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About madmarv

Civil Engineer, CAD Geek, podcast junkie and amateur photographer.

How to Open a Can without Can Opener

♫ ♪ I’m Popeye the Sailor Man ♫ ♪ I’m Popeye the Sailor Man ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ I’m strong to the finich, cause I eats me spinach… ♫ ♪ I always wondered how they did that effect in the … Continue reading

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Klingon Rick Roll

Better late than never…right? It takes a while for a meme to travel intragalactic distances. Please don’t let this travel to Kashyyyk. I don’t think I could stand Wookie karaoke.

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Box – A short film of projection mapping

A very cool demonstration of projection mapping, i.e. projecting video on moving canvases. I can only imagine how cool it would be to see this live.

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Hey Mario

It’s all so clear now. How could I have not seen this earlier.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail – Serious Trailer

Found this making the rounds on G+. It just goes to show that any movie can make a decent trailer. The scary part is that this trailer looks better than some of the actual movies that came out this summer.

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Top 10 Chewie Quotes

The 10 Besst Chewbacca Quotes Submitted by Fuffy Frog. Personally, I’m just glad nothing from the Star Wars Holiday Special made the list.

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Beethoven’s Ode to Joy on … 167 Theremins

Found this through the Bad Astronomer’s blog. Is it creepier that they hid the theremins inside of little russian dolls or that everyone in the orchestra looks like robots playing air clarinet?

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5 Milion Piece LEGO X-Wing Fighter

Built in only 4 months by 32 master LEGO builders. You know that Kickstarter project about building a Death Star. Maybe they should consider doing a full scale LEGO mock up first. You know, as a proof of concept to … Continue reading

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LittleDog Robot at USC

You know what strikes me as the most creepy part of this video? It’s the last scene where the robot is walking directly towards the camera. It looks like a Cylon on frog legs. And the kicker is this line … Continue reading

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The Gift

Saw this short sci-fi film pimped on the Film Riot podcast. It’s so amazing, that I could only hope that this director gets to make big budget films someday. The visual effects and production quality are indistinguishable from a Hollywood … Continue reading

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