Incredible Photo of a Tree That Had Its Bark Blown Off by Lightning
Recently, redditor Fidget08 snapped this photo of a tree with its bark blown off in Dubuque, Iowa. According to Fidget08, the bark was blown off…
Portland’s Mill Ends Park, The Smallest Park in the World
Mark Ross of the Parks and Recreation Department of Portland, Oregon discusses Mill End Park—the smallest park in the world— in this short video by…
The Japanese Tradition — Chopsticks, A Parody Educational Video on Proper Chopstick Usage
“The Japanese Tradition — Chopsticks” is a hilarious parody educational video on the proper use of chopsticks in Japan. It is part of the…
Canvas, A Picture of a Chair that Doubles as a Chair
Canvas is a picture of a chair that also happens to be a functioning chair. The chair consists of a frame of elastic fabric with…
Callinectes Douglassi, Giant Stained Glass Crab Sculpture at Baltimore Washington International Airport
photo by Elvert Xavier Barnes “Callinectes Douglassi” is a giant stained glass sculpture of a Chesapeake blue crab at Baltimore Washington International Airport. The 10-foot-wide,…
Artist Installs a Statue of Himself in Mid-Pee at the Landmark Mannekin Pis Fountain in Brussels
Russian artist Petro Wodkins made a gold statue depicting himself urinating, and installed it in front of the Brussels landmark, Mannekin Pis, a 17th century…
The Bike Maker, Short Film About Harlem Bike Builder Ezra Caldwell
“The Bike Maker” is a short documentary about Ezra Caldwell, a bicycle builder who runs a one-man bike fabrication shop in Harlem, Fast Boy Cycles.…
Randall Olsen, Inventor of the US Navy’s DANTE Antenna Technology System on PBS Inventors
Randall Olsen, the inventor of the U.S. Navy's DANTE Antenna Technology system, is profiled in an episode of PBS Inventors.
How to Make a Fake Google Driverless Car
At the “F.A.T. Gold” show in April, the Free Art & Technology collective unveiled a fake Google driverless car, complete with a mock lidar sensor…
The Netherlands Flaunts Its Hipster Credentials in Tourism Campaign: ‘Holland. The Original Cool.’
This tourism commercial for the Netherlands points out that the Dutch—with their bikes, wooden shoes, and pleasantly accented but fluent English—have always been cool. It’s…