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Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: Humans Gone Wild
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: How mans Gone Wild set up their Big Top Tent at Oak Park Mail in Overland Park, Kansas. What a weird name, eh! Who knows? Maybe they’re going to explode a nuclear bomb during the show ! It was opened from Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30, 2023. 
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Radioactive Waves
Waves of radioactive waves from nuclear fallout ripples through the ocean. Another Blender creation. A simulation of glitter in programmed waves.
This was created on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 using Blender version 3.4.1.
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Silver & Gold Cubed Array
A Blender project I put together after learning several new things in the application. Three arrays of cubes on Bézier curves with rotation animation baked in. Enjoy!
Created with Blender 3.4.1 on April 25th, 2023.
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Two Coyotes Invade The Water Hole
Just when I thought I've captured every different kind of animal in our neighborhood, along comes a few thirsty coyotes looking for a quick drink of water at the Trail Cam watering hole. I guess it is a good idea for pet owners to keep their small cats and dogs indoors around this area.
These videos were captured by the trail camera on Thursday morning, March 9th, 2023.
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Robot Dance - Short Version
The short version of my Robot Dance, with “Microphone-Head Robot” dancing Gangnam Style.
Check out the full version here: https://youtu.be/L9gXUI7b-fQ
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Kung Fu Robot
The Dance Robot is BACK! And this time he has a new title: Kung Fu Robot! Watch as "Microphone Head" Kung Fu Robot displays his Martial Art skills in a Space Coliseum in a distance Galaxy.
I had so much fun with Dance Robot, I had to create another one. This time Kung Robot has a few upgrades to help him perform better. His new CPU is UltraPentium Chip 3000XM, which is able to process 5 billion commands every second! Whoa! He really kicks butt now!
Thanks again to Polyfjord for his insightful tutorials.
Created in Blender 3.4.1, April 22nd, 2023.
Music ( Youtube Royalty free ):
Hit the Streets (Version 2) by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Ninja Tortoise by Verified Picasso.
Hon Kyoto by Doug Maxwell/ Zac Zinger.
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Robot Dance - Gangnam Style
My latest Blender creation - A robot doing a Gangnam Style dance to the beat of some rave music - in 4K! I learned to use motion capture paired up with a robot character I created in Blender, with the help of a tutorial by Polyfjord on Youtube. I chose to use a cool-looking vintage microphone as the robots head. Motion capture sequence provided by Mixamo.com.
Unfortunately, I can't actually use the "Gangnam Style" song, or I'd get dinged with copyright infringement.
Created in Blender 3.4.1, April 17th, 2023.
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“Hails Balls!”
“You tell ‘em I’m comin’! And hail is comin’ with me, ya here?! Hail is comin’ with me!!”
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Osiris REx Probe In 4K
Another Blender project, the Osiris-REx probe, sent out by NASA to obtain a sample of the Bennu asteroid. It was launched on September 8th, 2016. As I enjoy creating these silly projects in Blender, I am also simultaneously learning so much with each creation. My goal is to become a Blender expert, but there is so much more to learn.
Wikipedia: OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) is a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission. The mission's primary goal is to obtain a sample of at least 60 g (2.1 oz) from 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid, and return the sample to Earth for a detailed analysis. The material returned is expected to enable scientists to learn more about the formation and evolution of the Solar System, its initial stages of planet formation, and the source of organic compounds that led to the formation of life on Earth.
OSIRIS-REx was launched on 8 September 2016, flew past Earth on 22 September 2017, and rendezvoused with Bennu on 3 December 2018. It spent the next several months analyzing the surface to find a suitable site from which to extract a sample. On 20 October 2020, OSIRIS-REx touched down on Bennu and successfully collected a sample. Though some of the sample escaped when the flap that should have closed the sampler head was jammed open by larger rocks, NASA is confident that they were able to retain between 400 g and over 1 kg of sample material, well in excess of the 60 g (2.1 oz) minimum target mass. OSIRIS-REx is expected to return with its sample to Earth on 24 September 2023 and subsequently start its new mission to study 99942 Apophis as OSIRIS-APEX ('APophis EXplorer'), arriving at that asteroid in 2029.
