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Why Orange Peels Cause Balloons to Pop

by Lori Dorn on June 8, 2021

Why Orange Peel Causes Balloons To Pop

James of The Action Lab (previously) squeezed a section of orange peel over a floating balloon, causing the balloon to instantly pop. Oranges contain limonene, a hydrocarbon component that makes latex substances very brittle when it comes in contact. As it turns out, limonene is also very flammable. I show…

A Wearable Robotic Third Eye That Alerts People to Look Up From Their Phones to Avoid Obstacles

by Lori Dorn on June 8, 2021

Robotic Third Eye

Minwook Paeng, a South Korean industrial designer who is part of the Innovation Design Engineering program at Imperial College London, has created a wearable robotic “third eye” that alerts wearer of to look up from their phones in order to avoid oncoming obstacles. When an obstacle of any kind is…

Comedian Shows What Golf Would Be Like If People Played When They Were in a Rush

by Lori Dorn on June 8, 2021

Playing Speed Golf

Comedian Daniel LaBelle (previously) and a friend quite hilariously played a round of “speed golf”, a game in which every player is in a rush. Imagine if people golfed as fast as they possibly could. This game is part of a series of reimagining everyday actions being performed in a…

Gregarious Deer Befriends a Playful Golden Retriever in His Own Backyard

by Lori Dorn on June 8, 2021

Deer and Golden Retriever Develop a Friendship

A rather protective golden retriever named Sampson put himself to work in his own backyard, guarding the tree line from errant deer outside his Wurtsboro, New York home. One day, however, a rather gregarious deer crossed the line and stomped her paw. Sampson excitedly responded and the unlikely pair began…

A Marvelous Classical Musical Mashup Featuring 70 Different Songs by 70 Different Composers

by Lori Dorn on June 8, 2021

Musical Mashup Part IV

Musician Grant Woolard composed a brilliant classical music mashup in 2016 that featured 57 Popular Songs by 33 Composers, followed by part II in 2017 which featured 52 Popular Songs by 31 Different Composers and again with part III in 2019 featuring 70 different songs by a variety of composers….

A Wondrous Portal Installation That Connects People From Two Different European Cities 375 Miles Apart

by Lori Dorn on June 8, 2021

Portal

Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys has created Portal, wondrous circular high-tech installations that allow people from Vilnius, Lithuania to say hello to those in Lublin, Poland, which is over 375 miles away. The “portals” are placed onsite at train stations so as to get a wide swath of people to participate….

Pet Duck Born With Deformed Leg Gets an Amazing Safety Orange 3D Printed Replacement Prosthetic Leg

by Lori Dorn on June 7, 2021

Duck Gets a Prosthetic Leg

In a heartwarming clip from the NatGeo Wild series The Wizard of Paws, an adorable duck named Waddles, who lives with guitarist Ben Weinman of Suicidal Tendencies, received a badass safety orange 3D printed replacement prosthetic for his missing left leg. Waddles was born with a deformed leg and had…

Sir Patrick Stewart Hilariously Reimagined As Color Coordinating Vacuum Cleaners

by Lori Dorn on June 7, 2021

Sir Patrick Stewart Vacuum Cleaners

Sir Patrick Stewart as vacuum cleaners. A thread. pic.twitter.com/o0nkYjoLxQ — Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) June 7, 2021 Comedy writer Amanda has quite hilariously reimagined the great Sir Patrick Stewart as various vacuum cleaners. The commonality seems to come from the fact that the appliances quite remarkably coordinate with his colorful outfits. pic.twitter.com/KrR3nvJPEQ…

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