Fifth Wall App

Band of Outsiders' 60-hour show, radioactive pottery, the iPad's fifth wall and more in our weekly look at the web

Part app, part performing arts piece, “Fifth Wall” is an interactive experience from choreographer Jonah Bokaer and 2wice. The video was filmed in a rectangular studio that matches the iPad’s dimensions, and “Fifth Wall” uses the iPad’s accelerometer to respond to changes in orientation and imitate a man trapped in the tablet’s frame.

Gamera II

Band of Outsiders' 60-hour show, radioactive pottery, the iPad's fifth wall and more in our weekly look at the web

A man-powered helicopter out of the University of Maryland set a new record this week after a 50-second flight. Powered by foot pedals and hand cranks, the achievement is an impractical but significant development in the field of human-powered flight.

Radioactive Pottery

Band of Outsiders' 60-hour show, radioactive pottery, the iPad's fifth wall and more in our weekly look at the web

From the nuclear disaster site of Fukushima, designer Hilda Hellström molds radioactive earthen pottery. The unusable pottery from unfarmable land may not have a practical purpose, though it goes a long way towards encapsulating the story of Japan’s recent nuclear woes.