A Singularity

I was just having a discussion with some friends the other day about stale and derivative movies. This was well-timed.

Ever wonder what happens when you wring out a wet  wash cloth in space? Neither did I but the answer was still fun to watch!

Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter.

Directed by Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke
Produced by Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke, Marcus Newman, Daniel Foeldes

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Once again the awesome people of Extra Credits has made a video that not only applies to video games but to writing in general. This time their topic is Word Choice.

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Other Extra Credits on writing:

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Word Choice

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Thousand Pounds Action Company is a group of martial artists and film makers who specialize in videos like the one above. And all their videos look awesome. They’re currently working on a series as well.

Extra Credits is a video series that analyzes video games from a development perspective and, on occasion, the advice and analysis that comes up also touches upon or is great advice for writers as well.

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Prior Extra Credits episodes on writing:

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I stumbled upon these videos thanks to CGP Grey who hosts wonderful and interesting videos about society in general. I highly suggest watching them.

The following two videos tackle the question of how trees “drink” water. We all know from grade school that trees drink water through their roots. What you might not know is that, thanks to physics, there is a limit to how far water can be sucked upwards through a tube, thanks to gravity and pressure, which is about 10 meters, or around 32 feet. If you’re curious about the science of this limitation, there is a video here by the same guy. The math is explained at the end.

However that is all just background. Over the following two videos, Veritasium is going to take you through the scientific process of discovering how trees drink water, and how trees over thirty two feet manage to get water all the way to their top most leaves. It is well worth watching:

I know I just posted one like this yesterday but this one can’t wait a week. Enjoy!

Presented with little commentary other than “Who you going to pipe?” Okay yeah that kinda sucked but still. Awesome video.