Bennu was chosen as the target of study because it is a "time capsule" from the birth of the Solar System. Bennu has a very dark surface and is classified as a B-type asteroid, a sub-type of the carbonaceous C-type asteroids. Such asteroids are considered primitive, having undergone little geological change from their time of formation. In particular, Bennu was selected because of the availability of pristine carbonaceous material, a key element in organic molecules necessary for life as well as representative of matter from before the formation of Earth. Organic molecules, such as amino acids, have previously been found in meteorite and comet samples, indicating that some ingredients necessary for life can be naturally synthesized in outer space.
The cost of the mission is approximately US$800 million, not including the Atlas V launch vehicle, which is about US$183.5 million. It is the third planetary science mission selected in the New Frontiers program, after Juno and New Horizons. The principal investigator is Dante Lauretta from the University of Arizona. If successful, OSIRIS-REx will be the first United States spacecraft to return samples from an asteroid. The Japanese probe Hayabusa returned samples from 25143 Itokawa in 2010, and Hayabusa2 returned from 162173 Ryugu in December 2020. On 10 May 2021, OSIRIS-REx successfully completed its departure from Bennu and began its two-year return to Earth.
Overall management, engineering and navigation for the mission is provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, while the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory provides principal science operations and Lockheed Martin Space Systems built the spacecraft and provides mission operations. The science team includes members from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, and Italy.
After traveling for approximately two years, the spacecraft rendezvoused with asteroid 101955 Bennu in December 2018, and began 505 days of surface mapping at a distance of approximately 5 km (3.1 mi). Results of that mapping were used by the mission team to select the site from which to take a sample of the asteroid's surface. Then a close approach (without landing) was carried out to allow extension of a robotic arm to gather the sample.
Following a collection of material (60 grams), the sample will be returned to Earth in a 46 kg (101 lb) capsule similar to that which returned the samples of a comet 81P/Wild on the Stardust spacecraft. The return trip to Earth will be shorter and the capsule will land with a parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range in September 2023 before being transported to the Johnson Space Center for processing in a dedicated research facility.
The launch was on 8 September 2016 at 23:05 UTC on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 411 from Cape Canaveral, Space Launch Complex 41. The 411 rocket configuration consists of a RD-180 powered first stage with a single AJ-60A solid fuel booster, and a Centaur upper stage. OSIRIS-REx separated from the launch vehicle 55 minutes after ignition.
Created in Blender 3.4.1 on April 15th, 2023.
Thanks to solar system.nasa.gov for supplying the 3D model for this project.
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Mercury's Mariner 10 Probe
Mariner 10 was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on 3 November 1973, to fly by the planets Mercury and Venus. It was the first spacecraft to perform flybys of multiple planets.
Mariner 10 was launched approximately two years after Mariner 9 and was the last spacecraft in the Mariner program. (Mariner 11 and Mariner 12 were allocated to the Voyager program and redesignated Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.) The mission objectives were to measure Mercury's environment, atmosphere, surface, and body characteristics and to make similar investigations of Venus. Secondary objectives were to perform experiments in the interplanetary medium and to obtain experience with a dual-planet gravity assist mission. Mariner 10's science team was led by Bruce C. Murray at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Design and trajectory:
An artists' impression of the Mariner 10 mission. The first mission to perform an interplanetary gravity assist, it used a flyby of the planet Venus in order to decrease its perihelion. This would allow the spacecraft to meet Mercury on three occasions in 1974 and 1975.
Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft to make use of an interplanetary gravitational slingshot maneuver, using Venus to bend its flight path and bring its perihelion down to the level of Mercury's orbit. This maneuver, inspired by the orbital mechanics calculations of the Italian scientist Giuseppe Colombo, put the spacecraft into an orbit that repeatedly brought it back to Mercury. Mariner 10 used the solar radiation pressure on its solar panels and its high-gain antenna as a means of attitude control during flight, the first spacecraft to use active solar pressure control.
