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SUNDAY SHOW & TELL
vol.100

Happy 100th week of Sunday Show & Tell! Have you been following from the beginning? We hope you've enjoyed the many fascinating links we've presented over the past two years. Here's to 100 more!

We begin this week with a love story starring trees. This Silly Symphony, brought to us by Walt Disney, is sure to make you smile. It's always a good time for a little dose of happy.

A LOVE STORY STARRING TREES (film)

A LOVE STORY STARRING TREES (film)

Next, a subtly hilarious video for tourists about how to bicycle in Amsterdam, as told by a local. Most of these rules of the road are useful in every cityscape. The presentation is memorable, to say the least.

CYCLING IN AMSTERDAM (video)

CYCLING IN AMSTERDAM (video)

Finally, check out this short from National Geographic about The President, the world's second-largest known tree. The sheer about of biomass in this behemoth is awe inspiring. Would you climb it?

THE PRESIDENT (video)

THE PRESIDENT (video)

 


 
SUNDAY SHOW & TELL
vol.69

We all love bicycles, but the folks BBC Autos spent some time compiling a list of the 10 bicycles that most tickle their fancy. How do you feel about their particular selections? Any you would swap out?

10 MOST BEAUTIFUL BICYCLES (slideshow)

10 MOST BEAUTIFUL BICYCLES (slideshow)

Do you love classic Disney films and trees? This video is for you. Walt Disney takes us into the studio to show us how four of his most famous artists illustrated his best-known films, then leads the whole group into a field where we see all of them paint the same tree in their signature styles. Love it. 

4 DISNEY ARTISTS PAINT 1 TREE (short film)

4 DISNEY ARTISTS PAINT 1 TREE (short film)

The Korean government has constructed a bike trail from Daejeon to Sejong, two cities about 2-3 hours south of the capital, Seoul. Not only is the trail shaded, it generates solar power!

KOREAN SOLAR BIKE TRAIL (drone footage)

KOREAN SOLAR BIKE TRAIL (drone footage)