Brian Heater
Doxie Flip, An Extremely Portable Flatbed Scanner Designed for Digitizing Photos on the Go
The Doxie Flip is a small, ultra-portable flatbed scanner created by hardware maker Apparent that is designed for digitizing photos, sketches, and other small papers…
Lightors, Reusable AA and AAA Batteries That Can Be Recharged Via a Built-In Micro-USB Port
Lightors are standard-sized reusable AA and AAA batteries that have a built-in micro-USB port, letting users refill their charge up to 500 times using a…
A Look at the High-Intensity Workouts Firefighters Use to Stay Fit in the Line of Duty
The New York Times takes a look at 555 Fitness, a charity organization designed to help keep firefighters in shape. At present, four-fifths of American…
An Artist Builds a ‘Deep-Time’ Camera Designed to Develop a Single Photograph Over 1,000 Years
Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats has created a “deep-time” camera that is specifically designed to develop a single picture over the course of 1,000 years. The…
Detailed Instructions for Creating an Electric Arc Furnace Hot Enough to Melt Steel Using Household Materials
After trying out his makeshift arc furnace on a variety of materials, Grant “The King of Random” Thompson (previously) offers up a video detailing precisely…
A Pilot Harnesses the Power of G-Force to Pass a Snickers Bar Around the Cockpit of a Jet
A jet pilot passes a Snickers bar through the cockpit to a second pilot, who grabs it as the G-force does all of the heavy lifting.
A Giant Etch A Sketch With a Stop-Motion Animated Cursor Built Out of 1,500 Dominoes
YouTube domino enthusiast FlippyCat (previously) created an extremely creative YouTube ad for Bulk Dominoes by building a giant Etch A Sketch out of 1,500 dominoes,…
‘The Final Frontier’, A Short Video Tracing the Musical Roots of the ‘Theme from Star Trek’ Back to Beethoven
In the “The Final Frontier,” a short video by CBC Radio, host Tom Allen charts the musical origins of Alexander Courage’s iconic “Theme from Star…
‘About Time’, A Highlight Reel Showcasing the Incredible Moves of Parkour Team DTM Freerun
“About Time” is a short highlight reel that showcases the incredible skills of London-based parkour team DTM (“Dream Through Movement”) Freerun set to the song…
‘Chronemics’, A Delightful Animated Short About the Battle Between Personified Darkness and Light
“Chronemics” is an animated short created by London-based animation studio Animade that presents a war between personified versions of darkness and light, who do battle…