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At age 14, Zach Sobiech found out he had a rare form of terminal cancer. So he decided to live the rest of his life to the fullest. He became a rock star. He died on May 20, 2013. The message Zach left behind is inspiring. This story is worth watching.
This is amazing: The first canon from Bach’s Musical Offering, known as the “crab canon,” is essentially the musical version of a Möbius Strip – it can be played back-to-front as well. Then again, mathemusician Vi Hart knew that when she used backwards Bach and a music box to explain space-time.
(via newsfrompoems)
From Polish photographer Marcin Ryczek comes this, as Colossal aptly puts it, “once-in-a-lifetime photograph of a man feeding swans and ducks from a snowy river bank in Krakow.”
Awesome video of the day: 32-year-old Jeremiah McDonald has a conversation with his 12-year-old self. Good stuff.
Incredible technology that turns physical objects, or anything you can draw, into a responsive interface
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Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day: Scott Widak has Down syndrome and is terminally ill with liver disease, and he loves to receive mail. So his nephew Sean O’Connor recently posted his P.O. Box on Reddit, to see whether anyone might be interested in sending his uncle a letter: “One of my uncle’s favorite things to do is open mail, and I thought that if he got a lot of mail it would cheer him up.”
It’s been a month since the post, and Widak, an artist, has received mail from all over the world, including the United States, Sweden, Finland, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. Redditors have sent heartfelt letters, custom artwork, art supplies, DVDs, and personal keepsakes.
“The mail that’s arrived has all been extremely positive and thoughtful,” O’Connor says. “My family and I are amazed at how so many strangers could come together for a random act of kindness.”
Don’t miss the rest of the pics — they’ll make your Monday.
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Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day: Scott Widak has Down syndrome and is terminally ill with liver disease, and he loves to receive mail. So his nephew Sean O’Connor recently posted his P.O. Box on Reddit, to see whether anyone might be interested in sending his uncle a letter: “One of my uncle’s favorite things to do is open mail, and I thought that if he got a lot of mail it would cheer him up.”
It’s been a month since the post, and Widak, an artist, has received mail from all over the world, including the United States, Sweden, Finland, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. Redditors have sent heartfelt letters, custom artwork, art supplies, DVDs, and personal keepsakes.
“The mail that’s arrived has all been extremely positive and thoughtful,” O’Connor says. “My family and I are amazed at how so many strangers could come together for a random act of kindness.”
Don’t miss the rest of the pics — they’ll make your Monday.
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(Source: thedailywhat)
Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2.45 mins. by Frans Hofmeester
A Time-Lapse Portrait: From Birth to Nine Years Old in 2 Minutes
Frans Hofmeester filmed his son every week of his life for nine years and then sped up the footage for a mesmerizing fast-forward journey through time.
Via Vimeo Staff Picks.
(via theatlantic)
How Knitting Behind Bars Transformed Maryland Convicts
In late 2009, Lynn Zwerling stood in front of 600 male prisoners at the Pre-Release Unit in Jessup, Maryland. “Who wants to knit?” she asked the burly crowd. They looked at her like she was crazy.
Yet almost two years later, Zwerling and her associates have taught more than 100 prisoners to knit, while dozens more are on a waiting list to take her weekly class. “I have guys that have never missed one time in two years,” Zwerling says. “Some reported to us that they miss dinner to come to class.”
(via other-stuff)
One Photographer’s Journey Around the World in Over 6,000 Photos
Abandoning a successful business career, Kien Lam quit his job and spent a year traveling around the world, shooting time-lapse videos in 17 countries. Time Is Nothing is his five-minute compilation of these moments, and a standout example of what has become a favorite genre among web videos — professional photographers’ vacation diaries.
Via the Daily What.
‘The Elements of Style’ rap video. Good stuff.
WMATA announcer on the metro yesterday. Why can’t they all be like this?!
Time-lapse photographer Louie Schwartzberg and Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast offer a powerful meditation on everyday gratitude. The real goodness begins at 3:34. Just watch it – you’ll be glad you did.
Gardening Tips of the Day: Snoop Dogg recently invited Ian Neale, proud grower of the world’s biggest swede, backstage to discuss “vegetation.”
The Welsh farmer was interviewed by Sky News the following day about their meeting in Cardiff, and admitted to sharing some “not tobacco” with Mr. Dogg.
Respect.
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An escaped sheep was found with 60 pounds of wool.
Shrek the sheep ran away and hid in a cave in New Zealand for 6 years. When Shrek was finally found in 2004, the sheep had gone unsheared for so long that it had accumulated 60 pounds of wool on its body, enough to make 20 suits! The sheep became famous and even got to meet the Prime Minister. Shrek finally passed away last month at the age of 16.
HE HID IN A CAVE IN NEW ZEALAND FOR 6 YEARS.
He looks so cooozy!
“Fuck you, I am my own Snuggie.”
reblogging for the excellent comment above
