Brian Heater
Project Wing, A Drone Delivery Service for Remote Locations Being Developed by Google
Project Wing is a drone delivery system that Google has been privately working on in Queensland, Australia. The project, which was developed by the company’s…
Wingsuit Flier Scotty Bob Soars Above the Mountains and Trees of the Alps
Wingsuit daredevil Scotty Bob captured death defying video of a low flight in a Squirrel Aura suit just above the mountains and trees of The…
‘Squares’, A Song Played on a Guitar, Violin and the Interior of a Car
“Squares,” a new song by Berlin musician Jonathan Kluth, is composed of musical loops played on a plucked violin, an acoustic guitar and percussion sounds…
‘The Expedition’, A Whimsical Animated Short About the First Mouse on the Moon
“The Expedition” is a lovely little animated short by Massachusetts artist Louie Zong about the first mouse-led expedition to the moon. One brave mousetronaut leads…
‘It’s All In Your Head’, A New Album By Negativland That Comes Packed Inside an Actual Bible
It’s All In Your Head, the first album in six years by San Francisco experimental music collective Negativland, will debut in October 2014, packed inside…
xkcd Figures Out If One Person Can Walk the Entirety of New York City In a Single Lifetime
In the latest edition of “What If” by xkcd, Randall Munroe answers a reader who asks whether one person could walk the entirety of New…
GoPro Video of a Jet Ski Riding at High Speed Through a Narrow Canyon
California Polytechnic State University student Christian Yellott recently captured some first-person GoPro footage of a fast jet ski trip through Mountain Sheep Canyon on Lake…
Indian Cook Tosses Naan Bread Dough Like a Frisbee as Part of the Preparation Process
Barcroft Media highlights the unusual workflow of baker V. Sathyaraj at the Baskar Hotel in Tamil Nadu, India, who tosses naan bread dough like a…
The Kickball Ice Cream Maker, A Rubber Ball That Uses Physical Activity to Make a Pint of Ice Cream
The Kickball Ice Cream Maker by Hammacher Schlemmer is a rugged, spherical ice cream maker designed to be used as a rubber ball, encouraging owners…
A List of Now Famous People Who Used to Be Interns
Mental Floss summer intern Paige Finch presents a list of celebrities who kickstarted their careers as interns, beginning with the late-Apple founder Steve Jobs, who…