Brian Heater
‘Lost Cubert’, A Trippy Animated Short About a Man Trapped Inside an Office Cubicle
“Lost Cubert” is an animated short by artists Felix Fisher, Jim Schmidt, and Carolin Schramm that centers on Cubert, a man attempting to escape the…
Classic Video From a Huge 1994 Strictly Underground London New Year’s Eve Rave
Steve Bailey has posted a classic video from a huge 1994 New Year’s Eve rave hosted by Strictly Underground Records & Ravealation at the Wembley…
PIVOT, An App That Offers Location-Based Crowdsourced Historical Images and Information
PIVOT is an app created by Palestinian developers Asma Jaber and Sami Jitan that offers up crowdsourced historical images and information to users based on…
‘Reactions’ Looks at the Science Behind the Pyrotechnics That Power Blockbuster Movie Explosions
The latest episode of the American Chemical Society series Reactions looks at the science behind the pyrotechnics that power big-budget blockbuster movie explosions, including the…
Super Slow-Motion Video of a Firecracker Exploding Inside of a Rubber Band Ball
Taras Kulakov (a.k.a. “Crazy Russian Hacker“) of Slow Mo Lab (previously) is back to find out what a rubber band ball looks like when it’s…
Pablo, A Simple Web App for Creating Inspirational Social Media Posts With Famous Quotes and Stock Art
Pablo is a simple web app designed by social media-scheduling service Buffer (previously) that creates simple inspirational social media using famous quotes, a number of…
The Science Behind the Sound and Jumping Trajectory of a Popping Popcorn Kernel
In the latest episode of ScienceTake, New York Times reporter James Gorman examines the physics behind the sound and jumping trajectory of a popping popcorn…
A Novice Becomes One of the Top 250 Table Tennis Players in England After Playing Every Day for a Year
In the Expert in a Year Challenge, Expert Table Tennis blogger Ben Larcombe follows novice player Sam Priestley as he plays the game every day…
The OffBits, Adorable Open-Source Toy Kits for Building ‘Malfunctioning Robots’ From Assorted Hardware Parts
The OffBits are open-source toy kits created by the Tel Aviv-based design company of the same name that can be used to build adorable “malfunctioning…
A Craftsman Machines a Nickel Coin Out of Solid Brass Using a CNC Router Cutting Machine
Australian inventor Roger Clyde Webb demonstrates his ability to make money by machining a nickel out of brass using a CNC Router cutting machine. There…