Biking Across a Pool of Cornstarch and Water
In a video from Hard Science, hosts Anthony Carboni and Tara Long perform a variety of experiments on a trough of “oobleck,” a non-Newtonian fluid…
Remarkably Detailed Wire Sculptures by Seung Mo Park
Korean artist Seung Mo Park makes remarkably detailed sculptures out of a surprisingly versatile medium—metal wire. His works include wrapped object sculptures and astonishing figure…
Luigi Prina’s Marvelous Flying Ship Models
Since the mid-1980s, Italian architect Luigi Prina has been making fantastical flying ship models that, despite their delicate appearance, actually fly. The flying ships are…
Unleashed: Menswear Dog, Short Video About the Canine Fashion Blog Menswear Dog
The documentary short “Unleashed: Menswear Dog” tells the unlikely tale of Menswear Dog, a parody canine fashion blog by New York City couple David Fung…
Tuurngait, Animated Short About a Father Who Searches for His Lost Son in the Arctic
In the short animation “Tuurngait,” an Inuit father searches for his son in the arctic after the boy gets lost chasing a bird. The animation…
Oru Burus, Beautifully Animated Short About a King’s Battle with the Sun
“Oru Burus” is a beautifully animated short about a king who gets in a fight with the sun. The animation was a graduation project at…
Alphabit Citi, Typeface Letters That Look Like Buildings
Alphabit Citi is a whimsical typeface that features blocky letters designed to look like city buildings. The typeface was created by IC Fonts. images via…
Will 3D Printing Change Everything? by AsapScience
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE examine 3D printing technology and its potential role in the future in their latest video, “Will 3D Printing…
Two Elderly British Actors Reenact a Philosophical YouTube Comment Discussion from a Brian Eno Video
British actors Grahame Edwards and Eryl Lloyd Parry reenact a YouTube comment discussion for “Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent)” that starts out philosophically but rapidly…
The Writer, An 18th Century Mechanical Boy Automaton That Can Write Messages With a Pen
The Writer is an 18th century humanoid automaton that can be programmed to write short messages with a pen. Created by Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz,…