Simon Christen spent two years filming this beautiful video that he calls a love letter to the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area:
I spent many mornings hiking in the dark to only find that the fog was too high, too low, or already gone by the time I got there. Luckily, once in a while the conditions would be perfect and I was able to capture something really special. Adrift is a collection of my favorite shots from these excursions into the ridges of the Marin Headlands.
Fantastic short documentary about Baltazar Ushca, the last man who still mines and sells ice from Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo. (Via Patrick Rhone.)
Okay, so here’s where I admit that I’m an avid John Mayer fan. His live show in LA back in 2007 is perhaps one of my all-time favorite recordings ever — I wish I could have been there in person.
You know how at a concert it’s normal to have an opening act, a 2nd band, and then the headlining band? Well, for this show Mayer did all three: his acoustic songs as the opening act, then a blues jam session with the John Mayer Trio, and then headlined with his studio band playing his more popular hits.
The video of the concert has a couple songs and other behind-the-scenes tidbits that you don’t get with the audio-only version. I have the iTunes version, and I often turn this on and then just listen to the audio while working. But just recently I saw that the full-length version is also on YouTube. So, boom. Here you go.
Kicking off today’s first YouTube Friday video is this how-to for making one of those huge mall pretzels. Via Cameron Moll’s whimsical new Tumblr, Check This, Boys.
This video, made by Hamilton over 60 years ago, still holds true to the same mechanics and principles of how a mechanical watch stores and releases energy to keep near-perfect time. (Via Justin Blanton.)
Why shoot your own Hyperlapse video when you can build a website that will use Google Street View to do it for you? Amazing.
Speaking of cars, here’s an awesome, old-school, and informational video explaining how a differential gear works. Whatever you do, don’t skip the intro.
Kicking off today’s edition of YouTube Friday is the fastest production car on the planet, the Hennessey Venom GT. The car with a top speed of 265.7mph, and holder of the Guinness book of world records for the 0-300kph run.
And yes, Mr. Wayne, it does come in black.
Amanda Palmer’s recent TED talk on connecting with fans and learning how to let them to support your art is amazing. She shares some crazy stories also shares her journey as an artist learning to connect with her fans. (Via Duncan Davidson and Sean Sperte.)
A Vimeo channel featuring videos of makers making. Click through with caution — you may never come back.
And I think it’s fair to say that this line from Billy Tennent in his video introducing him and his hand-made leathers brand pretty much sums up one of the most wonderful things about hand-made goods:
The perfect piece of any craft — leather work, in particular — is it’s fit for function. It does what it’s designed to do, perfectly.
Update: There’s a Those Who Make website as well, which, in addition to the videos, also has some interviews.
Well, I’m definitely on nostalgia overload, but I still think I’ll stick with Safari.
Most of these concepts are probably nothing new to most of you. But the presentation is fun, and the scientific reasoning for why these concepts actually are helpful is, well, helpful. (Via Patrick Welker.)
Speaking of “cute” this custom-built apartment packs a lot into just 350 square feet.
Related: Ben Brooks thoughts on this video and how poorly we probably make use of the space in our homes and how the products we use may be a contributing factor to that.
The first YouTube Friday was supposed to be just a one-off event. But the feedback has been great, and I too have been having a blast taking Fridays as a day to link to things a little more fun. Kicking off this installment is this short film about a cute little creature who lives in a vending machine in Tokyo.