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A Clever Custom Storage Cabinet Inspired by the Classic 1964 IBM 2401 Magnetic Tape Unit

by Lori Dorn on April 21, 2021

MTC IBM Cabinet

Swedish artist and craftsman Love Hulten (previously) has created a commissioned cabinet that is a near replica of the IBM 2401 Magentic Tape Unit. While reels are non-functional, every bit of this remarkable piece is a replica of the original machine from 1964. The cabinet itself offers ample storage space…

A Brilliant Funk Big Band Talk Box Cover of the 2001 Daft Punk Song ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’

by Lori Dorn on April 21, 2021

Harder Better Faster Stronger Funk Big Band Talkbox

Los Angeles Funk band Scary Pockets partnered with Frankfurt Radio Big Band to perform a brilliant cover of the 2001 Daft Punk song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”. Singer Swatkins effortlessly performed all the vocals using a talk box with his mouth. A funk cover of Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster,…

Resourceful Beaver Gnaws Off the Large End of a Tree Branch When It Won’t Fit Through the Door

by Lori Dorn on April 21, 2021

Filbert The Beaver Gnaws of End of Tree Branch

A very resourceful beaver named Filbert, the “branch manager” at the Oregon Zoo located the perfect wooden branch for himself and his faithful partner Maple the “stick broker”. Sadly, the branch did not fit through the doorway. For others, this would present a problem but Filbert quickly gnawed off the…

Graceful Water Droplets Captured in Super Slow Motion

by Lori Dorn on April 21, 2021

Water Droplets in Macro

Photographer Jens of Another Perspective (previously) captured super slow motion macro footage of graceful drops of water falling into coffee, milk and oil. Water Droplet Macro Art – Mixing water droplets with milk, coffee, and oil droplets, filmed with macro lens and high speed camera at 20.000 frames per second.

Clever Toddler Correctly Locates US States on Map

by Lori Dorn on April 21, 2021

Toddler Identifies States

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Landon Dickerson Jr. (@boops_alot) An absolutely adorable and very clever two year old who goes by the name Boops walked up to a map on the wall and correctly located all of the US states and bodies of water that an…

Frustrated Part-Time Seasonal IKEA Employee Offers Honest Answers to the Most Inane Customer Questions

by Lori Dorn on April 21, 2021

Scott Seiss IKEA Employee Responses

Comedian Scott Seiss quite amusingly took on the persona of a frustrated “part-time seasonal” employee of furniture giant IKEA and offered very honest answers to some of the most common inane questions and comments that are asked/made by customers. Seiss’s forthright responses are most likely in the heads of real…

Ambidextrous Artist Draws With Both Hands at Once

by Lori Dorn on April 20, 2021

Rajacenna Ambidextrous With Cat

Dutch artist Rajacenna van Dam, who is known for being ambidextrous and for her hyperrealistic portraits, sat down with 60 Second Docs to explain how she is able to draw using each hand independently from the other. Rajacenna also talks about her favorite subject to draw (Taylor Swift), her beloved…

A Wondrous Miniature Cityscape Sewn With Electricity Conducting Thread to Make the Lights Shine

by Lori Dorn on April 20, 2021

Miniature Cityscape Conductive Thread

Japanese infrastructure company Kandeko has created a beautiful ad for which material artists used a special Smart X electro-conductive thread, which easily connects to circuits and batteries, to sew a wondrous miniature city landscape with working lights. When you make various shapes with a special conductive thread Smart-X on the…

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