Blooms: 3D Animated Sculptures. Very, very cool.

These are 3-D printed sculptures designed by John Edmark to animate when spun under a strobe light. The placement of the appendages is determined by the same method nature uses in pinecones and sunflowers. The rotation speed is synchronized to the strobe so that one flash occurs every time the sculpture turns 137.5º—the golden angle. If you count the number of spirals on any of these sculptures you will find that they are always Fibonacci numbers.

For this video, rather than using a strobe, the camera was set to a very short shutter speed (1/4000 sec) in order to freeze the spinning sculpture.

John Edmark is an inventor/designer/artist. He teaches design at Stanford University.

Visit John's website here: http://web.stanford.edu/~edmark/
and Vimeo site: https://vimeo.com/johnedmark/videos

Learn how he made these sculptures here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Bloo...pe-Sculptures/

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CAUTION: Do not drop acid while viewing these sculptures. ;)

frozen waves off Nantucket
 

This amazing young girl receives gifts from birds.

Lots of people love the birds in their garden, but it's rare for that affection to be reciprocated. One young girl in Seattle is luckier than most. She feeds the crows in her garden - and they bring her gifts in return.

Eight-year-old Gabi Mann sets a bead storage container on the dining room table, and clicks the lid open. This is her most precious collection.

"You may take a few close looks," she says, "but don't touch." It's a warning she's most likely practised on her younger brother. She laughs after saying it though. She is happy for the audience.

Inside the box are rows of small objects in clear plastic bags. One label reads: "Black table by feeder. 2:30 p.m. 09 Nov 2014." Inside is a broken light bulb. Another bag contains small pieces of brown glass worn smooth by the sea. "Beer coloured glass," as Gabi describes it.

Each item is individually wrapped and categorised. Gabi pulls a black zip out of a labelled bag and holds it up. "We keep it in as good condition as we can," she says, before explaining this object is one of her favorites.

more

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Crows are so intelligent, they have learned how to use tools to break open nuts.

Scotch tape portraits
 

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rewatching L Word and hating Jenny even more..........

I had that shirt :)
 

team work
 

owls = aliens?
 

Human reenactment
 

No possible way to top Daniela's post(s) above so I will just share a lazy Squeeeee for a lazy Monday morn'.

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high 5 dude