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An Elegantly Melodic Introduction to the Peculiar Looking Baroque Woodwind Instrument Oboe da Caccia
Musician Katharina Spreckelsen of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment offers a wonderfully melodic demonstration of the incredibly elegantly sounding, oddly shaped Oboe da…
Turkish Artist Brews Up Amazing 3D Illustrations Using Diluted Coffee as His Paint
Turkish artist Ekrem Pala brews up some absolutely amazing 3D illustrations whenever he takes a coffee break. Pala first sketches an outline in pencil before…
Very Clever Illustrations Created From of Shadows Cast by Items Less Commonly Found Around the House
In 2016, we wrote about Belgian artist and filmmaker Vincent Bal and his very clever series of ingenious illustrations created from shadows cast by sunlit…
A LEGO Recreation of ‘Central Perk’, The Beloved Coffee Shop Featured on ‘Friends’
LEGO aficionado Fievet Aymeric submitted his LEGO Ideas design for “Central Perk”, a LEGO version the beloved coffee shop featured on Friends. Aymeric was sure…
Humanoid Figures Formed Out of Colorful Wire
Iranian artist Salman Koshroo creates brilliant, anthropomorphic, humanoid figures out of ENT electrical wire. Each starts off as a basic wireframe onto which Koshroo winds…
A Heartbreaking Parade Float Featuring a Giant Whale Choking on Trash at the Viareggio Carnevale in Italy
The floats of the Viareggio Festival, which takes place in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy, have historically had a sardonic, political bent to them and the floats…
A Breakdown of the Visual Effects That Were Created for the Enigmatic Netflix Film ‘Bird Box’
Industrial Light & Magic shared an expertly edited, extremely detailed breakdown of the incredible visual effects that were created for various scenes within the enigmatic,…
A Wooden Chair With Automatic Back Scratching Hands
Michigan woodworker Matt Thompson of Thompson Woodworks, who previously built a beer-holding Michigan State shaped chair and an automatic dog petter, decided to see what…
An Animated Map Visualizing the Enormous Population Growth of the United States Between 1790 and 2010
A really informative animated map was created to show the enormous population growth spurt of the United States between the years 1790 and 2010. This…
Adorably Squishy Smiling Shiba Inu Marshmallows
Japanese online novelty gift retailer Felissimo (previously) is featuring an adorable set of squishy, chocolate-filled marshmallows that are shaped and decorated with a Shiba Inu’s…