Archive for March 3rd, 2006
Axel Erlandson and The Tree Circus
Erlandson was born in 1884, the son of Swedish immigrants. He raised beans in Central California near Turlock. There, Inspired by observing a natural graft between two sycamore trees. (inosculence) He began to shape trees, by planting in specified patterns; then pruning, grafting and bending them. This began as a hobby for the amusement of himself and his family.
More here.
Camcorder Clock
Out sneak the sneaks with a clock that moonlights as a motion-activated color camcorder.
• Records when someone enters the room in your home or office.
• Built-in 64MB memory saves 12 minutes of video.
• Can be expanded to three hours of video with 1GB memory card (not included).
Buy one here.
Used animatronic animals for sale
All items in this section have been used in previous film projects. We can no longer sell them as new. As with all AMI products, all items are hand-made by Hollywood’s finest artists and technicians.
Buy one here.
Students make a film about driving the speed limit
A group of students from Georgia State University wanted to see what happens when you drive the speed limit on the highway.
Some parts of the video are slow, but I found it pretty interesting.
Turns out people get really upset at other people that drive the speed limit.
The best part of the whole video is when the students take up all the lanes while driving the speed limit and no vehicles can pass – as this picture dictates.
Watch it here.
Creative book title
“Some Turtles Have Nice Shells”
My new book is a collection of over 390 of the best photographs taken during the years I lived in a housetruck.
