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CIRCLE WORK

Strangely hypnotic is this clip of a guy who draws circles. Perfect circles.

(Via Capt. John Heinrichs)

Posted by Tim B. on 01/15/2007 at 11:49 AM

  1. Hmmm,

    Impressive, but no such thing as an absolutely perfect circle. Only perfect to a specified tolerance.

    Posted by Chris Harper on 2007 01 15 at 12:04 PM • permalink

  2. Pretty neat.  And a little floor show to go along with it.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 01 15 at 12:30 PM • permalink

  3. Leonardo (da Vinci, not de Caprio) said that if you could draw a perfect circle, you were an artist.

    If this guy hates the correct politicians (e.g. non-lefties), give him a grant!

    Posted by JDB on 2007 01 15 at 01:08 PM • permalink

  4. Impressive, but no such thing as an absolutely perfect circle.

    Absolutely, perfectly correct!  ;-P

    Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2007 01 15 at 03:00 PM • permalink

  5. Furthermore, it occurs to me that this guy can draw circles around most artists!!

    Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2007 01 15 at 03:01 PM • permalink

  6. Next up: finding the World Freehand Circle-Squaring Champion.

    Posted by PW on 2007 01 15 at 03:15 PM • permalink

  7. I probably draw the absolute worse circles.  Always, they come out a bit oblong, and with tails.  I’m hoping that indicates virility.

    Posted by wronwright on 2007 01 15 at 03:16 PM • permalink

  8. Hmmm.  Maybe that’s “worst circles”, not “worse circles”.

    Posted by wronwright on 2007 01 15 at 03:20 PM • permalink

  9. I would say that it is a Pretty Accurate Circular “O”.

    Posted by rbj1 on 2007 01 15 at 04:26 PM • permalink

  10. Obviously this guy is in possession of an undiscovered hemisphere of the brain.

    Posted by Bonmot on 2007 01 15 at 05:06 PM • permalink

  11. ... but can he mow them in cornfields?

    Posted by Bonmot on 2007 01 15 at 05:07 PM • permalink

  12. He’s probably just as good at “Q”.

    Posted by Merlin on 2007 01 15 at 05:55 PM • permalink

  13. Whoo.  I predict a bleak future for blackboard compass manufacturers.

    Hmm, I haven’t been in a classroom for quite a while, but aren’t they using whiteboards now?  I thought chalk dust had been harammed.  Bad for the kiddies, and violating HS&E requirements for teacher.

    Posted by anthony_r on 2007 01 15 at 06:10 PM • permalink

  14. I would’na worry- according to today’s Australian most kids would not even know the definition of a perfect sircle.
    Appalling stabdards in Maths and science,let alone an appreciation of mathmatical beauty of the Goldberg variations (as played by Gelen Gould of course!!)
    Our maths teaching below India’s
    “the low prestige attached to studying science, reflected in university entrance scores that require a higher mark to study fashion design, sports management or traditional Chinese medicine than a science degree. “

    Are science and Maths the new pariahs?

    Note the meeting was held on Davos!!

    Posted by davo on 2007 01 15 at 06:20 PM • permalink

  15. errr..or..."Held at DAVO’s

    Posted by davo on 2007 01 15 at 06:33 PM • permalink

  16. The circle was drawn at 1001 hours.

    Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 01 15 at 07:06 PM • permalink

  17. I was sure we were about to witness Summernatsfootage of the burnout competition. Highly disappointing.

    Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 01 15 at 08:11 PM • permalink

  18. I love the headline of this post.

    The arguments over at Youtube are hilarious. Schoolkids insisting their teacher can draw a “more perfect” circle!

    Posted by Dan Lewis on 2007 01 15 at 08:42 PM • permalink

  19. And you all thought Peter Garrett was nothing but a mouthy, gangling idiot with a head like a lightbulb, with no discernable talent or ability except for a good line in grand mal siezure impersonations.

    Sure proved you wrong (but it probably helps when your head describes a perfect circle, at least in the lateral plane).

    Posted by Habib on 2007 01 15 at 08:49 PM • permalink

  20. Was it just me being a naysayer or is there a slight teardropping at the bottom of the circle?

    Posted by James Hamilton on 2007 01 15 at 10:12 PM • permalink

  21. Shoot, that’s nothing. I can blow square smoke rings. In fact (puff, puff), I’m smoking a cigar (puff, puff, puff), and blowing perfectly square smoke rings right now. I know you all can’t see this, but Terry Lane can confirm it’s true.

    Posted by paco on 2007 01 15 at 11:19 PM • permalink

  22. Drawing a circle is the definitive proof of infinity. It also describes infinity. Therefore it defines and describes the universe and the nature of existence. And its absence. That this is both obvious and easy is part of the definition.

    Posted by geoff on 2007 01 16 at 12:59 AM • permalink

  23. My circles would be perfect if it wasn’t for the corners…

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 01 16 at 02:53 AM • permalink

  24. Wron, it’s worsest.

    Posted by kae on 2007 01 17 at 12:54 AM • permalink

  25. #14 Davo

    The OPs required to enter University are not based on how smart the applicant is and how well they will do in a particular course. It’s to filter bodies from more popular courses. I hope that explains the entry requirements for silly crap less prestigious courses being higher than popular ones.

    Posted by kae on 2007 01 17 at 12:58 AM • permalink

  26. er, unpopular ones

    PIMF

    Posted by kae on 2007 01 17 at 01:00 AM • permalink

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