Artist Patrick Cabral (previously) has created an absolutely amazing line of exquisitely detailed beautiful cut paper sculptures of animals. The series includes an intricate octopus, a giant lion, a self-isolating tortoise, a pair of fighting cocks, a galloping pair of horses, a purring tiger, and a feathery fancy chicken. via…
A Beautiful Well-Preserved Ancient Roman Mosaic Floor Is Discovered Underneath a Northern Italian Vineyard
Surveyors in Verona, Italy made the incredible discovery of a beautiful, incredibly well-preserved ancient Roman mosaic floor under the ground of a local vineyard. This discovery was made after several failed attempts to locate the ruins of the Roman Villa over the past hundred years. According to Comune di Negrar…
Illustrations of Dissected Animals, Humans and Cartoon Characters Showing Their Unexpected Inner Workings
Artist Paul Jackson (previously), who describes himself as a full-time daydreamer and his work as “the weirder, the better” has created a wonderfully surreal illustrated series featuring “dissected” animals, humans and cartoon characters showing their unexpected inner workings. via My Modern Met
Elaborate Spaceship Art Inspired by Household Items
San Francisco software engineer and freelance artist Eric Geusz, aka SpaceGoose (previously), creates amazing illustrations of elaborate spaceships that were each inspired by common items that he finds around his house. Guesz states that he started drawing at a young age. I have always had a huge passion for drawing…
Reviewing Bathrooms in Video Games
Gaming vlogger Curious Reviewers has put together an amusing but very interesting three-part video series dedicated solely to reviewing video game bathrooms. The reviewer looks at the architecture of the bathroom, the quality of materials used, the placement of the toilet, the reflection in the mirror, the view, and whether…
A Marvelous Mini Marble Machine That Automatically Sends a Magnetic Ball Over a Curving Steel Wire Track
To celebrate 40K followers on his YouTube channel, visual artist and designer Daniel de Bruin (previously) built a cleverly automated miniature marble machine with recycled parts that rotates a magnetic ball and drops it onto a curving steel wire track over and over again. A marble track the size of…
An Inquisitive Little Cat Learns How to Walk a Treadmill
An adorable little creamsicle cat named Indy came down the stairs and stopped in his tracks when he saw a treadmill in the room. The inquisitive feline first sniffed out the object and slowly made his way onto the machine. It took some time and a bit of training offered…
The Fascinating History Behind the Hurdy Gurdy
Musician Adrian Woodward of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (previously) offers a fascinating history behind the Hurdy Gurdy, a multifaceted instrument with a distinctive handle at the bottom that drives a wheel against a string. Woodward explains how the instrument was very popular in the 16th century, but…