Today's view from Hanttula HQ.

Man-eater from Daniel Disselkoen.

A day late for 4th of July festivities, a fine instructional video is discovered. How to Make Match Rockets. httpv://vimeo.com/44700968

An artist/animator uses 3285 watercolor paintings in the first part of a recreation of the film "Blade Runner" {note: it takes about 18 seconds of video before any images start appearing } httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiPNMTKgn0Q#!

An education is not just about the learning of facts and figures, but of learning how to learn and how to think. Yet most of us stumble through life committing the egregious "sins" of logical fallacies (in both our thoughts & debates). Now there's a concise guide...

Thailand shows us how outdoor cinema is done. Made of recycled materials, no less.

Rather enjoying Andrew Miller's Brand Spirit in which he paints out the branding of a different, common object each day for 100 days.

Who would have thought that something as simple as a giant, inflatable red ball installed in unexpected places could be so inspiring and awesome? Answer: Kurt Perschke with his travelling RedBall Project.

Happy St. Uhro's Day, everybody. May your land be free of grasshoppers. More on the origin of this saint on the 'Finnish Mythology' Wikipedia page.

Everything should be folded with the Miura-ori Fold:

You can try to beat Zorba at dancing, but you probably cannot. The 8-Bit Zorba Dance Competition.

Here's a perfectly fantastic site with which you should spend some time: What I Made is a well-illustrated documentation of one man's artful/crafty creations. A beautiful site; an inspiring read. Go now!

In the ever-continuing saga of "We Were Promised Jetpacks," (the concept, not the band), there is now, at least, this: A personal "multicopter." Not bad. The article on Engadget includes a video.

Whatever is happening, remember: THINGS COULD BE WORSE.

From Nawasaka:

Yes, this aircraft really existed: the "Lun"-class Ekranoplan was a Russian seaplane. But, more importantly, it's a sign that there were once astounding feats of design & engineering before everything became generic and boring. Via igor113 (more photos on his...