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At Geekosystem, we've covered cakes and we've covered zoetropes, but rarely have to the two intersected. That changes today, with this astonishing zoetrope cake by animator and foodie Alexandre DUBOSC, inspired by the works of Tim Burton. Folks, you need to see this. Video, after the break.

French photographer Alexandre Dubosc created this delicious-looking stop-motion animation for the 2011 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Making-of photos here. (via Neatorama | Artist's page)

This short video uses the same principle as a zoetrope, the old-timey device to create the illusion of moving images, but built on to a common bicycle hub. Though very cool in its own right, the video's creator Tim Wheatley describes this as an experiment and part of a larger project. I can't wait. (Cyclotrope)

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