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Have You Seen This? The ultimate paper airplane
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Watching this video and thinking of all the hours and time put into this makes my brain hurt. - photo by John Clyde
DUNDER MIFFLIN PAPER COMPANY When I was in eighth grade we had an assignment in my science class to build a paper airplane.

It was supposed to be a fun assignment where we took time to construct different designs and test them until we found one that would fly the farthest and hang in the air the longest.

But saying I was forgetful in school would be an understatement. It's not that I didn't want to do assignments, I literally just forgot. This was one of those times.

I walked into class that day and everyone stood up at the teacher's signal and headed to the auditorium where we would throw our airplanes from the balcony. Panic set in as I realized I was about to get an F because I made nothing. I frantically looked around and saw an airplane from an earlier period sitting on the ground. Being the ingenious slacker I am, I picked it up, erased the kid's name on it and wrote mine in.

As we threw our planes from the balcony I found, much to my surprise, that the kid from sixth period was pretty bright and managed to build a plane that won for longest hang time and I got the credit for it.

I know this makes me the villain of the story, and that's fine because on the polar opposite end of my paper airplane making skills is Luca Iaconi-Stewart and his incredible paper airplane.

This video is seven minutes, but it is well worth your time. Stewart has spent years crafting this model all from paper. It's mesmerizing to see the model and hear about Stewart's ingenuity and dedication. I hope to be like that someday, but I know it's never going to happen.

Check out the video and get inspired while I go find my eighth-grade science teacher online and apologize.
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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.

Street musician killing it on clarinet

She must have lungs of iron! Its inspiring hearing the upper registers being played so well.

Posted by Clarinet Life on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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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