Russian artist Petro Wodkins made a gold statue depicting himself urinating, and installed it in front of the Brussels landmark, Mannekin Pis, a 17th century statue of a urinating boy. Wodkins’ statue, entitled “Pissing Petro,” was seized by police shortly after Wodkins installed it in broad daylight.
photo and video via Petro Wodkins
Oh, just a ridiculously cute video of Pancake the big-eyed flat-faced kitten nibbling a wedge of watermelon for the first time and mewing adorably.
photo and video by SweetFurx4 =^_^=
“The Bike Maker” is a short documentary about Ezra Caldwell, a bicycle builder who runs a one-man bike fabrication shop in Harlem, Fast Boy Cycles. Caldwell left a career as a dance teacher to pursue bike building in 2007. One year later he was diagnosed with cancer. Since being diagnosed he has been struggling with the disease, and building bikes during periods of remission. About six months ago he was told he has six to eight months to live. He is chronicling his experiences on his blog. Caldwell is no longer building bikes.
The film was directed by Keith Ehrlich and is the fifth in the Made by Hand mini documentary series. The series is produced by Brooklyn creative agency Bureau of Common Goods.
submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
In this video from 2010, a cute multi-colored bunny rabbit named Flockie breaks into a tin of cookies, steals one and then hops away.
video via Etcircense
via Say OMG
“Steve? Where are you?”
California-based filmmaker Daneboe (creator of The Annoying Orange) has released “Animal Dubs,” a funny video where animals talk, yawn and belch like humans.
Hovertrax is a handleless electric transporter created by Shane Chen of Inventist. The device is slightly similar to a Segway in design (but without a handle) and is controlled by shifting body weight to go forward, turn, and rotate. Hovertrax is expected to be available for purchase in January 2014, and is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.
image via Inventist
via Thrillist, The Awesomer
Randall Olsen, inventor of the U.S. Navy’s DANTE Antenna Technology system, is the subject of the latest episode of PBS Inventors by photographer David Friedman. Olsen’s system allows Navy ships to establish high-speed wireless networks over distances of up to 20 miles. Olsen is a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).
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Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society, featuring a foreword by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk and
afterword by Stuart Mangrum of the Billboard Liberation
Front and Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere.
