{"id":1675,"date":"2009-07-01T09:55:09","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T07:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2011-05-12T22:41:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T20:41:13","slug":"exploit-your-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=1675","title":{"rendered":"Exploit your self"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z2uvd_sLzqc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Exploit yourself is a Spec commercial inspired by NIKE.<br \/>\nDirected by Carl Erik Rinsch, Expliot yourself talks about your own limits. The commercial was produced in Big Lazy Robot Visual Effects studio from february to may. Lovely stuff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploit yourself is a Spec commercial inspired by NIKE. Directed by Carl Erik Rinsch, Expliot yourself talks about your own limits. The commercial was produced in Big Lazy Robot Visual Effects studio from february to may. 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