A beautiful new ad for Guinness has debuted:



"Shot in an Argentinian mountainside village, it features a game of dominoes which escalates to include suitcases, tyres, oil drums, fridges, wardrobes and cars."



Link to video is under the picture.  Go watch. 

Via Boing Boing ... an organ made out of standard plumbing fittings and balloons. The pitch on each note can be varied; the overall effect ranges from organ to bagpipe to sitar.

For when you really need that digital camera or pocket flashlight to work right now ...







Damn.  My camera takes AA batteries.  I guess I'd better call that "AA" number I saw in the phone book...

Via Dark Roasted Blend. For everyone who loved the "Escher stairs" scene at the end of "Labyrinth":

String Theory is a very beautiful explanation of what the Universe itself is made of, but it can be very difficult to grasp.  So the Discovery Channel held a contest: submit a film explaining String Theory in under two minutes, and we'll pick the best ones.  The winning entry is quite good.



Personally, when explaining String Theory, I like to start with a three-word summary:



Everything is Music