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Basically, a bearded cotton swab collects a bunch of odds and ends and then assembles them into a raft (<a href=\"http:\/\/beautifuldecay.com\/2009\/11\/14\/awesome-video-of-the-day-float\/\">via<\/a>). I won&#8217;t spoil it by telling you whether or not it floats.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/D2W1Y5hxR40&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Second, a cut from Jan &#038; Kjeld&#8217;s performance of &#8220;Tiger Rag&#8221; in 1959 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2009\/11\/10\/jan-kjeld-play-tiger.html\">via<\/a>). I watched this for the first time on Thursday within earshot of Is., and ever since she has asked to watch it again and again, even claims it as her &#8220;favorite song.&#8221; As if that isn&#8217;t enough, she also said she favors Jan (right) over Kjeld. Perhaps because of Kjeld&#8217;s impressively fearful (verging on creepy) expression&#8211;the wide eyes and sucked-in cheeks unmatched by his brother, she insists Jan is the more likable of the two.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><object width=\"480\" height=\"295\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/n00n8t6wh-k&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I admit it, I&#8217;m growing weary of watching this second video.  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