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“In the calm universe there was a topsy-turvey planet
And on that tipsy-turvey planet were a billion topsy-turvey people
And in each of those tipsy-turvey people was a soul
And in each of those souls was a calm universe”
(Emerson “Collywobbles” Warner)
And on that tipsy-turvey planet were a billion topsy-turvey people
And in each of those tipsy-turvey people was a soul
And in each of those souls was a calm universe”
(Emerson “Collywobbles” Warner)
These are time lapse videos with the Milky Way fixed, while the earth rotates.
In truth, the Milky Way also rotates - we rotate around the centre at 828,000 km/h while the Milky Way imoves at 2'160'000 km/h.
For info on the author see
#CollywobblesDay.
In truth, the Milky Way also rotates - we rotate around the centre at 828,000 km/h while the Milky Way imoves at 2'160'000 km/h.
For info on the author see
#CollywobblesDay.
And the full 360°! Hold on tight!
This film by Bartosz Wojczyński shows the daily rotation of the Earth
It’s called diurnal motion
The camera has been forced to rotate so that the stars remain fixed, and the Earth rotates around them. #CollywobblesDay
This film by Bartosz Wojczyński shows the daily rotation of the Earth
It’s called diurnal motion
The camera has been forced to rotate so that the stars remain fixed, and the Earth rotates around them. #CollywobblesDay
1/. In 1958, novelist William Keepers Maxwell, wrote to his friend, Sylvia Warner: “There should be a symbol on the typewriter for a sigh, a deep sigh & for the wringing of the hands.”
Her brother, inventor Emerson “Collywobbles” Warner, saw the letter. In 1959 created the emoji
Her brother, inventor Emerson “Collywobbles” Warner, saw the letter. In 1959 created the emoji
2/. The modern emoji is thought to have been created in 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita....40 years after the Collywobbles Sentiment Machine.
Of Kurita’s 176 original emojis, 84 are identical / very similar to the "Collywobbles Emojis". They are housed in @MuseumModernArt in New York.
Of Kurita’s 176 original emojis, 84 are identical / very similar to the "Collywobbles Emojis". They are housed in @MuseumModernArt in New York.
3/. In 2007, the emoji exhibition at MoMA was vandalised
Many of Kurita’s originals were damaged or destroyed
Grainy CCTV footage shows an old man committing the crime
Some believe it was Warner
A note was left. It read: “‘Father of the emoji’ my ass!”
Many of Kurita’s originals were damaged or destroyed
Grainy CCTV footage shows an old man committing the crime
Some believe it was Warner
A note was left. It read: “‘Father of the emoji’ my ass!”
Next week - 17 July - is #InternationalEmojiDay.
I'm currently researching a book about the life of Emerson “Collywobbles” Warner, the man who invented the emoji in 1959.
He died in penury, but I am campaigning for him to be recognised posthumously. #CollywobblesDay @Emojipedia
I'm currently researching a book about the life of Emerson “Collywobbles” Warner, the man who invented the emoji in 1959.
He died in penury, but I am campaigning for him to be recognised posthumously. #CollywobblesDay @Emojipedia
The modern emoji is thought to have been created in 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita....40 years after the ‘Collywobbles Typewriter’!
Of Kurita’s 176 original emojis, 84 are identical / very similar to the "Collywobbles Emojis". They are housed in @MuseumModernArt in New York. #EmojiDay
Of Kurita’s 176 original emojis, 84 are identical / very similar to the "Collywobbles Emojis". They are housed in @MuseumModernArt in New York. #EmojiDay
In 2007 the emoji exhibition at Museum of Modern Art was vandalised
176 emojis by the artist, Shigetaka Kurita - “the father of the emoji” - were destroyed
Grainy CCTV footage shows an old man committing the crime
Some believe that old man was Emerson.
176 emojis by the artist, Shigetaka Kurita - “the father of the emoji” - were destroyed
Grainy CCTV footage shows an old man committing the crime
Some believe that old man was Emerson.
