The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Artisphere, Rosslyn’s Art Center Open House
I am supposedly the creative one in my relationship but my wife is the driving force in trying to make us… let’s say “less fartsy and more artsy”. We live a few miles from the nation’s capital and want to experience more of its culture, outside of sports and politics. When the Artisphere hosted a Family Fun Day Open House to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of its opening, we went.
The Artisphere is Rosslyn, Virginia’s art center. It is housed in the Newseum’s former location and opened its doors in October 2010. Arlington Country had accepted the building landlord’s offer to lease it rent free for 20 years and to use it as a cultural center. The ‘Artisphere’ name came from an opinion poll of Arlington County residents and was inspired by its geodesic dome. The dome is distinct among its architectural landscape and houses one of the center’s theaters…
Explore the World with the GeoGuessr Game
Google Maps have been used to create incredible systems that help us identify DC Taxi Cab Zones, the most dangerous roads on Earth, and the best times to take winery tours. GeoGuessr uses the Google Maps API to do something novel and fun by making a game of guessing where you might be in the world. The photo above is a typical view of how the game begins. By using clues like road signs, tree types, and weather you are encouraged to deduce where you are in the world according to Google Maps.
Hell’s Club Mashup by AMDSFILMS Answers the Question of How Many Famous Movie Characters Can Be in a Single Awesome Video
Al Pacino walks into a bar…and so do Ewen McGregor, Robert De Niro, Patrick Swayze, and many many others. This extraordinary edit introduces some of film’s most famous characters to a place called Hell’s Club.
How to Measure the Universe
You ever wonder how we know the distance to stars and galaxies millions of light years away? The Royal Observatory Greenwich made this animated video that explains the principles and…
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
Awesome Human Tricks: Blowing Ring Bubbles
I love swimming and being in the water. I’ve seen several videos of people blowing underwater bubble rings, including this one. During my misspent teenage years, I went through several…