{"id":41381,"date":"2023-07-30T02:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T09:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41381"},"modified":"2023-07-24T10:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:06:23","slug":"virtual-walks-structural-failures-five-senses-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/virtual-walks-structural-failures-five-senses-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual walks\/Structural Failures\/Five Senses Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Virtual walks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A new genre of experiences has emerged on YouTube. A bunch of channels offer quiet walks in high resolution. The creators hold a stabilized high def camera with binaural audio and walk around Tokyo at night, or Times Square in snow, or London in the rain, or the back alleys of New Delhi, all without narration. I can hear the ambient sounds and see all the ordinary things usually edited out of sizzle reels.  It really feels like I am there. These virtual walks allow me to travel without traveling. Some folks just watch for the soothing calm it gives them. I enjoy the tiny distinctive details of places I am \u201creturning\u201d to and a way to check out places I\u2019d like to go. There are dozens if not hundreds of channels, often specializing in regions. A few I watch: Nomadic Ambience<\/a> (NYC, Japan, Iceland), Virtual Japan<\/a> (Japan),  Watched Walker<\/a> (London, Paris, Spain), Keezi Walks<\/a> (India, China, Vietnam, South America). Google \u201cquiet virtual walk\u201d for your destination. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos of big construction errors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Structural Failures<\/a> on Twitter is a collection of fascinating videos of collapses of buildings and towers, showing the catastrophic consequences that can result from engineering and construction mistakes. (There’s no gore, but some of the videos show workers in peril.) \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awaken your neglected sense<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I took The Five Senses Quiz<\/a> created by Gretchen Rubin, author of \u201cLife in Five in Senses\u201d  and it identified my most neglected sense as Hearing. I was also given interesting suggestions<\/a> on how to enhance my \u201cneglected\u201d sense. For starters, I\u2019ve been ditching my AirPods when I walk my dog. I\u2019m not accustomed to quizzes that tell me my shortcomings rather than strengths, but I appreciate becoming aware of my areas of neglect, because it motivates me towards improvement. \u2014 CD <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instant relief for itchy eyes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My eyes have been itching like crazy for the last few months. I was rubbing them so hard and so often that they started to feel sore. I finally decided to try over-the-counter allergy eye drops. I bought Alaway from Bausch + Lomb<\/a>, based on the many positive reviews. It contains an antihistamine, and one drop provides almost instant relief for hours. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crowdsourced map to explore cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hoodmaps<\/a> is a crowdsourced map that divides cities up into areas and labels. It\u2019s not really moderated and some might find the neighborhood generalizations offensive, but I found it accurate for the cities I\u2019ve lived in and visited \u2014 and it made me laugh. It\u2019s created by the person who also created Nomadlist<\/a>, which is probably a more helpful resource for learning about a city. \u2014 CD <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design inspiration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wowee Zowee! The\u00a0Internet Archive Design<\/a>\u00a0is an amazing library of inspiring graphic design documents. It bills itself as \u201ca digital archive of graphic design related items\u201d which includes old font catalogs, logo handbooks, cool brochures, design yearbooks, visual display, handbooks for design machines, and graphic style guides. I\u2019ve found amazing treasures here, which I use to hatch my daily art. All are free to peruse, but you need to register a free account in order to \u201ccheck out\u201d some in-print publications from this online library. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Kevin Kelly<\/a>, Mark Frauenfelder<\/a>, Claudia Dawson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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