{"id":8072,"date":"2012-11-29T12:35:41","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T17:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/?p=8072"},"modified":"2017-01-25T19:16:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T00:16:48","slug":"random-stuff-for-your-eyes-and-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/2012\/11\/random-stuff-for-your-eyes-and-ears.html","title":{"rendered":"random stuff for your eyes and ears…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u2026 Hey nerds. Do you like optical illusions? I\u2019ve actually done<\/a> of a few<\/a> of these \u201ctricks\u201d and have others squirreled away for future science projects for The Boy. Kids love this stuff. I\u2019ve perfected the candle trick<\/a> so well that I can actually light multiple candles at once from almost a foot away from their wicks. I\u2019m a wizard! <\/p>\n

<\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/brusspup\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brusspup makes science fun<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Did you say electric cello? Of course you did. Takenobu, Atlanta based cellist and composer, just released his newest digital album this week and now you can listen to, in it\u2019s entirety, for free <a href=\"http:\/\/listen.takenobumusic.com\/album\/climactica\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> at his website<\/a> or by clicking the embedded player below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=380697004\/size=venti\/bgcol=FFFFFF\/linkcol=4285BB\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/listen.takenobumusic.com\/album\/climactica\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Climactica by Takenobu<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/66\/2012\/11\/takenobu092112.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/66\/2012\/11\/takenobu092112.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"takenobu092112\" width=\"580\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8075\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 Hey nerds. 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