A Memory Chip Coffee Table With an Illuminated Infinity Screen
reddit user DarrenDK created a wonderfully nerdy coffee table based on a UV erasable EPROM memory chip. In place of the chip’s quartz window, the…
‘Margaret’, An Album and Book Inspired by the Abandoned Scrapbook of Poet Margaret Rucker
Margaret is a multimedia project based around the life and writings of an enigmatic poet–Margaret Rucker–who died decades before the project was ever conceived. Born…
Nuna, An Architectural Popsicle for the Design-Conscious Frozen Treat Fan
Nuna in N19 special edition flavor Nuna is high-design popsicle with a faceted, almost architectural form mounted on a sustainable bamboo stick. The faceted treat…
Improv Everywhere Surprises Families With Incredibly Elaborate Christmas Caroling
In their latest mission, Improv Everywhere surprised families in New Jersey with incredibly elaborate Christmas caroling that involved actors in Victorian dress, multiple Santas, and…
A Heartwarming Look at the Compassionate Work of the Houston Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team
NationSwell recently rode along with Sargeant Steve Wick, an officer with the Houston Police Department who shows heartwarming compassion as he works with the city’s…
A Torrent of Slush and Ice Suddenly Flowing Down a New Hampshire River
On March 6, 2011, Alex Geller captured a dramatic ice flow coursing down the partially frozen Ammonoosuc River in New Hampshire. According to Geller, the…
Fog Fills the Grand Canyon in a Stunningly Beautiful and Rare Total Cloud Inversion
Last Thursday, December 11, 2014, the Grand Canyon was filled with a sea of fog in a stunningly beautiful and rare weather event. The fog…
The Cartoony and Bizarre Mission Patches Used by United States Spy Satellite Launches
Back in 2013 we posted about a bizarrely menacing octopus insignia that was emblazoned on an Atlas V rocket. The rocket (and the octopus) were…
Artist Transforms Used Paintbrushes Into Charming Painted Figures
Artist Rebecca Szeto transforms used paintbrushes into charming miniature painted figures. Szeto creates each figure, or “paintbrush portrait” as she calls them, by first carving…
A Pasta Machine Slicing Rotini in a Hypnotic Never-Ending Loop
In this hypnotic animated GIF, a pasta machine slices fresh rotini in a never-ending loop. The machine appears to be a commercial grade pasta extruder…