NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

How Do Landlocked Aquariums Get Their Seawater?

The Atlantic: Chicago is 800 miles from the nearest ocean, so when the world’s largest aquarium opened there in 1930, its director decided, logically, that the ocean must come to Chicago. The Shedd Aquarium sent a series of railway tank cars down to Key West, Florida. There, they siphoned up a million gallons of ocean water for Chicago’s “magnificent marble home for fish.” Visitors in the 1930s were greeted by seahorses, sawfish, baby sharks, and a 585-pound manatee.

Posted by David at 11/08/2018 11:26:00 AM

Banning Technology At The Globe Theatre: What Would Shakespeare Do?

www.theatreartlife.com: A few months ago I was lucky enough to work at the Globe Theatre in London. The Globe is a replica of the theatre Shakespeare worked in when he was working in London during the early 1600s. The Globe is made largely of wood and is open to the elements, it has the only thatched roof allowed in London. We’re still a bit cautious after the Great Fire of London in 1666. The Globe had previously been run as a theatrical kind of museum; productions did not utilize tech support or theatrical lighting and sound.

Posted by David at 11/08/2018 11:38:00 AM

How to achieve an accident-free workplace, and why you should aim for it

Woodworking Network: A university student asked me what my take was on whether or not we should aim for zero incidents or accidents in the workplace and if this is achievable.

I realized that this was a great opportunity to spread the safety message.

The main reason why you have to aim for target zero incidents/accidents is quite simple. Can you go to your co-workers and say "I hope that only five of you get injured this year"? Can you face your children, neighbors and say "I hope that only a couple of you get hurt"?

Posted by David at 11/09/2018 12:55:00 PM

Is there any future for virtual reality in theme park attractions?

www.themeparkinsider.com: Virtual reality got off to a hot start a few years ago, as parks around the world - led by Six Flags - started adding virtual reality to roller coasters and drop rides. VR media breathed new life into a bunch of rides that had been languishing due to fan indifference, but their revival didn't last long. Fans hated the long waits for VR rides, as the time people needed to put on and adjust VR headsets slowed loading to a sleepy toddler's pace.

Posted by David at 11/09/2018 11:32:00 AM

Costume, Production Designers on ‘Nutcracker and the Four Realms’

Variety: The calculated use of color and texture helped create the lavish look of Disney’s live-action version of a classic Christmas story in “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” which debuted Nov. 2.

Key contributors to the film’s aesthetic, which grounds fantasy in a palpable reality, were costume designer Jenny Beavan, a multiple Oscar nominee and two-time winner, and production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas, a two-time nominee.

Posted by David at 11/09/2018 12:59:00 PM