Month July 2020
An Incredibly Intricate Mechanical Coin Sculpture
Russian engineering artist Roman Booteen, who creates absolutely gorgeous, intricate carvings on retired coins, has continued his painstaking bas-relief work with metal currency. His most…
The Rig, A Fully Electric All-Terrain Off-Road Wheelchair
The Utah couple behind Not a Wheelchair have very cleverly built “The Rig”, a lightweight, somewhat customizable off-road, four-wheel seated bike rig that is light,…
How Rap Works So Well in ‘Hamilton’
Songwriting playwright Howard Ho took an incredibly detailed look at how Lin-Manuel Miranda strategically used rap in Hamilton as a metaphor for the argumentative climate…
Man Keeps Promise to His 4th Grade Self to Move Childhood Tree to His Own House Twenty Years Later
When Chris of letsdig18 moved into his own house, he brought along with him an oak tree from his parent’s house. When Chris was in…
Tiny Ducklings Adorably Run Across Floating Lily Pads
A woman named Rameesah captured absolutely adorable footage of tiny ducklings as they ran full force across a pond of floating lily pads. The cutest,…
Lone Figure Seamlessly Evolves Into Different Iterations of Itself in the Experimental Short ‘Transfiguration’
“Transfiguration” is an experimental CGI animated short by Matt Pyke and Chris Perry of Universal Everything (previously) that features a lone figure endlessly walking while…
A Little Boat Floats Among Jumping Fish in a Wonderful Hand-Cranked Wooden Kinetic Wave Sculpture
Artist Ross McSweeney created a wonderful kinetic wooden sculpture that features a little boat floating upon a bumpy sea.
British Aerospace Mechanic Turns Jet Engine Housing From a 1967 VC10 Into an Ingenious Camper Trailer
British aerospace mechanic Steve Jones transformed a jet engine housing from a Vickers VC10 into a custom camper trailer for his family.
How to Use a Tape Measure to Determine Age
In 2009 vlogger John Linneman, aka Hey Scuba, shared a neat tape measure trick that he learned while “working at the shipyards”. Linneman explained how…
An Incredible Double Fret Tapping Performance of the ‘Turkish March’ by Mozart on Acoustic Guitar
Musician Luca Stricagnoli, who plays gorgeous acoustic versions of popular songs, tried his hand at classical music with an absolutely incredible double fret tapping performance…