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Etch-A-Snap, A Brilliant Raspberry Pi Powered Camera That Slowly Outputs Images as Etch-A-Sketch Drawings
Engineer Martin Fitzpatrick of Two Bit Arcade has created the “Etch-A-Snap”, a unique camera powered by Raspberry Pi that very slowly outputs images as magnetic…
Steve Jobs Explains How the Thought of Death Inspires Living a Good Life in a Colorful Whiteboard Animation
Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple and Pixar, gave an inspiring commencement address to the graduates of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on…
Fake Photo of Cleavage Posted on Instagram to Prank Commenters Who Leave Lewd Comments
Things are not always what they seem… Actress and model Palina Rojinski often experiences online harassment and people leaving lewd comments on her Instagram account.…
Musician Calculates the Time Signature of Jeff Goldblum’s Distinctive Laugh in ‘Jurassic Park’
In 2015, musician Lee Presson hilariously calculated the time signature of Jeff Goldblum‘s very distinctive laugh while playing the role of Dr. Ian Malcolm in…
Jamie Dupuis Plays a Rich Acoustic Cover of the Game of Thrones Theme on His Signature Harp Guitar
In honor of the premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones, musician Jamie Dupuis (previously) performed a beautifully rich acoustic cover of the…
A Harnessed Herd of Ten Four-Legged SpotMini Robots Pull a Truck Across the Boston Dynamics Parking Lot
In 2015 Boston Dynamics introduced the world to SpotMini, their nimble four-legged robot. Since that time, the company has been releasing amusing videos that demonstrate…
Heartbroken Woman Reunites With Her Beloved Pet Deer After Two Years Apart From Each Other
A heartbroken Diggin Britt finally reunited with her beloved pet deer Albert after being separated for two years. Before their time apart, Britt and Albert…
Woman Does a Perfect Imitation of a Car Alarm
My secret talent… CAR ALARM pic.twitter.com/tflB1ondAK — Peyt? (@P_gibb) March 28, 2019 Peyton Gibson demonstrates how she can do a perfect imitation of a car…
Weary Cat Tries to Sleep Next to the Hammers of a Piano While a Human Plays a Boogie-Woogie Tune
A weary kitty named Haburu who was napping between the piano keys and hammers on an upright piano found that sleep would be hard to…
A Remarkable 3D Rendering Timelapse Showing How Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Can Be Restored
In and around 2014, the Passion for Innovation Institute of Dassault Systèmes, created an incredibly realistic rendering of how the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral…