Here’s a cool little distraction that, while it really just amounts to a window onto a high-resolution video, is at least fun to play with. You’re probably familiar with GigaPan’s giant images — but by combining this with a timelapse feature, they’re able to make these great, zoomable videos.

I like the CMU Carnival one — the plants are interesting but don’t show a lot of detail. GigaPan just updated its firmware, by the way – details here.

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