June 10, 2009
Rob Matthews has created a hefty physical version of Wikipedia’s featured articles. The 2,559 digital articles have been transformed into a massive, 5,000 page hardbound book that looks to be around 2 feet tall. Though thoroughly impractical, the project beautifully illustrates the usefulness of digital information.
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Wow.. how will it ever be updated though?
KP
June 11th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Call me oldschool, but I recall massive print version of a Wikipedia type book set in the back of my 3rd grade classroom… the encyclopedia.
June 11th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
@jon burg
Agreed, that’s pretty idiotic, considering that it’s not like books of that size don’t exist, they’d just be broken down into volumes.
Wtvr
June 13th, 2009 at 2:57 am
yes, real encyclopedias were bound sets, and most could reach over 2 feet if you stacked each volume. They were also edited by professionals. The only thing this is illustrates is the internet’s most abundant resource: fail.
June 13th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
“beautifully illustrates the usefulness of digital information” do you believe that or are you confused on the difference between quality and quantity and how the relate to usefulness? To quote a famous dead man, ” I can crap in a box and mark it GUARANTEED, but its still a box of crap”
June 14th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
“beautifully illustrates the usefulness of digital information” do you believe that or are you confused on the difference between quality and quantity and how they relate to usefulness? To quote a famous dead man, ” I can crap in a box and mark it GUARANTEED, but its still a box of crap”
June 14th, 2009 at 12:18 pm