5,318 Books Toppled Domino-Style for a New Guinness World Record
Back in January, employees of UK-based United Biscuits set up and toppled 5,318 books–domino-style–for a new Guinness World Record. The book fall, which took place…
A Praying Mantis Performs Complex Choreography to Complete a Jump
This slow-motion video of a praying mantis leaping onto a vertical pole reveals the complex choreography that the insects must perform in order to successfully…
A Short Animation That Also Exists as an Installation in Which Each Frame Is 3D Printed
“FREEZE! An adventure in 100 frames” is a short animation that exists as a CGI short and in physical form, as a 3D-printed installation. Dutch…
A Look at the Urban Explorer Instagram Users of New York City
Seeker Stories takes a look at New York City urban explorers who document their highly dangerous and illegal exploits on Instagram. The video was created…
A Bar With a Built-In Chilled Strip For Keeping Drinks Cold
photo via tskee2 Redditor tskee2 recently posted this photo of a bar with a built-in chilled strip for keeping drinks cold. It’s unclear where the…
Terminally Ill Woman Is Taken by Ambulance to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam So She Can Visit It One Last Time
On Tuesday, a terminally ill woman was taken via ambulance to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam so she could visit the arts and history museum one…
Mysterious Centuries-Old Mass Graves Containing 200 Skeletons Discovered Under Paris Supermarket
The Guardian reports that eight mass graves containing the skeletal remains of 200 bodies were recently discovered under a supermarket in Paris. The discovery, at…
Artist Creates Beautifully Eerie Installations in the Forests of the British Isles
Artist Ellie Davies is based in London but creates most of her work in the forests of the UK. Davies uses the natural setting as…
Artist ABVH Transforms Landmasses Into Bizarre Animated Creatures in a Series of Goofy GIFs
Serbian artist ABVH (previously) has turned the British Isles, North America, and other landmasses into bizarre animated creatures in his latest series of GIFs. GIFs…
‘Space Invaders’-Inspired Mosaic by Street Artist Invader Orbits Earth Aboard the International Space Station
A Space Invaders-inspired tile mosaic by street artist Invader has been taken, rather appropriately, to space. The piece, entitled Space2, has been repeatedly photographed aboard…