Jirí Zemánek of the Czech engineering group A²C who previously decorated stroboscoric Christmas ornaments during the holidays, used his EggBot Pro by Evil Mad Scientist (previously) to create a brilliant rotating egg clock. The clock, which updates every minute, is made with a photochromic paint-covered egg and a violet laser which work together to reveal…
Jimmy Fallon and Mayor Pete Buttigieg Insult Each Other in Different Languages in Tonight Show Promo
While heading towards the stage door, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon encountered South Bend, Indiana Mayor and Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg as he was waiting in the hallway for his appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Fallon and Buttigieg chatted amicably for a bit despite the fact that Fallon had previously referred to…
Tom Scott Visits the Cartoonish Steel Sculpture That Looks Like a Sheet of Paper Sitting on Top of a Hillside
In 2012, we wrote about Horizons, a steel sculpture by artist Neil Dawson that looks like a floating piece of paper sitting on top of a New Zealand hillside. More recently, vlogger Tom Scott adventured up said hillside on Gibbs Farm. This Kaipara Harbour location hosts a number of large artistic installations from a remarkable…
Fascinating NASA Study on How Space Affects Health Using Data From Astronaut Twins Mark and Scott Kelly
Wired senior writer Robbie Gonzalez had the amazing opportunity to speak with Dr. Francine Garrett-Bakelman who worked on “The NASA Twins Study”. This study took advantage of very rare situation in which twin brothers Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly who also happen to be astronauts. Mark had retired when his wife, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords…
Bewildered Dog Has No Idea What to Do After He Finally Catches His Elusive Tail
My friend’s dog, Max, finally caught its tail, and then didn’t know what to do with itself anymore. pic.twitter.com/Cl2HOZimW0 — Satellite Man Law Man (@omw2innisfree) April 19, 2019 A very silly dog named Max finally caught his tail after chasing it without success. Once said tail was caught, however, Max had no idea what to…
Negativland Warns About Data Privacy in a Dystopian Music Video for the Spoken Word Song ‘More Data’
A rather dystopian video by Ryan Worsley for the Negativland spoken word song “More Data”, warns of data privacy violations within a surveillance state. The lyrics also address the origins of how we got here in the first place. When did online life become a non-stop Turing test? And when did humans become the ones…
Cat Saving Up to Get Other Tattoo Sleeve Done
This cat is going to look really rad when they have enough money to get their other tattoo sleeve done. via Miss Cellania
Freddie Mercury Illustrated as Comic Book Covers
The talented Brazilian artist Butcher Billy (previously) imagined the late, great Freddie Mercury as comic book characters that are featured on the front cover. This illustrated series, quite aptly entitled “Planet Mercury Comics”, features Mercury’s chiseled jawline along lyrics and song titles from Queen. Prints and t-shirts are available through Butcher Billy’s online store. Planet…