Ask Yahoo! has the answer to this applelicious question: “Kids who really want good grades should consider giving their teachers Apple computers or iPods. If that’s not possible, however, fruit remains a tasty option. Apples have a long history of greasing the wheels of education. Take notes — here’s how the classroom corruption began…” Here is the link.
Catching the brain rain
From 43 Folders: “Warm, Partly Cloudy, 100% Chance of Brain Rain — I like James’ ideas for catching the “brain rain” — a way of setting aside a few minutes each day for firewalled creativity through idea generation and capture. This kind of habit could fit nicely into an end-of-day ritual, maybe before a quick review and daily cleanup.” Read the entire post for the how-to. Nifty! Here is the link.
Poor Cinderella
Today on Refrederator: Betty Boop in “Poor Cinderella”. Cool! Notice the trademark Zukor 3-D feel, and the racy scene where Betty Boop gets her clothes changed by the fairy godmother in time for the royal ball. Guaranteed to get the guys howling! 🙂 Here is the link.
Chad's Design For Television (1960)
From A-HAA!: “Remember those matchbooks that said ‘Draw Me!’ on the front? They advertised a correspondence course called ‘Famous Artists’. Everyone made fun of ‘draw Binky the Skunk any size but the same size’ – but the truth of the matter was that the Famous Artists Course was no laughing matter – it was one of the best art instructional courses ever created…”
Read the entire post for some great background info on Chad Grothkopf, one of the great animators. Here is the link.
Earthquake safety testing
From CNET News: “Video: Earthquake safety testing. Japan’s Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center tests real houses under earthquake conditions. This video shows the difference between two actual wooden houses, the one on the right retrofitted to limit damage.” Very cool! Here is the link.
Raoul Pop 