Brian Heater
The Bass Cannon, A Shoulder-Mounted ‘Weapon’ That Fires Bass Beats
The Bass Cannon is a shoulder-mounted bass amplifier created by California-based hardware hacker Adam Munich that is designed to look like a small cannon. The…
An Animated Short Breaking Down the Mechanics of Impact During a Bicycle Crash
Helmet designer Giro Sport has created an animated short detailing what happens to the human head during a a bicycle crash. Although no two crashes…
Arkansas Students Create a Human Domino Chain Consisting of 174 People Setting a RecordSetter World Record
Students at the Arkansas Conference Council on Youth Ministries set a RecordSetter world record by creating a human domino chain consisting of 174 people on…
Super-Looper, A Browser-Based Tool for Creating Electronic Music Loops
Super-Looper is a browsed-based tool created by British software company Univers Labs that can create a wide range of electronic music loops using either a…
Nomiku Sous-Vide Cooking Immersion Tool Adds a Larger Screen and Wi-Fi to Connect With Chefs
The creators of the popular Nomiku (see previously) immersion circulator tool for sous-vide cooking have introduced a second version of the device which features a…
A Clever Rube Goldberg Machine That Runs on Light
Japanese Internet service provider au Hikari created an intricate and fascinating Rube Goldberg machine of sorts that uses a solid beam of light as fuel.…
A Slow Motion Video Demonstrating the Importance of Wearing a Helmet While Skateboarding
Florida-based filmmaker Cameron Kirkner captured video of skateboarder Prescott Majette unintentionally demonstrating the importance of wearing a helmet while street skating. The skater loses his…
Sounds of Street View, A Project That Adds Ambient Noise to the Popular Google Maps Feature
Sounds of Street View is a new project from British hearing aid maker Amplifon that adds ambient sounds to a select number of Google Maps…
‘Jump’, A Videographer’s Whimsical Backpacking Trip Across Turkey With His Sister
“Jump” is a whimsical short video by videographer Ari Fararooy about a two-week backpacking trip across Turkey with his sister where her back is the…
Profile of a Spanish Retiree Who Builds Tiny Working Engines by Hand
José Manuel Hermo Barreiro is a retired naval mechanic in Galicia, Spain who builds tiny working replicas of car, plane, and boat engines by hand.…