Hopping on the bandwagon with this one. Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" has me hooked.
Not only is the song catchy as hell (seeming to sneak up and then explode across US radio), but its content is also universal.
De Backer's voice is haunting. Paired with the quick creep of his rhythm I easily slip into memories of tender indignity. I'm lost in the gentle melancholy of old lovers and lost friends.
The art comes alive in tandem with the rhythm and with the lyrical content simultaneously.
As this video evolves De Backer's mouth is a strange lynchpin for me. Its colossal size and toothiness are almost as intriguing as his voice. Paired with his sadly sincere eyes and those little eyebrow gestures, I feel his pain man. He drives it home: we've all been there.
The addition of a partner's perspective is also important. It introduces balance to the piece, and reminds me that these things are never as straightforward as they feel. We've accepted one side of the argument, and then must face giving ground to another character. There is no right or wrong, good or evil- just people and situations. I'm glad this song is popular because it's evenhanded and it's fair. This is the first semi-accurate representation of human relationships I've seen in popular media in a while. That, and his mouth is just wonderful.
Back home in LA and abuzz with ideas. There are about 1,000 things I'd like to do, and even though there's no rush, I want everything right now. Patience is a virtue, but my mind has a lead foot on the accelerator. Too bad the parking break's on.
So in the spirit of (semi)tangible progress, lets talk physics. There is nothing like a fun fact to make everything better.
Question: Why are your eyes green? or blue? or brown? or hazel?
Well, you do have your DNA to thank, but heredity gets complicated when it comes to eye color. Lets skip the genetics and assume the eye already exists. Now, when light shines through a suspension of particles in liquid, the path of that light becomes visible. This happens because particles scatter light. Intensity of the scatter depends on the frequency of light, with blue scattered most strongly (known as the Tyndall effect).
Physically, this determines the color of your eyes. The iris contains a thin suspension of particles, including the light-absorbing pigment melanin. Yep, that's the same pigment that dictates skin color. The less melanin you have, the more light your eyes reflect. Brown or black eyes have more melanin than blue or green eyes. As a result, more light is absorbed (less is reflected back to the observer) so the iris appears darker. Since blue light is reflected most strongly, blue is the dominant eye color perceived in individuals with little melanin in the iris. Neat!
