Tumblr posts

1. In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems incredibly fast. But as soon as you view it against the vast distances of the universe, it’s unfortunately very slow. This animation illustrates, in realtime, the journey of a photon of light emitted from the surface of the sun and traveling across a portion of the solar system, from a human perspective.

   I’ve taken liberties with certain things like the alignment of planets and asteroids, as well as ignoring the laws of relativity concerning what a photon actually “sees” or how time is experienced at the speed of light, but overall I’ve kept the size and distances of all the objects as accurate as possible. I also decided to end the animation just past Jupiter as I wanted to keep the running length below an hour.

   Design & Animation: Alphonse Swinehart / aswinehart.com
   Music: Steve Reich “Music for 18 Musicians”
   Performed by: Eighth Blackbird / eighthblackbird.org

   April 17th, 2015 11:44am

   Posted on Tumblr over 11 years ago and archived here at /tumblr/2015/04/17/in-our-terrestrial-view-of-things-the-speed-of/ in the Tumblr collection.

2. 

   Mom’s picnic blanket.

   April 15th, 2015 11:21am

   Posted on Tumblr over 11 years ago and archived here at /tumblr/2015/04/15/moms-picnic-blanket/ in the Tumblr collection.

3. 

   April 15th, 2015 9:17am

   Posted on Tumblr over 11 years ago and archived here at /tumblr/2015/04/15/post-116475053448/ in the Tumblr collection.

4. 

   thekhooll:

   Model Model Model Village Jamieasp

   The Model Village is a one-ninth scale replica of the heart of the beautiful Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the-Water, containing all the buildings from the Old Water Mill (now the Car Museum) down to the Old New Inn and the ford.

   The village was created by a previous landlord of the Old New Inn, taking local craftsmen five years to build, and it was officially opened on the Coronation Day of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother) in 1937. The village is such an accurate replica of Bourton-on-the-Water that is has a flowing river with water wheel, two ‘singing’ churches and even a model village within the Model Village.

   text via Bourton on the Water

   April 15th, 2015 8:39am

   Posted on Tumblr over 11 years ago and archived here at /tumblr/2015/04/15/thekhooll-model-model-model-village-jamieasp/ in the Tumblr collection.

5. The Bad Set

   Seinfelt:

   Jerry goes onstage to perform his set, but when he opens his mouth, his skull falls out.

   April 15th, 2015 8:36am

   Posted on Tumblr over 11 years ago and archived here at /tumblr/2015/04/15/the-bad-set/ in the Tumblr collection.