YouTube Classics, Part Deux

[Borg]

Not really a classic YouTube video but I thought that I would post it here anyway. I bought a dash cam in January and today, I recorded an accident (no sound).

 

[DennisN]

Laser art:

 

[OmCheeto]

Laser art:
...

That made my head hurt to watch.
But it was very cool.

I ran into the following gentleman at the local hippy fair a few weeks ago, and fell in love with his "laser" art.



Fortunately or unfortunately, my house is too small to hold any more "art", or I'd have bought a piece.

 

[Astronuc]

LA Speed Check - some SR-71 humor

 

[DennisN]

Very funny analysis of sleeping positions...

 

[DennisN]

 

[Aufbauwerk 2045]

Here's a bit of classic Doo Wop from the Citations. More fun than watching the ceremony for the École Polytechnique students I posted last time. Sorry, no offense, but that's how I feel these days. Long live peace, love, and music.

 

[Aufbauwerk 2045]

The Rick Astley/Nirvana thing was interesting. But I still prefer pure unsullied Rick. He is one of the finest singers ever in pop music. I need to stop my social media activities now and get back to work. So I will finish with this beautiful song. Tell it like it is, Rick!

 

[Aufbauwerk 2045]

This one showed up on the screen, so here is a Rick Astley encore. So beautiful! Thanks Rick.

 

[Aufbauwerk 2045]

After posting a couple of Rick Astley songs, I was curious if he wrote any of them himself. It turns out he wrote "Hold Me In Your Arms." He also wrote "Cry For Help" along with Rob Fisher.

"Hold Me In Your Arms" reached number 10 in the UK charts in Feburary 1989. "Cry For Help" also did very well in UK and USA charts.

So he is not only one of the best British singers, but a gifted songwriter as well.

He is a real singer, meaning no tricks. Look at some of his live performances. Amazing. He started his public singing career in the church choir, when he was ten years old.

Rick is from Lancashire.

Obviously I am a great fan of Rick Astley.

I've done lots of study and programming in the area of sound synthesis. It's a fascinating field. But it seems even the most advanced singing synthesis software of today is unable to come anywhere close to generating a convincing human voice. I'm quite happy about that, since I'm on the human side of the human vs machine war.

 

[Aufbauwerk 2045]

Since "music hath charms" and there has been so much bad news including the recent hurricanes, here is a really nice song to end the weekend. Camelot is of course a famous musical and Robert Goulet was one of the finest singers of his generation.

 

[Aufbauwerk 2045]

Not to over-post, but this is my last post for a while due to the project I'm on, and since the hurricane causes me to think of building a fortress, here is a true classic sung by the gifted Dutch boy Heintje, singing in German way back in the 1960s. "Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss" meaning "I build you a castle. " It features a safe transportation method too, maybe better than self-driving cars.

Next time a physics topic, perhaps?

Bye for now.

 

[MartTin]

Laser art:

Wow! I've never seen anything like it!

 

[nsaspook]

 

[Nidum]

 

[fresh_42]

There must be something magic in this tune that unites us as a species, and which is understood around the globe, even if we don't understand the words.

 

[jim hardy]

There must be something magic in this tune...

Yes a good tune can pick me up by the psyche and carry me out of a funk. I seem to need some music therapy about once a week.

I always liked this tune


that particular music video grabbed me because it's made right where we 'hung out' in high school.
O nostalgia, they just don't make it like they used to..

 

[fresh_42]

Yes a good tune can pick me up by the psyche and carry me out of a funk. I seem to need some music therapy about once a week.

Yes, me, too. I have a couple of "standards" in mind which I know of how they influence me. E.g. the Tannhäuser prelude to encourage me - and I don't like Wagner! I like to say: "I'm no Tibetan monk, so I have only limited capabilities to influence my ANS and music can do this."

 

[jim hardy]

 

[OCR]

This might be interesting to some of the people here... the guy IS really good. .

 

[Borek]

This might be interesting to some of the people here... the guy IS really good. .

Awesome.

 

[nsaspook]

You can try to Outrun the Law, but you can't Outrun the Laws of Physics.

 

[Psinter]

I didn't know there was rice that popped like pop corn. This is awesome!

I like how he cooks in his other videos as well.

A few Japanese/American cultural and speech differences between a nice couple


Until I watched this video, I honestly thought it was okay to say: "What's wrong with you?" when asking someone why they felt bad. I was not aware it was perceived wrong by English speakers .

 

[jim hardy]

Playful large brained mammals

 

[Psinter]

The following voices are simply amazing and scenic. One thought that crosses my mind is how can some people have such attractive voices. Voices that literally take the breath out of you. I don't know how to express it with words in English. It's just awesome. I love their voices. Various YouTube videos ahead. All heard and appreciated better with headphones.

