This one is submitted by me. Okay, technically I'm a reader.

Paul Hsieh warns against watching this if you're afraid of heights. He especially warns against watching it in fullscreen mode.

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Our friend Harvey Espatchelowe is enjoying a well-deserved vacation with the family this week, but he directed us to two recent examples of his own work to ponder in his absence.

First we get a neat trick he learned from his Jordanian friends -- a good way to save on sunscreen.

Next. he steps us through all of the different kinds of people in the world.

A fascinating analysis, but I'm afraid it's more complicated than it needs to be. In point of fact, there are only two kinds of people in the world: those who believe that there are two kinds of people on the world, and those who enjoy grilled cheese sandwiches.

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Harvey's contribution this week is somehow reminiscent of Waiting for Godot (until the young ladies start getting somewhere), set to Lucinda Williams' I Lost It:

Michael Darling votes for these amazing images of the kinetic sculpture of artist Theo Jansen:

Another example here.

Finally, I really enjoyed this quick trip through the Panama Canal on GeekPress the other day, so I recommended it for this feature. (Thats right, I'm a reader, too!)

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Queen Rania of Jordan has taken on the worthy cause of combating anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stereotypes. Here she gives here latest thoughts on the subject, including a personal shout-out to FastForward Radio chatroom regular Harvey Espatchelowe:

Looks like Harvey has made quite an impression on the Queen!

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Check out these modular robots. Reader Florian was impressed by their ability to reassemble when kicked apart.

Its not quite T2, but it's a start. Harvey's contribution this week only looks like it's from another planet. But this is a journey through time, not space.

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Michael votes for this Ted Talk, in which physicist Brian Cox out lines the workings of the Large Hadron Collider. Amazing stuff:

Meanwhile, Harvey recommends this YouTube snippet concerning a shocking display from a recent college girl's softball game:

That's right -- a shocking display of decency and sportsmanship. What is the world coming to, folks? Oh, wait -- I think I have the answer to that. More on the story here.

We'll try this out as a regular feature every Friday. If you have video recommendations, let me know.

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