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Have You Seen This? The Sunday morning breakfast machine
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When you wake up on a Sunday you want breakfast but you don't want to make it. This guy has just solved all of your problems. - photo by John Clyde


THE MAD SCIENTIST'S HOUSE When you wake up on a Sunday, you want breakfast but you don't want to make it. This guy has just solved all of your problems. Except your debt. You still need to take care of that.

Peter Brown wanted to make a machine that would make his wife breakfast on Sunday mornings. Not sure if that's sweet or lazy, but regardless Brown spent 1,000 hours making this machine.

The Rube Goldberg device makes either a cup of tea or a cup of coffee, depending on your preference, a perfect soft-boiled egg and a piece of toast. The whole contraption is pretty clever and utterly ridiculous, which was Brown's purpose.

In the video Brown states that he wanted to make people laugh. But Peter, you said it was for your wife? The man may contradict himself, but he knows how to take 1,000 hours to make breakfast.
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Have You Seen This? Street musician slays with clarinet
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Better than almost every face-melting guitar or drum solo. - photo by Facebook video screenshot

THE BIG EASY — Yeah, yeah, we all know that New Orleans is stuffed to the gills will incredible musicians.

But knowing that fact and then hearing that fact are two different things. You can step into any number of jazz clubs on any given night on Bourbon Street, and you’ll probably be impressed with virtually every act. Or you can sit at home on your comfy couch and watch this featured video.

In the video, you’ll see a woman who is in the groove. She is swinging hard, and wailing on her clarinet with a practiced expertise that makes it sounds so easy.

From note one you’ll be drawn in; your appreciation will grow with every second, and then your face will melt off when you realize how incredible she really is.

If you’ve never played a woodwind or a brass, you may not know everything that comes with a performance like this. Lung capacity and breath control are huge factors in keeping your notes clear and loud, and hitting those high notes is especially difficult.

So when this woman hits that high note and holds it for several seconds, you know you’re dealing with an exceptional musician. It means she has worked hard for years to develop skill on top of her natural talent, and we get to benefit.

It kinda makes you wonder how we let people get away with mumble rap and autotune when talent like this exists in the world.

I wish this video were longer, and I wish I had more information about this woman, but as it is, we’ll just have to appreciate the little flavor of New Orleans jazz posted by the Facebook group Clarinet Life.

Martha Ostergar is a writer who delights in the ridiculous that internet serves up, which means she's more than grateful that she gets to cruise the web for amazing videos to highlight for your viewing pleasure.
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