Brian Heater
A Look Inside of Project Loon, Google’s Attempt to Deliver High-Speed Internet Access Through Giant Balloons
The Verge was given behind-the-scenes access to Project Loon (previously), Google’s extremely ambitious moonshot attempt to bring high-speed Internet access to underserved regions using high-altitude…
Art in Island, An Interactive Art Museum in the Philippines That Invites Attendees to Take Photos With 3D Paintings
Art in Island is an art museum located in a former Manila bus station that features a slew of paintings, many of which are in…
A Quintet of Paper Origami Cranes Perform a Choreographed Dance Routine Using Electromagnets
Japanese hardware hacker Ugoita T. created a whimsical display of five origami cranes busting a move with choreography provided by electromagnets, which were used to…
Super Slow-Motion Video of Archer Byron Ferguson Hitting a Tiny Moving Aspirin Tablet With an Arrow
Smarter Every Day (previously) captures some super slow-motion video of incredible archer Byron Ferguson as he performs a series of trick shots, hitting increasingly smaller…
A Biodegradable Coffee Cup With Embedded Seeds That Grow Into a Tree When Planted
San Luis Obispo, California sustainability company Reduce. Reuse. Grow. has developed a biodegradable coffee cup that features embedded seeds designed to grow into a tree…
First-Person Video of a BASE Jumper Leaping Off a Cliff Into a Mysterious Foggy Void
Utah daredevil Marshall Miller (previously) captured first-person video with a GoPro HERO+3 as he BASE jumped into a dense, foggy void off the side of…
The Roc Carrier Plane for Paul Allen’s Space Venture Stratolaunch Systems Is Set to Become the Largest Aircraft Ever
Stratolaunch Systems, the space transport company created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has debuted the Roc, a giant carrier plane currently being built in Mojave,…
A Man in an Outdoor Market Appears to Bend the Laws of Physics While Pouring Tea Between Two Pitchers
A man working at an outdoor market in Bangkok shows considerable skill pouring tea between two metal pitchers, appearing to bend the laws of physics…
Surfer Laird Hamilton Rides a Foilboard, A Surfboard That Rises Above the Waves on a Hydrofoil
In a video by The Ultimate Waterman, legendary big wave surfer Laird Hamilton rides a foilboard off the coast of Raglan, New Zealand. It’s a…
‘Knuckle Visualizer’, A Stop-Motion Animated Short About a Synthesizer With Jelly Beans and Rubber Ducks for Buttons
“Knuckle Visualizer” is a whimsical stop-motion animated musical short by Korean design team minimalogue that centers around a vintage analog synthesizer with jelly beans, tiny…