Here's how Michel Gondry - director of the Science of Sleep,* and cinematic master of low-tech effects - created the illusion of solving a Rubiks Cube with his feet. Hint: it involves time.
And here's the Seed video of Gondry talking to sleep scientist Robert Stickgold.
*Beautiful movie, but really weird.
[Hat Tip: Kottke]
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You may know Michel Gondry as the director of off-beat films like "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". Gondry has also made a great number of music videos, including this mesmerizing time lapse of a cross-country drive:
A friend of mine emailed me that he scored a 21 out of 107 on the full list of Stuff White People Like.
Physics Buzz: Watch this!
I'm a big fan of YouTube.
That's cool. But best I can tell, this one is authentic:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nErfWqS7nXQ