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Welcome to the year 2022!

And Friday. We made it!!

I hope you’re all doing well.

New Year New You

From the delightful CommunityChannel.

A little dark but funny.

Internet Cruise (1995)

Ahhhh the early internet of 1995…

Boy oh boy I feel so old.

Our Universe is SO big, it’s mindblowing! | BBC

“Professor Brian Cox takes us on a journey from a small picnic on Earth… to the deepest depths of space over ten billion light years away”

And just wait until we see some images from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Experiment at -196°C, Quantum Levitation | Magnetic Games

“With the use of liquid nitrogen, the YBCO compound can be cooled until it becomes a superconductor, and a superconductor placed in a magnetic field has amazing behaviors.”

The closed captioning provides details about this unique experiment.

And of course: DO NOT try this at home!

And there we go! First Friday Videos of 2022.

Have a great Friday, and see you next week.

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Happy Friday everybody!

And it is the LAST Friday of this miserable year. Congratulations. We made it (so far.)

I only have three videos this week just because holidays etc.

I hope you’re all doing as well as possible.

Here we go!

Putting a Gigantic Rocket Motor In a Christmas Tree

Xyla works with several actual rocket scientists to launch a christmas tree several dozen feet into the air.

Because Christmas!

It’s actually quite thrilling. She’s fantastic.

Another Boring Day With Dave Simpson

“My right hand is doing the bass strings, my left hand is doing the guitar fretboard.” (and vice versa)

Especially as they hit the solo that is… crrrrrazy.

Well done!

1900s Antique Telephone Restoration

I know this may not be for everybody, but the sheer amount of technical knowledge required to put this thing together again is kind of amazing.

Huzzah! Friday Videos! Now completed for 2021! Whuhoooo!!

Happy New Year everybody. See you next week.

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Welcome back to Friday!

Sadly I ran out of time, and so we only have a tiny list of videos this week. But also: It’s Christmas! So… yeah.

I hope you are all doing well.

Let’s go!

“All I Want For Christmas…”

The Mariah Carey Christmas hit, slapped together using snippets from Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Okay!

EXPLODING Glitter Bomb 4.0 vs. Package Thieves

Yup, Mark Rober is back at it again.

Fantastic.

Mathematician Jordan Ellenberg breaks down Math films & TV shows

[self explanatory]

I find this stuff interesting. They’re not all bad at it, and when they’re good at it, it’s interesting the choices that they made.

And… there we go!

Apologies for such a short edition, but I am off, and trying to enjoy the xmas season (which is asking a lot this year.)

Merry Christmas! And Happy Friday!

See you next week everybody!

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Well hello Friday!

We made it you guys!

And it’s the last Friday in North American Autumn. So many accomplishments!

And now it’s also video time…

This Is A Film About The James Webb Space Telescope

“The James Webb Space Telescope is about to be LAUNCHED INTO SPACE. Once it’s there, it will see much farther into the depths of the universe than we have ever seen before, giving us a look at what’s happened out there billions of year ago!”

It was supposed to launch on Saturday morning but may be delayed again due to some technical issues.

Assuming its launch and deployment are successful, It’s going to be an incredible device in the coming decades.

Why Was ‘The Exorcist’ So Scary to Audiences of 1973? (No Spoilers)

“… Just how extreme did people react, and why was ‘The Exorcist’ so scary to the audiences of 1973?”

This is from the perspective of CinemaTyler a burgeoning YouTube film aficionado who explores this question from the perspective of: it’s always been a classic. How was it perceived on day 1?

It’s interesting!

How did the Enigma Machine work?

“Let’s use 3D animation to go inside the Enigma Machine!”

Just keep in mind: this tech was invented in the late 1930s, and led to the first major computing efforts in the early 1940s to decrypt the messages. Insane.

Keeping A Grocery Store Lobster As A Pet

“What is it like to buy a Lobster from the grocery store seafood section and keep it in a saltwater aquarium at home as a pet? This video shows you just how this went.”

Weird! But also super interesting.

Well Happy Friday! And have a fantastic weekend everybody.

Happy Holidays! See you in a week.

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Happy Friday!

Merry Christmas!

Over at the Friday Links, I posted my annual Christmas Giving Guide, so please feel free to check that out. (Also: there are Friday Links there!)

It is Friday Video Time!

Guessing The Colors of Scented Markers

“Tommy Edison, who was born blind, takes the challenge of trying to guess the color of nine different Mr. Sketch Scented Markers.”

An odd little video.

Sent along by Kate S.

Anyone Can Be a Math Person Once They Know the Best Learning Techniques

“Po-Shen Loh is a Hertz Foundation Fellow and Carnegie Mellon mathematics professor who thinks that history is a much harder subject than math. Do you agree? Well, your position on that might change before and after this video.”

I found this super interesting.

Coolest Concert Ever? Hear Ice Instruments Play Beautiful Music

“Introduced by American ice sculptor Tim Linhart, musicians play hand-carved ice instruments inside a glowing igloo concert hall.”

Fantastic!

Beggin’ – Frankie Valli video re-mix

A weird, yet somehow more accessible video from weirdo Cyriak.

And there we go! Christmas season Friday Videos for yyyyyoooouuuu!

Happy Friday! Have an excellent weekend.

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Welcome to the first Friday in December! 2021

Yeah, we made it to December! Just like that!

And the holiday season is well underway. Happy Holidays!

Video time let’s goooooo!

