My talented friend Clay made this. So I guess you could call it Clay motion?
Anyway. Watch it. Tell your friends.
Your weekly dose of overly cute animals: The Sloth
They are coming. The sloths. But very slowly.
THE SLOTHS ARE COMING… from Lucy Cooke on Vimeo.
Why we are having a child
This is pretty much the dream…
Not sure I’ll be letting them drink it until they’re at least 12. Or some arbitrary number…
Tipping Nudge: Behavioural economics at work
I love the idea of the “nudge” – it’s pretty much the key to successful Facebook marketing. By the by.
Here’s a little picture of a nudge at work.
Image Credit: Tumblr
I read a fascinating book, not surprisingly titled Nudge
If only I could be bothered nudging people into commenting…
Chuck Norris toy wants you for Christmas…
You don’t want this toy for Christmas… it wants you. He also provides signature Chuck Norris facts when his belly presses your hand.
If only it came with an Invasion USA DVD.
Tumblrweed: Scandybars
High quality scans of confectionary. That’s what Scandybars offers. And it delivers.
An Aero…
A Curly Wurly…
A Creme Egg.
Lord of the Muppets
Draw2D2 held a contest to mash-up the muppets and the Lord of the Rings. It’s not easy being a green hobbit.
SandBible.com does Christmas
Some very talented friends of mine are working through the gospel stories. In sand. I posted the Easter one last Easter. This Christmas one is equally sensational – and a really accessible and engaging presentation of the good news of Christmas.
We used it at our Carols night at Scots on Sunday and it worked. Get the full versions for a small price (it takes days of work to put these together) from sandbible.com.
On the relationship between correlation and causation…
While Michael Bay’s cinematic success and the number of explosions in his movies probably do represent a causal link, such incredible examples of correlating data points in different sets aren’t always linked. As demonstrated by these graphs from Business Week.
Engineering the perfect burger
Modernist Cuisine brought the art and science of food together beautifully in the pursuit of the perfect burger.
I want to try one. But wow. So complex.
Why Michael Bay likes explosions
Correlation would seem to indicate causation in this case… even though cool guys don’t look at explosions.
There’s a bigger exploration of the phenomenon known as “Bayhem” here. Some further stats…
Band makes film clip using iPhone games in real life as viral fodder…
… and I fall for it.
These karate kids are awesome
I challenge you not to at least smile while watching this…
Mario Bros Theme on an 11 Stringed Bass
11 Strings seems somewhat excessive. But musical excess and Super Mario Bros are two of my core themes in these parts. So here you go…