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Metallica vs. Bryan Adams

Charity — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:30 +0000

This is why the internet exists, baby – to bring us this unadulterated awesomeness!

A mash-up of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” and Bryan Adams’ “Run to You.”

You will not be able to stop watching. It’s like a train wreck, only more harmonious and no one gets hurt.

Found via Doodads and Gimcracks.

A Charlie Brown Heavy Metal Christmas

Charity — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:29:35 +0000

Total YouTube awesomeness.

(Link via Green Mountain Daily)

Captured Lighting: Science As Art

Charity — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:27:05 +0000

In a beautiful convergence of science and art, Bert Hickman creates these “Captured Lightning” sculptures. The patterns, called Lichtenberg Figures, are “created by carefully trapping and discharging millions of volts of electrical charge inside polished pieces of clear acrylic using an electron beam from a particle accelerator.”

Captured Lightning

Incredible!

Telegraph has an amazing photo gallery. That is where the photo above comes from.

The sculptures are available to buy from Bert Hickman’s website. There, you can also see a video of the process: Captured Lightning. Very cool stuff.