Ballet dancers, set to "Everything in Its Right Place" by Radiohead.
[hyst.]
Slo-Mo Thing of the Day: Some kind Canuck did us all a big favor and slowed down the extended title sequence of the Simpsons' 500th episode, which features a flipbook-style look at all the couch gags in the show's storied history.
Music: "Feel It All Around" by Washed Out (AKA the Portlandia theme song).
[wow.]
Supercut of the Day: A carefully crafted compilation of every understated slow-motion shot in Wes Anderson's critically acclaimed oeuvre, set to Ja Rule.
[slacktory.]
Slo-Moe Thing of the Day: To promote its "zero microwaves" policy and prove that "microwaves ruin everything," Moe's Southwest Grill sticks a bunch of things that shouldn't be inside microwaves inside a microwave and presses "start."
[geekologie.]