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Geometric Patterns on Ceramic Plates Turn Into Zoetropes When Placed Upon a Spinning Pottery Wheel
Artist Kenny Sing of Turn Studio in San Francisco, creates beautiful pieces of pottery with wonderful geometric patterns of his own design that he either…
Imaginary Friend Society, A Wonderful Series of Animations to Help Kids Deal With a Cancer Diagnosis
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (“PBTF”) has created the “Imaginary Friend Society”, a wonderful series of animated films with a colorful cast of characters that…
Fascinating Animation Showing the Speed of Light in Real-Time Traveling Between the Earth, Moon and Mars
Planetary Scientist Dr. James O’Donoghue of NASA Goddard created a fascinating animation that shows the speed of light in real-time traveling between the Earth, moon…
How the Introduction of the Microphone Captured Vocal Depth and Nuance That Otherwise Went Unnoticed
Cheddar takes a look at the history of the microphone, specifically addressing how it was able to transform vocals from almost unheard to prominently nuanced…
A Very Forthright Gordon Ramsay Struggles to Eat Increasingly Spicy Hot Wings While Talking About Food
The premiere episode of the eighth season of Hot Ones featured celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who agreed to be on the show at the behest…
Weezer Drops Surprise Album of Popular Cover Songs
Inspired by how well their cover of Toto‘s “Africa” was received, the members of Weezer decided to drop an entire album of cover songs called…
A Wonderful Montage of 2019 Oscar Nominated Films
As they’ve done in past years, movie theater chain Cineplex has put together a wonderful montage of celebrated scenes from films, actors and director nominated…
Amazon Scout, An Autonomous Package Delivery Vehicle the Size of a Rolling Drink Cooler
Amazon has launched a test run of Scout, their in-house developed, autonomous package delivery vehicle that’s about the size of a rolling water cooler. Residents…
1970 Television Debut of Kraftwerk
The documentary “Kraftwerk Live – Rockpalast -1970” takes a look at the newly formed German band Kraftwerk as they made their television debut on the…
3D Printed Medieval Style Spiral Dice Towers
Justin Miller of 3DForgeShop has created a line of detailed, medieval style spiral dice towers. The towers are 3D printed, enclosed with plastic from recycled…