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Life In a First-Aid Kit

mikey — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:40:57 +0000

Your typical first-aid kit. Lots of gags in here, but I think the best one is the box of adhesive strips that’s hitting on the moist towelettes. Enjoy!

The Kalahari

mikey — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:59:04 +0000

The Kalahari desert in Southern Africa has to be the largest sandbox in the world, covering some 350,000 square miles. A great place to play with your Tonka trucks, but you might want to come prepared. Temperatures go from 117°F in the summer to 8°F in the winter!

The Early Turkey

mikey — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:42:32 +0000

Just getting warmed up for drawing a bunch of turkeys… maybe. It’s fun to practice. I doodle on Post-It notes all the time.

Creativity

mikey — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:11:10 +0000

It’s all around us. The secret is knowing what to look for…

Shaking It Up

mikey — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:46:36 +0000

Depending upon where you live in the United States, you may or may not be visited by an earthquake sometime soon. The areas of greatest concern lie along major fault lines (as in California and Alaska), but New Madrid, Missouri was known for hosting a major dish-buster in 1811-1812. (See also Plate Tectonics.)

Who’s Watching Who?

mikey — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:53:42 +0000

Usually, it watches us. Now, we are watching it. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is expected to fall out of the sky and break into pieces as it enters Earth’s atmosphere sometime this weekend. The 6.5 ton, large-as-a-bus ozone research platform was launched in 1991 by NASA.

Gregor Mendel’s Pea Plants

mikey — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:38:24 +0000

Austrian monk and avid Gardener Gregor Mendel is credited for discovering why tall plants (in his case, pea) don’t always produce tall offspring, nor do smaller plants. (From Kids Discover Cells.) Click for a larger image…

Coloring books were never like this.

mikey — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:52:29 +0000

Here’s a fun little video I made. It’s time-lapse of a project I’m working on for a production entitled Diversity Circus. It’s an illustration of a trick using a broom, where–if you keep your elbows bent–no one will be able to push you off your spot. Lots of physics going on here.

I don’t recall how many times I changed the color of the broom handle, but it’s pretty obvious I wasn’t pleased with the first few. Enjoy!

Troodon, the speedster

mikey — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:42:26 +0000

Dinosaurs came in all shapes and sizes, but Troodon (TROE-odon, based on a Greek word meaning “wounding teeth”) was apparently a bit of runner. Fossil evidence of its long legs and retractable second-toe claws give every indication that a high rate of speed was possible for this theropod. The image below is from Howard Temperley’s In the Days of Dinosaurs. On your mark…

Safety with electricity

mikey — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:50:13 +0000

Electricity is a very useful modern-day invention, but it needs to be handled with care. The infotoon below points out a few safety tips for kids and adults. (Text © Kids Discover Electricity)