The scale of the universe by Cary Huang (a practice playground for Mountains & Carrots)

August 23rd, 2012

A fun, interactive site, this website allows you to see, in multiple perspectives, the scale of the universe.

Don’t forget to scroll in & out to change your perspective & click to find out more about an object.

Scrolling out is like getting an automatic Mountain Life Lens™ perspective (the view from above), while zooming in gets you a focused Carrot Life Lens™ perspective.  For you Mountains what, in your life, can you zoom in on?  And for you Carrots, what in your life can you take the larger view of?

Yin & yang, peanut butter & jam, marshmallows & a campfire – Carrots & Mountains make lovely bedfellows.

 

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How can you get your hands dirty from the ground, without touching said ground?

August 21st, 2012

Here’s a brain teaser for you.   Why, other than from an environmental perspective, would you need to be concerned about spitting or dropping garbage on the ground?

How would it be possible for you to get your hands dirty from things on the ground, without ever having your hands touch the ground?

Your answer depends on your perspective.

I saw this sign recently on a college campus & it gave me pause for thought.

If you get around by way of your feet, then this question might be puzzling.

If, however, you get around in a wheelchair, it makes complete sense.

Ahhh the illumination & inclusion that can come from a wide perspective.  And, the confusion & chaos that can be caused from a narrow one.

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Robotic hand beats you at your own game, every time

August 16th, 2012

“A robotic hand designed by scientists at the University of Tokyo, Japan, will beat a person at rock-paper-scissors every single time, says The Daily Telegraph. “Rather than any magic or mathematical algorithm, the robotic hand in fact cheats its way to victory by ‘seeing’ which of the three hand-shapes its human rival is about to choose before making the form of rock, scissor or paper accordingly. Using advanced motion-sensing technology, the robot’s analysis is so quick as to be imperceptible to the human eye. ”

I couldn’t resist this one (as the name of my company is Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc.).

Cheating?  Magic?  Boring?  Best thing ever?

Depends on your perspective.

(Hmmm, wonder if robots have perspectives.)

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People in a hurry cannot think, cannot grow ~ Eric Hoffer

August 14th, 2012

Lonely HammockCreative Commons License *Micky via Compfight

The superficiality of the American is the result of his hustling.  It needs leisure to think things out; it needs leisure to mature.  People in a hurry cannot think, cannot grow. ~ Eric Hoffer (American social writer, 1902 – 1983).

Words for a Go Life Lens™ to aspire to when they’re having a bad day.  A natural perspective for a Stop Life Lens™.

And you?  Done anything in a hammock lately?

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