1. Mirusia. My mind was blown the first time I heard her. Completely astounded. Her voice is so soothing, I could fall asleep to it anytime. How can a voice be that smooth and beautiful, I have no idea.
2. Liam O'Brien. I first found out about his voice at the game FFXIII-2 (I loved that game). His voice is tremendous and rousing. How can one not fall for that voice. Such deepness, such wow. *fangirling all over the place* I gathered other clip links in case you just happen to love his voice as much as me (spoilers for the game ahead). I just can't have enough of him.
   • Spoiler: Heavy spoilers for FFXIII-2 and FFXIII-3

     [*]Time 14:02
     [*]Time 27:22 (His handsome voice actually appears at 42 seconds of the minute 27)
     [*]Time 26:52
     [*]Time 48:38
3. Olivia Ruiz. Her voice is enticing. Can't understand a word she is saying, but I love her voice. First heard it on the movie Jack et la Mécanique du cœur (I highly recommend that movie. Watch it in it's original language, French, with English subtitles). Here's the full song heard in the video:
   • Yet another clip of her awesome voice (Time 1:28)

 

[DennisN]

Very funny!

 

[Borek]

(there is also Cantina done the same way)

 

[Psinter]

Cat fight with sound effects:

 

[Psinter]

We all have that friend at 0:12. If you don't, then you are that friend.

 

[Psinter]

Me when I find something interesting over which I have but a faint knowledge on so I start researching on the depths of the internet: (0:30)



Googling
Candies
Reading
Chocolate milk
Connecting scattered information
Until you finally acquire knowledge

The language is assembly, which I will not utter here.

 

[DennisN]

Meet your matches:

42,000 Match Sphere Gets Lit
(Article with calculations: Guy Spends Almost A Year Gluing 42,000 Matches To Make A Giant Sphere, Sets It On Fire)

 

[fresh_42]

Meet your matches:

42,000 Match Sphere Gets Lit
(Article with calculations: Guy Spends Almost A Year Gluing 42,000 Matches To Make A Giant Sphere, Sets It On Fire)

He is nuts for cluing them, even crazier to light them, and unfortunately, it looks as what will happen to Earth in the future.

 

[DennisN]

He is nuts for cluing them, even crazier to light them, and unfortunately, it looks as what will happen to Earth in the future.

And he has probably burnt his bridges of ever becoming a firefighter.

 

[nsaspook]

A small bit of snow and all of Britain goes to pieces. Sad really.

 

[DennisN]

I posted before about a mixed song (Smells Like Teen Spirit/Never Gonna Give You Up) with Rick Astley/Nirvana
and

Obviously I am a great fan of Rick Astley.

I just wanted to say that I just found out that Rick Astley and Foo Fighters actually performed the mixed song live, very funny, here's the story:

 

[nsaspook]

 

[DennisN]

 

[nsaspook]

 

[Psinter]

Nice parody. If you ask me, the boy is better at moving his arms. More fluid. But too stiff on his legs. The girl is awesome with her legs. And to think she's able to move like that while wearing heels. They complement each other .

 

[Borg]

Now that's an unbrella. 135 kmh in a wind tunnel and you can even take it skydiving.
Stormproof Umbrella

 

[fresh_42]

Now that's an unbrella. 135 kmh in a wind tunnel and you can even take it skydiving.
Stormproof Umbrella

I hope they've had an even bigger umbrella with them while shooting the skydiver scene!

 

[david2]

 

[DennisN]

Hi, @david2, I just wanted to say we have a special thread for cats: For kitten lovers.

 

[david2]

Ah yes, you are right. :)

 

[Borg]

Dutch Singing Road.
Makes you wonder what bureaucrat thought this was a good idea.

Take the highway past the Dutch village of Jelsum and the road will play you a tune.
Created by strategically laid "rumble strips" as a way of livening up journeys across the flat landscape, the novelty has worn thin for locals who say the constant droning melody is driving them mad.
If hit at the correct speed - the 60 kph (40 mph) limit - the road will sing out the anthem of the Friesland region - a northern part of the Netherlands that has a distinct language and culture.
But it is loud and the sound travels, and locals say the musical road had created a never-ending cacophony that keeps them awake at night.

 

[nsaspook]

The HONEST weather report.

 

[Psinter]

Videos I found while searching "motor proteins":

Edit... Here's a cooler one: https://www.artofthecell.com/animation/well-you-can-tell-by-the-way-i-use-my-walk



Not entirely sure how accurate the narration in the second video is, but there it is.

 

[Borg]

@Psinter Fascinating complexity.

 

[DennisN]

Awesome skills...

 

[Borg]

Actors will do anything to promote a movie.