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Rappin’ about CERN’s Large Hadron Collider! Links below…Apparently YouTube fixed the sound! Still, Will Barras made two options trying to get around the original problems:Other YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3iryBLZCOQVimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/1431471?pg=embed&sec=1431471Vimeo is downloadable if you log in.There has been a lot of interest in the original mp3, lyrics, and vocals for remixing. You can find all that here:https://www.msu.edu/~mcalpin9/lhc_rap/largehadron.htmlThere’s also been interest in translation. You can get a subtitle-free version from Vimeo here (downloadable):http://www.vimeo.com/1730771With backing track available here (with and without Hawking-style voice):http://barras.ws/rappin.htmlGo ahead and translate, rap it, and post it! Just give us a shout-out, and it’s probably a good idea to include the following credits
Images came from:particlephysics.ac.uk, space.com, the Institute of Physics, NASA, Symmetry, and MarvelI forgot Einstein Online, and they called me out: http://www.einstein-online.infoAnd I forgot Physics World (dunno what I was thinking when I put together the extra dimensions bit). Steve Abel set me to rights (but made no demands): http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/403The talented dancers doubled as camera people, with some work by Neil Dixon. Stock footage is CERN’s.Will Barras is responsible for the killa beats:http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/~s9527813/And thanks to MC Hawking, who first thought of using computer-voice to bring Stephen Hawking to the world of rap
http://www.mchawking.com/The rapper has a day job (we agree this is a good thing) as a science writer. http://www.katemcalpine.comThey’ll have a lot of data to sort. 15 million GB per year, actually. Want to get involved and donate your computer’s downtime? Try LHC@home:http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/
Large Hadron Rap was uploaded by: alpinekat
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An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict.For a breakdown of the actual battles portrayed in the film, visit:http://www.touristpictures.com/foodfight/index.htmFor the official cheat sheet (breakdown of the foodstuffs), visit:http://www.touristpictures.com/foodfight/cheat.htmNow, to answer some FAQs…- The food in this film was consumed either by myself or my dog after shooting. None of the cast went to waste.- The software used was photoshop and after effects.- The film took me 3 months to do.- Although it seems like stop motion, most of it was stop motion created within After effects, using keyframe animation. I am basically moving the food around within the the program, frame by frame, which is the same as traditional stop motion, only it’s digital.
Food Fight was uploaded by: touristpictures
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