Blank on Blank: Animated conversations with famous people
PBS Digital Studios presents Blank on Blank. a series that takes recorded conversations with notable individuals and matches them with quirky and thoughtful animations. Slam dunk PBS.
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Billions In Change: 5 Hour Energy Wants to Save the World
National Geographic is reporting that, Manoj Bhargava, the brain behind the very popular 5-hour Energy drink, plans to donate 99% of his wealth to solving the world’s biggest problems. The documentary above, “Change in Billions” was released Monday and lays out Bhargava’s plan to put the majority of his $4 billion in wealth into a variety of inventions.
“Manoj Bhargava has built a stationary bike to power the millions of homes worldwide that have little or zero electricity. Early next year in India, he plans to distribute 10,000 of his Free Electric battery-equipped bikes, which he says will keep lights and basic appliances going for an entire day with one hour of pedaling.”
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The ‘Rocket Wars’ of Vrontados, Greece
Via The Laughing Squid:
ROCKET WARS from Variable on Vimeo.
“In the small village of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios, there is unrest. For over a century, parishioners of two Greek Orthodox churches have engaged in a battle on Holy Saturday, firing more than 100,000 homemade rockets at each other’s churches once the sun goes down.”
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Golfing with Ida
Golfing With Ida from Dustin Cohen on Vimeo.
“Ida Pieracci is a San Jose Country Club legend. At 102 years of age, she holds the course record with eleven holes-in-one and is still regularly playing golf today. What’s the key to a long, happy life? “Just being a good kid!”‘ Film by Dustin Cohen.
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