Archive for the ‘Educational’ Category
Most people attribute the first 3-dimensional feature length films to John Lasseter and Steve Jobs’ Pixar. The reality of the history though is that Walt Disney developed a system to add depth to movies far before they were in business together, which is why December 5th, 1901 is a special day. Happy Birthday Walt Disney! Thanks for all of the great movie making and happiness you added to so many children’s lives.
I’m not sure why anyone would need to have the history of the typewriter recited, but Ignacio Uriarte directed this film doing just that with Michael Winslow of Police Academy fame.
Christian Annyas pulled together this great set of Beer Stamps from the Smithsonian’s website. Beer Stamps were the manner in which the government taxed the alcohol. They sold these stamps, which would then need to be affixed to kegs and bottles at the time of manufacture. It’s amazing to see how detailed the engravings were considering their size.
With every passing generation, the advice we give to the youth of our society changes. Chacho Puebla started to wonder what kind of advice he wished he had received and what he’ll eventually tell his kids about life in these modern times. Using his great-aunt as a stand-in for his grandmother, he produced this set.
Since you’re not working today anyway, and are instead counting down the hours until you can head home and prep for Thanksgourging, why not familiarize yourself with these new and novel contraptions called Helicopters. The Army has prepared this video for you to do just that.