Growing Red Bell Pepper Time Lapse – Seed To Fruit in 115 Days

Another gorgeous long time-lapse from “BoxLapse“

Mantis – Two Tonne Turbo Diesel Hexapod Walking Machine

“After four years intensive R&D, inspiration, design and build, Micromagic Systems is proud to unveil Mantis — the biggest, all-terrain operational hexapod robot in the world.”

What a wildly inefficient vehicle. Still cool but… slow, somewhat clunky, probably a hassle to operate.

I still like it.

Being Canadian, I of course want to see if it can handle snow at all.

Interesting!

Man VS Machine: Who Plays Table Tennis Better?

From Two Minute Papers. (Yes, there is a white paper about this research.)

Making Lego Car CLIMB More Obstacles

“Add a second adjustable joint to the climber to make it surpass more complex obstacles.”

This just looks like it should not be possible, but here it is.

Wow!

Making the rounds. Kind of astonishing.

Ta-daaaa! Friday Videos all wrapped up for another week.

Have a happy Friday and a fantastic weekend.

See you next week.

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It is Friday!

In America, yesterday was Thanksgiving. Huzzah!

And we have a weekend coming up. Life is okay!

Video time!!

Automaton

“A poetic interlude between a reality and an abstraction, this experimental short was produced by artists from Pixar’s Effects team, working in collaboration to create a startlingly original piece of filmmaking.”

It appears to be a 10% virtual depiction of the effects of climate change.

Beautiful. Scary.

The Polaroid Camera: Where did it come from?

“When Edwin Land’s daughter asked why she couldn’t see a photograph immediately after it was taken, inspiration struck. Learn how this prolific inventor polarized light and made every camera user an amateur film developer in this episode.”

Official World Record! Fantastic Classical Music Medley played by a Train

What a crazy setup!

Kind of delightful as we enter the holiday season for real.

One Man Does 40 Animal Sounds

This is YouTube goofball Rudi Rok, who previously performed 30 other animal sounds.

Ta-daaaaa!

Friday: All video’d up!

Thanks for following along at home.

Have a lovely weekend everybody. See you next Friday!

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Welcome back to Friday!

There are 35 shopping days until Christmas. And next week is US Thanksgiving.

How are we already here? This year has disappeared. But also very much felt like three years.

It’s video time!!

HTK#94 Flower

“About 35k kapla, 8k dominoes, 5 builders over 3 days”

One of the largest actual multi-storey domino setups I have ever seen in my life.

Three full days to set up. Just under three minutes to knock it all down.

Absolutely epic.

Created by Domono enthusiast Crouzier Benjamin.

Verifying that you’re not a robot

“Please check the box that confirms you are a human.”

From UK comedian Stevie Martin, who creates other short videos about oter everyday situations.

Well done. She’s great!

How COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work

“COVID-19 mRNA vaccines deliver directions to make a protein that educates our immune system, so it will neutralize the virus in future encounters. The mRNA-containing lipid particles are taken up by specialized immune system cells.”

One of the clearest, most succinct descriptions of how the MRNA vaccines work to prevent COVID-19 infection.

Also worth a look: “The Long History of mRNA Vaccines” (Spoiler alert: since the 1970s)

Playing banjo for a wild fox! He came back for an encore!

Despite the pandering, clickbait-y title, this is worth a look.

This is banjo player Andy Thorn (uncredited in most of the versions of this videos online.)

He’s good!

I love foxes but holy cow they are such an extremely volatile animal. Do not do this!

Well there we have it.

Your Friday night is ready to begin!

I hope you’re all as well as you can be.

Happy Friday!

Have a fantastic weekend!

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Oh hello there Friday!

We have arrived! At last.

It is video time! Let’s go…

The Drink – Blender Short

“After a little more than 2 months of work here it finally is! “The Drink”, a short film that’s 100% CGI and made by me using Blender, After effects, Marvelous Designer and Davinci Resolve.”

Created by 14-year-old filmmaker William Landgren.

14 years old!

Wood Carving – Chevrolet Silverado uniqueness with ability to tow large container

This is an extremely detailed piece of decorative master woodworking. Wow!

Pixar Remix: Monsters, Inc. | Pixar

As a promotional item for Monsters Inc. on Disney+, Pixar “remixed” the film into a short silent cartoon.

It works!!

Definitely making the rounds but definitely for good reason.

Ocean DEPTH Comparison ?? (3D Animation)

“Here is shown the depth of different lakes and seas and other things of interest under the water. From the beach to the deepest part of the Mariana Trench”

Elvis without music

This is a bonkers little video! Awesome…

And there we go! Friday Videos allll figured out.

Have a happy Friday, and a lovely weekend.

See you next week!

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Well look at that it’s Friday again!

And it’s November! Yay.

I only have three videos this week. I do what I can.

Let’s get it!

Radiohead – Follow Me Around (Official Video)

This is from the forthcoming Kid A Mnesia collection and while the song itself is pretty good, this video is NUTS!

How they achieved this is a huge puzzle. Beautifully shot.

Flying with 50 drone motors (homemade flying machine)

What a crazy setup. 3D-printed propellor chutes, 50 propellors, a graduated wireless controller and a parachute.

The thing works for very short trips. Crazy little setup.

Markus Eder’s The Ultimate Run – The Most Insane Ski Run Ever Imagined

“Sometimes my mind goes kind of crazy about skiing and I ask myself, what if…?” – Markus Eder

This is making the rounds, and for good reason.

A breathtaking ski run. Phew!

And there we go! Videos! Allll wrapped up on a Friday!

Have an excellent weekend everybody.

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