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Ransom Riggs
Be Amazing … the Movie!
by Ransom Riggs - March 9, 2009 - 10:00 AM

Longtime readers may recall a number of other films I’ve created for mental_floss, including Famous Last Words and Attack of the Parasites! It’s been awhile since I’ve unveiled a new floss movie, and for those rabid fans who’ve been wondering where the next one is (uh … I’m sure there are a few of you), wait no longer! I and a small team of talented animators have been working on a super fun promotional video for Be Amazing! for A YEAR — and we pulled out all the stops. It was created with cutting-edge motion capture technology (which is why it took so darn long), and it dramatizes one of my favorite chapters of the book: “How to Destroy Civilization with Nanotechnology.” So check out the video, buy the book and Be Amazing! (Or, click here to watch it in full HD!)

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Comments (15)

  1. Oh my god. That made my day.

    posted by Andy on 3-9-2009 at 9:45 am

  2. totally worth the wait! congrats on the best one yet! i was wondering how i was going to destroy the world, and now i’ve got a plan. thanks man!

    posted by David K. Israel on 3-9-2009 at 9:46 am

  3. That was incredible. We should re-post this every day.

    Congrats to you and the whole team who worked on the project. Who provided the maniacal cackle?

    posted by Jason English on 3-9-2009 at 12:30 pm

  4. I’ve already commented on Youtube and Facebook, but this film really is AMAZING! I can’t wait to destroy the world.

    posted by Chellis on 3-9-2009 at 3:35 pm

  5. Wow. That’ll only give me nightmares for the rest of my life.

    posted by Iris on 3-10-2009 at 1:17 am

  6. Absolutely brilliant.

    Hobo nanobots are the future.

    posted by Matt on 3-10-2009 at 10:50 am

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    posted by Luke on 3-10-2009 at 8:36 pm

  8. Oh my God, that just made my day. Possibly my week. You’ve got a new fan!

    “Be A-Ma-Zing!” :D

    posted by Iiwi on 3-11-2009 at 12:51 am

  9. That was the most entertaining thing I’ve watched in a long time… including all the crap on TV. I hope theres more of these it would Be Amazing! :cP

    posted by David on 3-11-2009 at 7:44 pm

  10. OMG THAT WAS AMAZING. NO PUN INTENDED.

    posted by SuperSpiffy on 3-11-2009 at 10:26 pm

  11. very AMAMAMAMAMAZING!

    posted by 岛上猫 on 3-12-2009 at 9:44 am

  12. very Amamamamamzing!

    posted by islandercat on 3-12-2009 at 9:49 am

  13. THIS SHOULD BE A TV SERIES!

    I would watch this every day. It could be like some of AdultSwim’s programs in a fifteen minute slot…

    posted by Aiden on 3-14-2009 at 3:42 pm

  14. Totally awesome!

    What is the song at 1:34?
    I really like it =(

    posted by Tve on 5-20-2009 at 3:02 pm

  15. I want to purchase some nanobots.

    posted by iamchaossthought on 8-13-2009 at 8:35 pm

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