MetaFilter posts tagged with terrifying

Gestalt: Director's Cut

BlackLeotardFront — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:41:35 -0800

The sublime fractal-based short film Gestalt (previously) has been re-rendered in high definition. Go forth and iterate.

Also, don't miss Fleischfilm's newer, and similarly unnerving Energie! - also in HD. In case you lose patience, it really starts to blow up around the minute mark. I'd also like to take this opportunity to request that the community to post any interesting fractal (or mathematical whatnot) based films that have come up lately. I know you would have anyway, but we may as well make the party official.

A Methodologically Sound Hot Or Not?

thisjax — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:20:56 -0800

FaceStat, a new startup from crowdsourcing consultants at Delores Labs bills itself as "market research for the individual." You upload a photo of yourself, and "within a couple hours, you will have detailed statistics about how people feel about the picture you provide." Oh, and it's powered by creepers like you, using Amazon's Mechanical Turk (previously posted about here). And yes, you do get to rate people on attractiveness. And for money!

Frilled Shark Destroys Everything You Love

nathancaswell — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:01:39 -0800

Today, in Japan, divers swam with a live frilled shark. Let the abject terror commence (embedded video). What does it eat? OTHER SHARKS.

Aibos On Parade

BlackLeotardFront — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:40:34 -0800

Aibo-Life : a page for people who love their Aibos way too much. Linked is the media page with photo galleries, videos of tricks, and terrifying visions of expressionless robo-raves. (shades of the furby-bending chorus)

Terrifying Fish

jonson — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 12:04:19 -0800

Terrifying gallery of fish from the deep, DEEP seas.