Hasta La Motion!

Monsters, freely roaming the world? The Slingshot Channel comes to the rescue!

A “The Slingshot Channel” production.

The Hamster Powered Hamster Drawing Machine is the machine hamsters everywhere have been waiting for, finally bringing workout selfies to the animal kingdom. The hamster drawing is encoded in two large wooden cams. The cams were generated by creating a simulation of the drawing machine using openFrameworks and Box2D. They were then exported as vectors and CNC milled from plywood. To be able to have the drawing encoded on the inside, rather than the outside, edge of the cams, it was necessary for them not to have a central axis. This was achieved by milling two aluminium circles with a groove in each of them for a roller chain to sit in. The sandwiched chain then sits on three sprockets around the edges of the back part machine. The drawing arms were also milled from aluminium with pockets for laser cut acrylic inserts. The hamster is displayed on a small LCD screen connected to a Raspberry Pi hidden behind the screen. The Raspberry Pi is running software written in openFrameworks that sends ASCII commands to an Applied Motion STM23IP-3EE stepper motor over ethernet to control its speed. Thanks to Joji the hamster for hamstering, Jesse Fleming for videoing, Inessa Demidova for drawing and Philip Rugo and Kytten Janae for allowing Joji to pursue his artistic career. www.neilmendoza.com

Directed by Allen & Smithee Produced by Soldats Commissioner : Matthieu Gazier Label : Ekler’o’shock Cast : George Kress, Lise Gardo, Lia Catreux, Anne Sophie, Marie Betrancourt, Christian Anastasi, Michèle Richer, Yves Mallet-Quichon, Danielle Parisset, Georges Cloitre Producer : Pierre Cazenave Line Producer : Manon De Buck Production Accountant : Marine Grillot Production Assistant : Alix Fontaine DOP : Clément Arenou Camera Assistant : Loup Lebreton MUHA : Allison Depriestre Makeup SFX : Melany Rathelot, Christine Giugno Costume Designer : Alice Ably Set Designer : Julia Bellando Production Manager : Isabelle Escudier, Nancy Ferri, François Falzi Key Grip & Gaffer : Jean-Baptiste Pacioselli Thanks to Tiki Club and the Police Station of Ramatuelle

Some places seem unskateable. For much of the year, Saarijärvi, a small rural town in the middle of Finland, is buried under several feet of snow. It’s far from the most promising terrain for a skateboard addict. But Jaakko Saavalainen’s DIY attitude proves anywhere can become a skate utopia — if you’re willing to put in the work. Directed by John Fisher & Ossi Piispanen Cinematography by John Fisher Edited by Isabel Freeman & Philippa Edwards Produced by Ossi Piispanen Co-produced by Andrea Kurland & Isabel Freeman Grading & Additional Editing by John Fisher Titles by Oliver Stafford Music by Sister Disaster & Manu www.huckmagazine.com

UPDATE: We’re still working on a species ID with our science partners at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, but currently we’re thinking the purple orb is a pleurobranch, a nudibranch relative. Both are types of sea slugs, like this one: http://nautl.us/2arhstb

This unidentified purple orb stumped our scientists onboard. After sampling, it began to unfold to reveal two distinct lobes. It could possibly take years for scientists to definitively determine whether it’s a newly discovered species!

E/V Nautilus is exploring the ocean studying biology, geology, archeology, and more. Watch http://www.nautiluslive.org for live video from the ocean floor. For live dive updates follow along on social media at http://www.facebook.com/nautiluslive and http://www.twitter.com/evnautilus on Twitter. For more photos from our dives, check out our Instagram @nautiluslive.