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Paint Exploding in Slow Motion is Colorfully Spectacular

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The Slow-Mo Guys are at it again, but this time they are making a mess of rainbow proportions

They set jars of paint on fire and watched as they blew up, splattering colours everywhere.  They framed the explosions with a camera running at 15,000 frames per second — that’s 600 times slower than human vision in real time — to show us the slow motion bursts of colour

There were no special effects added, but you’ll still feel as if you’re watching a miniature fireworks show.

And we definitely wouldn’t recommend trying this at home, unless you were planning to repaint the ceilings:

The Evolution of Music From the 11th Century to Today

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Have you ever wondered how music has evolved over the years? One YouTube video tries to answer that question by distilling 10 centuries of song into four-and-a-half minutes.

A quintet of singers, collectively called Pentatonix, start off with a haunting chant from the 11th century. They then move on to Pachelbel’s Canon from the 1600s, followed by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 from the 1800s. The group eventually sings its way into the 20th century and finally the present day, which features hits from Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Carly Rae Jepsen.

Check out the video’s full list of songs, here.

What do you think of the evolution of music – has it improved music over time?

Watch Kid President’s Heartwarming Meeting With Obama

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Robbie Novak, the ten-year-old YouTube sensation better known as “Kid President,” got a chance to meet with actual President Barack Obama this weekend during the White House’s Easter celebrations — and you can watch the meeting of the presidents.

Obama gave Novak, who also starred in the White House’s April Fools’ Day prank, a tour of the Oval Office, even letting him use the presidential phone.

“Let’s make sure not to cause an international incident,” joked Obama, who showed Novak other White House memorabilia, including a telegraph, a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the emancipation proclamation.

The two also shared some advice: “You’re doing awesome,” Novak told Obama, who returned the favor by advising Novak and kids around the world to always treat others with respect.

“You keep on doing the great work that you’re doing, I’ll keep doing my best and between the two of us, maybe we can kind of get things going in a good direction,” added Obama.

Novak first warmed hearts worldwide with his inspirational YouTube videos, particularly his “pep talk” video which has racked up 17.6 million views:

Ethos – video teaching for young adults from YFC

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A ground breaking series of films for an emerging generation of young adults.

The number of young adults in church has been declining steadily now for quite some time. Whilst disillusioned with church, this missing generation pursue comfort and happiness like almost nothing else. They have a consumerist outlook yet crave real community. YFC passionately believe that God is the answer to their deepest needs so they’ve invested time, energy and resources in how they might make a difference. Their first response is Ethos.

Ethos is a series of ground-breaking short films, available to watch free on the YFC site and YouTube, that speak creatively and authentically into the issues.  Ethos exists to help address the needs specific to this generation of young adults; to help inspire, stir, challenge and ignite discussion amongst so called generation Y.

Read the whole story on the YFC website.

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