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Incredible Oscar-nominated animated short directed by François Alaux.
“Forget about not being seen, that only solves their first problem. Focus on confusing them so they don’t know where you’re going. Then their torpedoes will be shot in vain because they thought you zigged when you really zagged. British Artist and naval officer Norman Wilkinson had this very insight and pioneered the Dazzle Camouflage movement (known as Razzle Dazzle in the United States). Norman used bright, loud colours and contrasting diagonal stripes to make it incredibly difficult to gauge a ship’s size and direction. It was cheap, effective, and widely-adopted during the War.”
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Egg Shower by Arina Komarova
Published February 8, 2010 Appliances , Cool stuff , Design Leave a Comment
“Putting these Hershey’s Kiss-shaped CD holders on your desk gives you a stand to keep your CD’s from getting scratched. They are also likely to be snatched up by every chocolate fiend in your office.”
“Designer Jinsun Park’s Color Picker concept is a magic marker loaded with tiny ink cartridges and a color sensor. Use one end of the device to scan color samples, then the other end can immediately spit out like-colored ink for drawings and renderings.”
“Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, seeks to surpass limits that have existed for 50 years. Felix Baumgartner will undertake a stratospheric balloon flight to 120,000 feet and attempt a freefall jump targeted to reach – for the first time in history – supersonic speeds.” Visit the website for more info.
