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Track 61: The abandoned train platform underneath the Waldorf-Astoria

November 8, 2011 @ 11:10 am

Photo: Sam Horine/Gothamist Wow this is news to me! Gothamist says that the Waldorf-Astoria has an old abandoned train platform underneath the building complete with an old rail car that has just been sitting there unused for about 40 or … Continue reading →

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Waterfall develops in Penn Station

September 23, 2011 @ 8:41 pm

This isn’t a new thing. It pretty much happens at this station platform every time we get lots of rainfall.

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Balloon Saloon in the Subway

January 4, 2011 @ 10:27 pm

Photo: Fred R. Conrad The NYT Lens blog recounts how Fred R. Conrad caught this magical photo in the NYC Subway. It was one giant happy accident!

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Animation software on the Amiga

December 6, 2010 @ 7:39 pm

I love this video posted on Drawn of an early demo (circa 1990) of animation software on the Amiga platform. Mind you, just a few years later, Toy Story came out in theaters (although I know it wasn’t animated on … Continue reading →

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Glide: capturing the world passing by in slow-motion

December 4, 2010 @ 6:45 pm

Graeme Taylor has created an interesting piece of video work above in which he uses a camera with slow-motion capture capabilities to film an ordinary train station as it passes by very quickly. He says: In all my slow-motion work … Continue reading →

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Turning a viewing platform into a dinosaur

November 30, 2010 @ 1:16 am

.wav from .wav on Vimeo. Dinosaurs are always awesome. Always awesome. [via]

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