Artist Thomas Medicus (previously) created “What It Is Like To Be”, a fantastic anamorphic cube that encases four different images on hand-painted glass strips that were arranged in such a way that each image is only revealed when the cube is turned. What It Is Like to Be is an anamorphic sculpture made of 144…
Adam Savage Gleefully Takes His Boston Robotics Spot Robot Outdoors for a Test Run
Adam Savage (previously) of Tested received his very own Boston Robotics Spot Robot (previously) for Christmas 2019 and wasted no time in taking it out for a test run. He headed over to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office training course where he and Jamie Hyneman previously tested out all sorts of random theories for their…
Musician Accompanies Himself on a Multi-Track Acoustic Cover of the Original Star Wars Theme
Musician Dave Rucci (previously) quite skillfully performed a multi-track acoustic cover of the original Star Wars theme on various instruments. Rucci’s composition of this iconic instrumental was done completely by ear. I figured all the orchestral parts from the intro of the original Star Wars 1977 Episode 4: A New Hope, by ear, which took…
How Being Helpful to Others in Times of Need Makes People Feel Good About Themselves
In a reassuring animation, the gently insightful School of Life explains how the need and desire to be helpful to others in their times of need can help a person feel better about themselves. Additionally, they observe that most people have a powerful need to be needed, and with that, a desire to prove our…
An Incredibly Unique Overdrive Guitar Pedal That Can Change the Tone and Gain Using Liquids of Any Kind
While reporting from The 2020 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, host Joe from Reverb spoke with British guitarist and inventer David Rainger, who was at the conference to display his new creation – the Minibar – Liquid Analyser, an incredibly unique overdrive guitar pedal that runs on liquids of any kind. Rainger demonstrated his pedal…
Siamese Cat, Two Dogs, Mini Horse and Micro Pig Get a Pampering Spa Treatment by Their Beloved Human
Emma Massingale, a Liberty horse trainer, vlogger and television host, decided to treat her smaller animals to a much-needed spa day. Each of the animals received a series of pampering treatments designed to relax the animals. Louis the Siamese cat received a manicure and hot stone treatment, Inca the dachshund wore a refreshing facial mask,…
The Whistling Bird Language of the Turkish Mountains
Great Big Story went into the remote mountains of Turkey where the main language isn’t spoken but whistled instead. This language, called kus dili (bird language), was used by farmers working along the Pontic mountainside for centuries until the invention mobile phone erased the need for this language. It’s still being kept alive, however. Resident…
An Incredibly Detailed Cake That Looks Exactly Like a Taco Bell Crunchy Beef Taco
Talented cake designer Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cakes (previously) in Austin, Texas challenged herself to make a sweet baked version of the very distinctive and popular Taco Bell beef taco. From the looks of it, she was quite successful. Such an iconic fast food staple that I wanted to make a cake that captured the…