Harvesting Christmas Trees with Helicopters in Oregon
video via The Northwest Report As America’s top Christmas tree producer, Oregon is home to some very large tree farms. To hustle the trees to…
Super Slow Motion Video of Coffee Creamer Pouring Into a Cup of Coffee
Coffee creamer is poured into a cup of coffee, creating a bubbling brown cauldron, in this video shot at 2,000 frames per second. The video…
Million Short, A Search Engine That Provides More Eclectic Search Results by Ignoring the Top Million Sites
Million Short is an experimental search engine that returns more eclectic search results by removing the top million most popular websites from its search. It…
Copenhagen Wheel, A Bike Wheel With a Built-In Powered Pedal Assist System
The Copenhagen Wheel is a powered pedal assist system that is integrated into a bicycle wheel and can be fitted to most bikes. The battery-operated…
Video Compilation of Watch Ads Shows That Most Watches Are Almost Always Set to 10:10
This video compilation of watch advertisements illustrates a curious phenomena in watch advertising—analog watches are almost always set to 10:10. As this 2008 New York…
The Wikidrummer, Video of a Musician Playing a Drum Solo in a Variety of Unusual Locations
In the video “The Wikidrummer” by Vincent Rouffiac, musician Julien Audigier plays a solo piece on a drum kit at a factory, on a wind…
Artist Turns a Small Studio into Elaborate Dream-Like Worlds for Her Self-Portrait Photo Series
Korean artist JeeYoung Lee constructs elaborate, dream-like worlds that serve as sets for her imaginative self-portrait photos. Lee builds the environments in a 10-by-20-foot studio…
Charity Eases the Worries of Cancer Patients by Surprising Them with Comical Makeovers
In the photo project "If only for a second," the Mimi Foundation sought to relieve cancer patients with hilariously bad makeovers.
U.S. Launches Rocket Emblazoned with Menacing Octopus Into Space
Yesterday the Office of the Director of National Intelligence tweeted this photograph of an Atlas V rocket payload emblazoned with a mission patch featuring a…
Are Emoticons the Future of Language? by PBS Arts: Off Book
“Are Emoticons the Future of Language?” by PBS Arts: Off Book examines the emoticon, from its early ancestors in the 19th century to its widespread…