The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, was constructed in 1972 and consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged around a sixth central, anti-clockwise roundabout. WIRED explain how the incredibly complex seven-circle roundabout works, and how it manages to keep traffic flowing smoothly. Watch the video below.
Tag: Time-lapse
5 Dollar Bill Murray
Artist Matt Anderson aka Ginozko transformed Abraham Lincoln’s face into Bill Murray on the $5 bill. Watch the amazing transformation in the time-lapse video below.
Steel to Wheels: A Look Inside Nissan Manufacturer
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Nissan Titan assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi. The plant has produced over 3 million vehicles in its history, including the Nissan TITAN, Murano, Altima, Armada and Frontier. Here is the story of the making of Canton’s TITAN in the video below.
Beautiful Time-Lapse of Pills Dissolving in Water
YouTube channel Macro Room decided to dissolve some expired gel tablets and dietary supplement in water, and captured it under macro lens. The timelapse video was created by photographer Ben Ouaniche
The History of Urbanization (3700 BC – 2000 AD)
Max Galka of Metrocosm has created an amazing interactive map that records the formation of new cities over the course of 6,000 Years, from 3700 BC to AD 2000. Watch the video below, as the world’s cities are born one-by-one in 3700 BC and continuing up to the present.
Incredible Time-Lapse Showcases the Beauty of Singapore
Filmmaker Keith Loutit created a stunning time-lapse video with beautiful shots of the city of Singapore. The video “The Lion City II” was shot over the course of three years using “all real photos with compositing and blending of time and geography, but no CGI elements.
How To Make Fake Miniature Tilt-Shift Photos
Norwegian design studio Skrekkøgl place a massive sculpted 50 Cent coin alongside a full-sized objects to make them appear like tiny scale models. They shot the objects from above with a tilt-shift lens.
London Day And Night
Photographer Matel captured a wonderful time-lapse video of London at day time and night time, and then combined the two footage together into one split-screen that shows two very different sides of the beautiful city.