some random text about funky things by Jan Paul Posma
When I started blogging, I was afraid this would happen: that I would stop after a few posts. I try to only blog when I’d like to present something. However, the moment has come to write again: this time I’d like to show you some photographs taken with a Canon A-1, an old analog camera.
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On the last day of the school year it is common practice in the Netherlands that the building is transformed by the graduate students. There is a theme that has been kept secret for months, and an afternoon show to amuse the fellow students and teachers, usually with some pranks on the latter.
You probably know balloon art: done by magicians or clowns, on the street or at children’s parties. Some german guys have taken it to the next level. They thought visualizing the structure of complex molecules would be an excellent job for the famous balloon.
One of the coolest projects I have worked on resulted in the turning of heads when biking through the city, and was also a great challenge as it involves some tricky hardware and software. The result was pretty darn amazing though.