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Visualizing the decline of empires

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 01:33 — darthblingbling

Visualizing empires decline by Pedro M Cruz, who explains: "The data refers to the evolution of the top 4 maritime empires of the XIX and XX centuries by extent. The visual emphasis is on their decline." Here's more on the data and methodology. (via @visualthinkmap)

Satellite photography alphabet

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 05:33 — darthblingbling

The Google Earth Alphabet has upper and lower case and numbers and punctuation formed inadvertently by geographic features visible from space.

Upper case

Lower case

Numbers and punctuation

(via Making Light)

Knit hat stabs you in the head if you don't smile

Thu, 10/29/2009 - 16:06 — darthblingbling

Interactive designer Lauren McCarthy used Arduino to make a wooly torture device hat that she calls the Happiness Hat — it has sensors that detect when you're smiling — when you're not smiling, it sticks a metal spike into your head. Here's a short description from her web site:
An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures smile size, a servo motor moves a metal spike into the head inversely proportional to the degree of smile. Through repeated use of this conditioning device you can train your brain to smile all the time.
Happiness Hat web page via Core77

Comic strip explains World Wars in five minutes

Wed, 10/21/2009 - 17:41 — darthblingbling
Wwi-Comic
I'm an idiot when it comes to geopolitical history, so I learned more about the World Wars from Angus McLeod's two comic strips than I learned from all my years of schooling.

World War I simple version | World War II simple version (Thanks, Safiyya!)

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