The components on Mariner 10 can be categorized into four groups based on their common function. The solar panels, power subsystem, attitude control subsystem, and the computer kept the spacecraft operating properly during the flight. The navigational system, including the hydrazine rocket, would keep Mariner 10 on track to Venus and Mercury. Several scientific instruments would collect data at the two planets. Finally, the antennas would transmit this data to the Deep Space Network back on Earth, as well as receive commands from Mission Control. Mariner 10's various components and scientific instruments were attached to a central hub, which was roughly the shape of an octagonal prism. The hub stored the spacecraft's internal electronics. The Mariner 10 spacecraft was manufactured by Boeing. NASA set a strict limit of US$98 million for Mariner 10's total cost, which marked the first time the agency subjected a mission to an inflexible budget constraint. No overruns would be tolerated, so mission planners carefully considered cost efficiency when designing the spacecraft's instruments. Cost control was primarily accomplished by executing contract work closer to the launch date than was recommended by normal mission schedules, as reducing the length of available work time increased cost efficiency. Despite the rushed schedule, very few deadlines were missed. The mission ended up about US$1 million under budget.
Attitude control is needed to keep a spacecraft's instruments and antennas aimed in the correct direction. During course correction maneuvers, the spacecraft may need to rotate so that its rocket engine faces the proper direction before being fired. Mariner 10 determined its attitude using two optical sensors, one pointed at the Sun, and the other at a bright star, usually Canopus; additionally, the probe's three gyroscopes provided a second option for calculating the attitude. Nitrogen gas thrusters were used to adjust Mariner 10's orientation along three axes. The spacecraft's electronics were intricate and complex: it contained over 32,000 pieces of circuitry, of which resistors, capacitors, diodes, microcircuits, and transistors were the most common devices. Commands for the instruments could be stored on Mariner 10's computer, but were limited to 512 words. The rest had to be broadcast by the Mission Sequence Working Group from Earth. Supplying the spacecraft components with power required modifying the electrical output of the solar panels. The power subsystem used two redundant sets of circuitry, each containing a booster regulator and an inverter, to convert the panels' DC output to AC and alter the voltage to the necessary level. The subsystem could store up to 20 ampere hours of electricity on a 39-volt nickel–cadmium battery.
Created in Blender 3.4.1 on April 7th, 2023.
Thanks to Free3D.com for a gray colorless version of the Mariner 10 3D model. I added in the color and shading.
Music: Hades Decent by Unknown Artist.
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Splashing Birds
Many birds showed up on this day to splash around in the trail cam bird bath. It seems like all the birds were buddies and pals when it came to water fun. Even the bluejay was being nice.
This footage was taken by the trail cam on Monday, January 16th, 2023, which was Martin Luther King Jr Day.
Music: "Gently, Onwards" by ELPHNT, Youtube Royalty free music.
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Three Layered 3D Logo
I have learned how to create a three layered 3D logo in Blender. I also figured out how to add an image texture to the face of a font in Blender as well. Geometry Nodes are a really cool thing in Blender!
This was created in Blender version 3.4.1, with the help of the following "Blender Tutorial": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO26cXGcpN0&list=PLni7xOVX2OwV3aBTDajoJy18Ps2-YOPdu&index=61
Music: "Above Planets", Royalty free music by Patrick Patrikios.
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Torrential Downpour In KC
Down spouts at my work facility near downtown Kansas City, Missouri today. Torrential rains most of this morning!
Happy Cardinal Sings For Me
A red cardinal, happy with the warm spring weather, sings to me in the backyard. 
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Waitin’ On The Train
Had to wait for the train the other morning on the way to work. “Last Train To Clarksdale” by The Monkees.
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A Woodpecker Or A Steelpecker?
A loony bird banging its head against the steel top of a neighbors backyard gazebo.  this bird shows up every day to bang its head in this fashion. Over and over and over again. Is this a woodpecker? Or is it a steelpecker? Or maybe it’s a metalpecker. . What do you think? 
