What is cool?

History of cool

What is cool and why? What used to be cool? When was it cool and why?

Cool to say cool

Click the images to get to the websites. The picture underneath is a chart on the usage of different words for cool. Seems though as cool has always been cool.





I also want to share the video where I got this information from. What I find very interesting is the originating of different ways to be cool. The "I dont care"-cool is originally from cultures within prisons and other institutions where you dont usually have alot of power over your situation. The "I dont care"-cool finally makes sense to me, I was never cool in school.

Oh, lifehacker

These days Im studying to become an electrician so I stumbeld the internet for some fun ideas on home lightning. I found a do it yourself lightbolt made out of a winebottle. I also found tips on how yo make your own travel containers for shampoo, conditioner and such. Perfect for the gym. All found at lifehacker.

Save the world gameing!

Can gameing save the world? Game designer Jane McGonigal says yes, the amount of time we spend on online games can be used for to solve some of the worlds most important problems. For example; how would you survive in a world without oil? That game has actually allready been produced. Check out her lecture at TED for tips on more interactive games that have already been made for the purpose of problem solving.

Han Hoogerbrugge

Han Hoogerbrugge is wicked and wierd. This is the best I have seen in a long time.
Interactive art at it's best.

ImmarTall

Today I want to recommend ImmorTall, the game starts with you crach landing on planet earth. on earth you meet humans with whom you become friends with. This is probably the most emotional of games I have ever played.

10 obscene fountains

Top 10 obscene fountains David Cerny who designed this fountain had made a bet with a friend about how far he could go in his art. This golden ejaculating man was supposed to be on top of the art museum of Prauge.

Nerd for free

One game I played alot last year is plant vs zombies. You can't find it to play online but you can however download it on for example thepiratebay.org.

The first levels are easy but after that it gets really hard and you have to wort out a strategi for it. Everyone has their own strategi playing this game, my strategy is to put the cheap plants in front of the more expensive and effective ones. There are many surprises in the game and (yes I'm gonna spoil this one) they even have a Michael Jackson-zombie that pulls zombies out of the ground. How cool is that?

I want to recommend Fancy Pants . I don't usually like these types of games but this one is fun. When you get into the game you get that kind of flow like when you are doing something you think is fun and are good at, like an artist when painting.