Creepy Fiberglass ‘Selfie Arm’ Adds the Illusion of Holding Hands With a Friend to a Selfie Photo
For the serial selfie photographer looking to conceal their rampant narcissism, artists Aric Snee and Justin Crowe have created the Selfie Arm, a combination selfie…
Melted Gummy Bear Light Boxes That Resemble Colored Glass
Spanish architects Marta Alonso Yebra and Imanol Calderón Elósegui of the MAYICE design studio produce colorful light boxes that resemble colored glass but actually consist…
New ‘Urban Geode’ Faux Crystal Street Art Installations by Paige Smith
Back in 2012 we first posted about Urban Geode, charming faux crystal street art installations created by artist Paige Smith in Los Angeles. In the…
Tom Scott Discusses Ships, Magnetism, and Magnetic Naval Mines
In the latest episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott discusses the new Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender, magnetism, and the menace…
Technology Company Plans to Combat Deforestation by Planting Trees With Aerial Drones
In an effort to combat deforestation, technology company BioCarbon Engineering is developing an automated system for rapidly planting trees with aerial drones. The system has…
Inspiring Portraits of Afghanistan’s Pioneering Skateboarding Girls
In her remarkable photo series Skate Girls of Kabul, photographer Jessica Fulford-Dobson documents Afghan girls who have enthusiastically taken up the sport of skateboarding. Skateboarding…
Artist Converts a Typewriter Into an ASCII Art Photo Booth
i/o is an ASCII art photo booth consisting of a modified typewriter, a camera, and an Arduino controller. The interactive installation creates “instant” portraits–in actuality…
‘Fishing Day’, An Artist Imagines a Realistic Holographic Aquarium
Artist Memukhin Oleg imagines playing with a holographic aquarium in the short video “Fishing Day.” The latter half of the video shows how Oleg used…
A Slow-Motion Video of a Pyrotechnic Seat Belt Pretensioner Activating at 28,000 Frames Per Second
In the latest video by The Slow Mo Guys, hosts Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy record a pyrotechnic seat belt pretensioner explosively activating in slow-motion…
‘Glove and Boots’ Puppets Explain the Finer Points of Airplane Etiquette
In their latest episode of Glove and Boots, noted Internet puppets Fafa and Mario explain the finer points of airplane etiquette, including how to navigate…