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unlikelywords:

Holy crap this wind map is gorgeous. Click the image so you can watch it move. “This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US right now.”
Via @anildash

You really need to click through and look at this. Orders of magnitude more amazing when you can watch it move in real-time.
If you’re feeling windy today, you should also check out this kinetic sculpture by Charles Sowers called “Windswept”, made of 612 freely-rotating wind arrows. Stunningly hypnotic video:
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unlikelywords:

Holy crap this wind map is gorgeous. Click the image so you can watch it move. “This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US right now.”

Via @anildash

You really need to click through and look at this. Orders of magnitude more amazing when you can watch it move in real-time.

If you’re feeling windy today, you should also check out this kinetic sculpture by Charles Sowers called “Windswept”, made of 612 freely-rotating wind arrows. Stunningly hypnotic video:

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    • #wind
    • #infoviz
    • #infographic
    • #united states
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