November 1938. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. “Group of people watching magician at state fair.” 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA. (via Shorpy)
Dancing Water Drops In Earth Orbit
[ISS astronaut] Pettit uses “knittin” needles (watch the video to hear Pettit’s pronunciation) and water droplets to demonstrate physics in space, and shows what fun astronauts can have with water in zero-G with his ‘dancing’ water droplets. (via Universe Today)
A robot built for blowing massive bubbles! Invented by Zvika Markfeld (via thekidshouldseethis)
Stop motion jelly beans! And a lovely song. (via Plenty of Colour)
Artist Gary Schott utilizes his skills as a metalsmith to create playful and beautiful mechanized objects.
Aaron Dignan: How to Use Games to Excel at Life and Work
I want to roll around in this talk and never come out. Play as experiential learning! Objectives, skills, outcomes! Real-time feedback! Banish the boredom forever.
As an erstwhile game designer of a sort (a specialized, niche occupation), I recognize so many of these forces. Not only on the play of a game, but in how the design phases progress and the reason I keep coming back for more, glad of the new work.
Note to self: share with the office.
Kids loved the in-beach creek that occurred every high tide. Bethany Beach, Delaware
Circle of lights at the county fair.
Gravitron Thriller at the county fair.
Extreme Adrenaline. County fair.
Carousel at the county fair.
Floating duckies at the county fair.
Ferris wheel, daytime, at the county fair.
Swings at the county fair.
Reaching out. Swings at the county fair.
