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National Geographic once again brings us unfamiliar landscapes and exotic creatures--this time, however, they are all lurking on the everyday surfaces that surround us.
The Invisible World picks up where our eyes leave off, exploring details too small or fast for humans to grasp. Much of the film focuses on microscopic events that, magnified thousands of times, eerily replicate occurrences in the larger world. Dust mites lumber through dry terrain like dinosaurs, and tiny fungi cling to a strand of hair like toadstools on a tree trunk. The filmmakers also employ an impressive array of techniques to portray the intangible aspects (such as heat and energy) of the human-sized environment. While it tackles a mountain of material for an hour-long show, this video is an excellent introduction to phenomena that are often overlooked.
--Claire Campbell
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Each moment events take place that the human eye cannot perceive because these occurrences are too small, too large, too fast, too slow, or beyond the spectrum of visible light. Entire worlds might escape our inspection if it were not for some extraordinary photographic techniques, sophisticated cameras, and imaging devices. THE INVISIBLE WORLD will captivate you with the sight of water crystallizing into ice; a single atom's movement within solid matter; a bullet speeding towards its target - and will forever alter your understanding and perception of the world.
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