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Blender Tutorial - Addressing The Elephant In The Room
In this quick tutorial I reveal one of the hidden features inside of Blender that many Blender users don't know about. I call it "addressing the elephant in the room".
Blender version 3.4.1.
Check out my Blender moon creation: https://youtu.be/0YDkBVIoLf8
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This video was created on Saturday, March 25th, 2023.
Note: This is a parody on Youtube Blender tutorials, it is a joke and not intended to be serious. But in the future, I will be coming out with serious Blender tutorials, explaining how to do certain features that some Blender beginners might know about. So stay tuned!
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Raccoon Feeding Frenzy
Late one night, a hungry raccoon scurried his way to the water hole, and was happy to discover someone had left a good amount of pumpkin seeds lying on the tree stump. As he devoured the seeds, the trail camera caught it all. He stayed a while, allowing the trail cam to capture several clips of him eating his delicious meal.
For this clip, I was able to arrange all four of these clips in Blender and add a quick tile. It made for an interesting set-up.
These video clips were captured on Monday, January 16th, 2023, around 8:00 PM.
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Earth Moon Sun ( And A Few Stats )
This is my first Blender project dealing with planets. Obviously I chose the Earth as my first attempt at rendering a planet. And as long as I was trying to create Earth, I might as well create the Moon as well, right? And as long as I was creating the Earth and the moon, I might as well include the Sun as well, right?! Ok, after the Sun, I drew a line. That was enough learning for this project. I don't want to get projects too complicated. Not yet, at least.
Anyways, I think overall it turned out pretty good. I added in a few interesting stats that I recently learned about the velocity of the Earth as it traverses around the Sun, through our Solar System and our Milky Way. I tried to make most things as accurate as I could in the limited time I chose to work on this project. But I'm sure I got more things wrong than I got right during this learning experience. I'll try to get more accurate in future projects, this one was mainly just for fun.
And for all you "Flat Earthers" out there, I might try and do a special video for you in the near future!
Check out my moon Animation : https://rumble.com/v2eg60j-the-moon.html
Thanks goes out the following for helpful Youtube video tutorials:
5 Minute Blender
Neb Motion Tutorials
CBailyFilm
joepavitt3d
CG Geek
This tutorial was created using Blender 3.4.1 on March 11th & 12th, 2023.
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AnkerMake M5 3D Printer In Action
An AnkerMake M5 3-D printer in action at Micro Center in Overland Park, Kansas.  $ 799.99, out of stock.
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Argyle302 Animations Logo 2.0
This was another experiment I did with the same rotating Argyle302 Animations logo, but this time I was able to incorporate 5 different camera angles during the sequence or rotations. The multiple camera angle feature is truly a game changer in Blender, allowing you to give animations various perspectives inside your animation project. So cool! The sound ended up a bit weak after exporting out of iMovie, which was the only downside in this project.
This video was created on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 7th and 8th, 2023.
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Ball Room Blitz - Attempt 1.0
My first attempt at the “Satisfying Ball Animation” tutorial by “CG Geek”. It mostly worked out for me, but I have since moved on now trying to create my own version of this concept , but I am having troubles with the physics & lighting. So I’ll just have to stick with it and see if I can solve my issues. But until then, this is all I’ve got on this one so far. 😕
The actual rendering of this video made it come out in a beautiful 1080P visual, but uploading it to short, has really degradated. The quality doesn’t look anything like 1080P. It looks more like 360 crap from 10 years ago. 😂🤣😂
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Brad Hensley Creative Services Neon Sign Animation
I created this neon sign using the Blender application for my friend, who has his own freelance company named "Brad Hensley Creative Services". I like the blinking effect the most. If you would like for me to build you a blinking neon sign for you or your company, please leave me a request in the comments.
Thanks goes out to "Ducky 3D" for his fun "Easy Neon Sign Animation" tutorial, which you can find in the link here: https://youtu.be/e_wxxtRJVMA
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