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[BiggestNizzy]

If domestic cat's like boxes....

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[Sanjøy]

Now here’s something impressive. PhysXInfo seems to have solved one of the tougher problems in computer graphics: realistic fluid dynamics. In other words, making water look like actual water, and not a tub full of triangles.
The software you see running here is called Position Based Fluids, using PhysXInfo’s Position Based Dynamics. It’s pretty gorgeous, especially once you get to the more advanced demonstrations further into the video. Even more impressive is that the demo is powered by a single GTX 580 graphics card, which is a few years old and can be had for a few hundred quid on Amazon or Newegg. For the full technical breakdown on what’s going on here, head over to PhysXInfo’s site, or just marvel at the breaking, real-time aquarium demo starting at 1:02 in the video. [PhysXInfo via Kotaku]

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[flyingscot68]

Traffic chaos from 1906, shot from the front of a tram.

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[r055]

Traffic chaos from 1906, shot from the front of a tram.

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That is ace - thanks for sharing!

[ClarkyBoy]

That's some pretty cool old footage!

Looks mad!

[flyingscot68]

This is the blurb that came with it:

105 YEAR OLD FILM CLIP

This film was "lost" for many years. It was the first 35mm film ever that has come to light. It was taken by camera mounted on the front of a cable car as it`s traveling down the street. You feel as if your really there, standing at the front looking down the street, amazing piece of historic film.

The number of automobiles is staggering for 1906. Absolutely amazing! The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is still there. ... How many "street cleaning" people were employed to pick up after the horses? Talk about going green!

Great historical film!


This film, originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum figured out exactly when it was shot. From New York trade papers announcing the film showing to the wet streets from recent heavy rainfall & shadows indicating time of year & actual weather and conditions on historical record, even when the cars were registered (he even knows who owned them and when the plates were issued!).. It was filmed only four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th 1906 and shipped by train to NY for processing. Amazing, but true!

No wonder there had to be laws created to regulate driving habits. This is insane. Good thing they couldn't go very fast.

This is a fascinating movie. A camera on the front of a street car 104 years ago. I watched it a couple of times. Look at the hats the ladies were wearing and the long dresses. Some of the cars had the steering wheels on the right side, I wonder when they standardized on the left? Sure was still a lot of horse drawn vehicles in use. Mass transit looked like the way to get around. Looks like everybody had the right of way.

Perhaps the oldest "home movie" that you will ever see!

[graeme]

Fantastic, thanks for posting.

Same view today: http://goo.gl/maps/RQtp7

[BiggestNizzy]

The number of automobiles is staggering for 1906. Absolutely amazing! The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is still there. ... How many "street cleaning" people were employed to pick up after the horses? Talk about going green!

Great historical film!

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Why they had so many people cleaning up and why the motorcar became so popular.

[Dominic]

I'm sure one of the cars I saw in it had the same roof as an S1.

Thanks for posting

[r055]

filmed using the prototype version of the Go Pro

[graeme]

filmed using the prototype version of the Go Pro

The Go Slo?

[David]

Made me laugh
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/photos ... understand

[r055]

Made me laugh
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/photos ... understand

off topic, but i nearly 'drifted' into you the other day towing your cat just off the old inns r'bout

[David]

Made me laugh
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/photos ... understand

off topic, but i nearly 'drifted' into you the other day towing your cat just off the old inns r'bout

Just shows you how much attention I was paying, never noticed anything - but I do live not far from there

[BiggestNizzy]

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