Mostly Random Technology Bytes

I’ve posted links to unusual videos before, but this is definitely one of the strangest. It’s been around for a while, and I suppose it’s off-topic for a blog that’s mostly about technology, but I’m posting it anyway since I’m in a funny mood (this is what staying up half the night working on bitmap graphics does to you). What is this strange creature in the woods?

Be sure to watch this YouTube video carefully and since it’s short, maybe a couple of times: there’s a few bits of weirdness that you might not notice first time round. You can play it, pause it and click the slider to look out for these oddities - it may also help to turn up the brightness on your display.

1. Obvious creature features: gray skin, no hair, no eyebrows
2. When the creature is first seen, look carefully at its upper arm (1:15:12): it definitely looks strange - maybe even decayed (?)
3. Look carefully at the nose (1:15:17) - it looks flattened - perhaps even rotted away (?)
4. And finally of course, the haunting eyes (1:15:17)

Cue X-Files music.

A tribute to the late, great, TV presenter and author, Magnus Magnusson:

Farewell Magnus Magnusson
A master mind you were
Farewell Magnus Magnusson
Mastermind, you started
Sadly now you’re finished

Here is the BBC’s Obituary.