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Each of the graphs plots over time the fraction that one word constitutes of all words in books mined from the Google Books project.

Incredible fan-made kinetic typography animation video of the Jonathan Coulton song “Shop Vac”.

A little too late, IE.

Those crazy Japanese.

I thought my cat was the only one to use a trebuchet.

I want to be like that when I get older.

Drag the fluid around with your mouse.

Hrumph.

“This body is old,
But it’s all that I’ve got.

When 900 you reach,
Look so good you will not!”

Somebody has a lot of time and Hot Wheels on their hands.