A 1998 Internet Safety Video For Kids
In these scenes from “Internet & Street Smarts Safety Tips For Kids” circa 1998, we are warned that the Internet can show us things that…
Obscura Day 2011, A Day for Curious and Wonderful Places
April 9, 2011, is Obscura Day, a worldwide celebration of the exploration of curious and unknown places. Expeditions and tours are scheduled in 86 cities…
Safety Maps, Share a Safe Place to Meet in Case of Emergency
Safety Maps is an ingenious service by Do projects that allows you to create a map of a safe place to meet in case of…
ISS, An Improvised Space Station Sitcom by monochrom
ISS, directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner and Roland Gratzer of the art prank group monochrom, is an improvised sitcom about the crew of the International Space…
RoboGames 2011, The World’s Largest Robot Competition
photo via Willow Garage photo by Scott Beale The 8th annual RoboGames, the world’s largest robot competition, takes place April 15-17th, 2011 at the San…
International Pillow Fight Day 2011
With International Pillow Fight Day 2011 scheduled for April 2, dozen of cities around the world–from Adelaide to Zürich–brace for the feathery onslaught. The United…
Realistic Animatronic Eye Mechanism
This animatronic human eye mechanism built by Dan Thompson of the special effects company Visionary Effects is creepily realistic in its movements. via Gizmodo See…
Parkour and Free Running in San Francisco
Parkour and free running masters Ryan Doyle and Brian Orosco recently came to San Francisco to demonstrate their acrobatic Red-Bull fueled wizardry in “Parkour and…
Steampunk Parking Lot, In Line at the Edwardian Ball in Los Angeles
“Steampunk Parking Lot (or, in line at the Edwardian Ball)” by Mark Day was shot outside the Music Box Theater in Los Angeles, as brilliantly…
Party in Rob’s Room, A Six Month Long Prank
When their roommate Rob left town to visit India for 6 months, Paul and Tim hosted a series of increasingly elaborate dance parties in his…