Blow My Mindsday: December 10, 2014

Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can’t-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.

This close-up photo of the grooves of a vinyl record, showing how it actually works. The needle makes its way through the grooves, which are the actual waveforms of the music, etched into the left and right channels. Here’s an even closer peek: 

Cool, huh? Found on piccole risposte senza domanda

I have taken this cooperage tour. It was a blast, and smelled amazing. 

NPR Music has shared their 50 best albums of 2014 

A stolen bike in Minneapolis was chased and the thief was caught in real time via this Facebook page. 

 A new stop motion piece by PES; this time in a sandwich shop.