Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Ben's Magical Travels Through Internet-Land

Here's some random things that I have found entertaining on recent journeys across the arid landscape known as internet:

Todd at work sent this one my way; it's a 50s "educational" film about the dangers of homosexuals...

Note the fantastic "Leave It To Beaver" music, also found in the companion video "Girls Beware" in which young women find out that all men are serial rapists/murderers. Thanks, 1950s!


These led me to the next educational film (in 2 parts), all about girls and "the curse". I sure learned a lot this day!


My personal favorite was this sign:


Moving on from making myself smart, 50s style, I found some pictures taken by a man named Matthew Albanese. Go there are look at them for yourself before I ruin the mystery for you...do it... They are really cool landscape style pictures just on their own, but wait, they aren't landscapes at all. They are actually miniature models that he builds and then uses angles and camera "tricks" to pull them off. The Martian landscape? Paprika and nutmeg. Really. The mountain river? His patio table. This guy is amazing.

Do you have a spare $1 million laying around? Neither do I! But if I did, I might look into this, which is one of those things that is so utterly pointless, but so unbelievably awesome...

And finally, one of the most horrific things I've come across in ages. Just to scar you for life. You're welcome.