From the Curious Corner of the Internet.. #51: Ravens, dices and the secret language of ships
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** The Curious Corner #51!
Yay! Another month another solid list of links for you to discover the Curious Corners of the Internet. If you have any suggestions, feel free to email me at: j@jplattel.nl (mailto:j@jplattel.nl?subject=Curious%20Corner!) .
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- In praise (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-poetry-and-math-intersect-180968869/) of fractals.
- Mesmerizing (https://vimeo.com/265439566) water ballet.
- The woman (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-woman-who-gave-the-macintosh-a-smile) who gave Macintosh a smile.
- If something is not black, then it is not a raven (https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Raven_paradox) .
- How Nikon lenses (https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2018/04/17/glass-for-geeks-an-in-depth-tour-of-nikons-hikari-glass-factory) are made.
- 24 hours (https://www.1843magazine.com/dispatches/what-24-hours-in-a-diner-taught-me-about-new-york) in a diner.
- Unusual homes (https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/06/unusual-homes-around-the-world/395432/) around the world.
- Finding Dimitry (https://flashbak.com/finding-dmitry-magical-story-russian-boys-photos-396364/) .
- Reading the soil (https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1423-reading-the-soil) .
- A 1300 (http://www.openculture.com/2018/04/hoshi-a-short-documentary-on-the-1300-year-old-hotel-run-by-the-same-japanese-family-for-46-generations.html) year old hotel.
- Chin. Ind. Rest. (https://www.chinindspecrest.nl/)
- What makes a tree (https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2018/what-makes-tree-tree) , a tree?
- A beautiful hunstman automaton (https://britishmuseum.tumblr.com/post/120605985962/huntsman-automaton) .
- Venetian (https://vcrypto.tonyo.info/venetian_crypto/website/index.php/alberti) cryptography.
That’s it, thanks for reading! Let me know by email (mailto:jsplattel@gmail.com?subject=A%20suggestion%20for%20the%20Curious%20Corner!&body=Hi%20Joost!) if you have any suggestions for the Curious Corner!
Joost & Kees
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