Here’s another cool work of art I think you’ll like! These paper sculptures are made from book pages depicting scenes from that book. Jodi Harvey Brown has made books like Treasure Island and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer leap off the pages that you can check out here. Great job, Jodi!
I’m here to show you this awesome upcycling article about a guy named Brian Marshall, who goes to landfills, gathers trash and makes it into something new called an Adoptabot! They get their name from how you are “adopting” that trash and giving them a second chance. These pictures are great, just showing what we can make if we put our mind to it and let our creativity run wild. Check out these pics here. Awesome job, Brian!
Hey hey! Today I’m here to talk about three awesome articles that i read on Treehugger.com, which you can check out here. The first one is about luring customers to spend more cash. You know how a place looks nice inside, or plays comforting music? It lures you in. However, this method is more subtle – it’s the scent that draws you in. Researchers conducted an experiment to see if this was true. Customers would go into a store, and the store would either have the simple scent of orange, a more complicated scent of orange, green tea, and basil, or no scent. The experiment showed that customers spent 20% more money when the orange aroma was in the store versus the complicated scent and no scent, which had no effects on shoppers. Take it into mind and avoid stores with nice scents! The second article is about the pros and cons of tablets. Today, 25% of adults own a tablet, while only 4% owned a tablet in 2010. Of that 25%, 79% of those people say that the main benefit of a tablet is reducing the need to print books, thus saving lots of trees. It is a little more harmful to nature to make an iPad than a book, but tablets are better for saving water. Publishing a printed book takes 7 gallons of water, whereas a publishing a book on a tablet takes only two cups of water. It is estimated that by 2025, e-waste will balloon up to 25,000,000 tons. However, using a tablet only puts out 2.5 grams of CO2 per hour, so that’s another bonus. Tablets certainly have some benefits! The last article was the “photo of the day” for the website, which you can check out here. It’s a picture of Dufferin Street in Toronto, Canada. The photographer says that it was taken during a one mile walk from a mall to a car service place. He says that its a terrible photo because of all the cars, and he says that people don’t drive because a mile is such a long distance (said sarcastically), but because walking is basically a guillotine meets iron maiden for them. it’s torture for those people. This is terrible! We need to get out and move!
Well, hope you enjoyed this post, don’t forget to comment!
Hey! Today I’m showing you all some pictures of what I saw on the way from my house walking to Your Theater (which is a theater inside a church) for a play. Enjoy!
Intersection of Water Street and Union Street. There’s a bit of construction going on there right now.
Intersection of Union Street and Johnny Cake Hill. This intersection is close to the YMCA and the Whaling Museum.
Union Street and Second Street. If you look closely at this one, you can see a painting of different colored heads. It’s a pretty cool work of art, if you ask me!
And here we come to the part of town where I don’t know the street names, so I apologize in advance. This place is an apartment building.
Just a street shot. I wonder if the guy on the headstone fought in a war?
This is the Bay Village, an apartment complex. There was a lot of sun in that area, so the solar panels that you see on the roof were a nice idea, don’t you think?
You can see a park with a playground in this shot, and apparently it’s “one of the most dangerous parks in the city”. Yeah right!
This place is a club, but you probably already guessed that.
A grocery store, but again, you probably knew that.
A convenience store, but again…you know what I was going to say.
Another street shot. The recycling bin is just a recycling bin, not a sign for a recycling center or anything else.
A view of a massive church. Catholic, I believe.
Street shot. The flag that you can see reminds us all that it’s Thanksgiving, and that we have to cook yet another huge meal.
Just a small park. I always found it interesting how the leaves pile up in the corners and thin near the middle. Is there a scientific equation for this? If you know about it, please let me know in the comments!
Our last stop before the play, to get snacks. Minnie Mart instead of Mini Mart is odd and hilarious at the same time.
Well, that’s it for this post. I’ll have plenty more, but for now, don’t forget to comment and subscribe!
Hey everyone, and happy new President! Obama has won the 2012 election, entitling him to another four years in office. After the election, I read an article on huffingtonpost.com about new religious unity for America. Check it out here. The article talks about how even though we may disagree on theology, we should all follow the same principles to respect each other. The fact that marriage rights were legalized in Maine, Minnesota, Maryland, and Washington shows how far we’ve come in that category. Also the fact that the first Hindu is in congress and the first Buddhist in senate shows the new religious diversity in America. This article was, to me, extremely moving, and i agree with the message, which is loud and clear: If we want America to be more religiously healthy, we need to join together as one, no matter what our religion.
what did you think of this article? Let me know in the comments!
Hey hey! Recently, I have been interested in knot-tying and different knots. Today, I would like to share with you all five of the most basic knots. You can even try these at home!
Knot number one: Overhand Knot a.k.a. Thumb Knot
Out of all knots, this one is by far the simplest, and has been known for millenniums. This knot is known as a “stopper” knot because it is commonly used to stop the end of a rope from fraying (fraying means the rope is unraveling) and also to make sure the end doesn’t get stuck or lost in a tight space. This knot, surprisingly, can be hard to untie if it is tight!
Knot number two: Double Overhand Knot a.k.a. Blood Knot
This knot is tied in a similar way to the Thumb Knot. The difference is that, with the thumb knot, you tie it so that it literally looks like one of those big pretzels that you can get. With the Blood Knot, you don’t want to thread it through the loop just once – you want to do it twice before pulling it tight. How did the Blood Knot get its name, you ask? Well, according to legend, this knot was tied in the ropes of a cat-o’-nine-tails, and the knot could cut through the flesh, hence the name!
Knot number three: Thumb Knot in the Bight a.k.a. Overhand Loop
This is the simplest loop that you can make, and is very fast and easy to tie, so you can use it when you need to hang or fasten something quickly. This knot is also what I like to call an “all-around knot” because it can be used for many things. However, if you need to fasten something heavy to it, you might want to choose a loop that is easier to untie, as this one, when pulled tight, can be very hard to undo!
Knot number four: Reef Knot a.k.a. Square Knot
This knot is known as the Square Knot only in America (it’s also the only knot that uses two ropes in this post!). Elsewhere, it is known as the Reef Knot because you can use it for reefing (reefing means to make the sail smaller). Like the Thumb Knot, it has been known for a long time. It was also commonly used in jewelry. At a time, it was once called the Herakles Knot, and there are various theories as to why. One theory suggests that it was named after a physician who used the knot when bandaging wounds. Another theory says that the hero Herakles -also known as Hercules!- used it to tie together the legs of a lion when he used its hide as a cloak. Today, the knot is used for making a sling for your arm. It also used to tie your belt in Tang Soo Do (a Korean martial art)!
Knot number five: Figure Eight
Like the Thumb Knot, this knot is known as a “stopper” knot. This knot can also be better to use than a Thumb Knot, as the Figure Eight has more bulk and is easier to untie!
Unfortunately, that is all for this post. Keep your eyes peeled for more, and don’t forget to comment!
Hey guys! Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. Not much has been going on lately. Anyways, I was informed about these two amazing videos, and I thought I might just share them with you! This first video is “How Much Does The Internet Weigh?” It’s exactly what it sounds like. The answer may be much less or vastly more than what you would think!
This second video is a camera that takes a trillion frames per second. Yes. A trillion. No joke. With this crazy invention, we can see light traveling in slow motion, and even…well, you’ll see!
Enjoy!
