I'm always on the lookout for interesting videos and channels on youtube, whether they are well-known and popular or brand new and unheard of or just completely obscure. This is my place where I can share some of the cool things I've seen.
Okay, it's not YouTube, but it's so cool that I have to share anyway. This is a bald eagle cam and you can watch in live-time the parent bald eagles feeding their hatchling. This is amazing!
Phi is the name of the number 1.618. It is the most incredible number because EVERYTHING in the entire universe is measured using that number - from our spiral galaxy to Earth's path around the sun to the proportions of our body to the fractal measurements found in trees and snowflakes to the spiral patterns in sunflower seeds and pineapples. How can this be? Look at this incredible video by DollyHot:
For more information about phi (the golden ratio) and how it applies to measurements everywhere, including music, and also to see how truly cool math is, check out Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land:
Check out this 97-year-old grandma. She is so precious. Not only is it amazing to see someone make it to age 97 in the first place, but it is amazing to see that that someone is still active. But, let me tell you, she really knows how to swing her hips. Way to go, grandma! I hope I can do this when I'm your age.
I don't know about you, but I never really gave much thought about what a landfill was like or how it was operated. Here is an interesting video, from a child's perspective, of what a landfill is really like:
Who says we do things better in our modern age? Here's a cool trick - curls without heat. Sometimes the way they did things in the good ol' days IS better. Check out this awesome video by thelipstickdiaries, and then visit her blog.
You've probably heard of "dark matter", although you may not know what it is. It is one of the current popular theories proposed to explain our universe and how it works. But there are other theories that are not quite as popularized and yet are still fairly well accepted, are well supported by experiments, and are peer reviewed, such as the electric theory of the universe:
Lotte Reininger was born in 1899 and died in 1989 at the age of 90. She created animated films by using hand-cut silhouettes and worked for companies such as Disney and Warner Bros. No one has ever had the patience or ability that she had to create such intricate works of art and it is quite possible that no one ever will.
Meet Nick Pitera, a 25-year-old man with the most incredible vocal range EVER. He met fame on YouTube when he entered a vocal contest and his video went viral.
And meet Rae Sterling, a female vocalist and songwriter from Santa Monica, CA, whose usual style is folk, soul, and pop. But here she sings the catchy Disney song, "I Won't Say I'm In Love".
The powerful voices of these four amazing young men are incredible. Canadian Tenors. That's what their group is called. And they've traveled the world to share their beautiful music and voices.
Delhi is the largest metropolitan area in India with a population of 16.7 million. In this short video (about 3-1/2 min), you get a window into the lives of the women who live there. It's pretty interesting.
Here is a really neat electric pop, California band, David Unger Music, affectionately known as DUM. They are located in the San Fransisco Bay area, and currently have two albums released.
Dan McDonald is the Life Regenerator. He is a raw foodist that tries to help as many people as he can to be healthy. He is a very encouraging person to listen to and always has an positive message to share. Check out his YouTube channel and his website.
This amazing artist, Stephen Wiltshire, draws ENTIRE cityscapes from MEMORY. Not only are his pencil drawings amazingly detailed and accurate, but to think that he doesn't even have a photograph to work from is nothing short of astounding. He is a truly amazing artist.
This was a neat video posted back in 2009 about a private zoo in Australia. Only two of the animals are featured - the kangaroo and the crocodile - but both have great big personalities. The kangaroo is best mates with a dog and it is adorable watching them play together. And the crocodile, also known as "Maniac", is the meanest croc around.