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BMW Builds the World’s First Completely Autonomous Self-Propelled Motorcycle to Study Safety Technology
The legendary motorcycle creator BMW Motorrad announced that they converted a prototype of their gorgeous R 1200 GS dual sport into a self-proppeled motorcycle that…
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, A Darkly Comedic Western Anthology by the Coen Brothers on Netflix
The Ballad of Buster James, is an anthology of six separate fantastic stories that take place in the newly discovered American frontier over the course…
Ingenious Ceramic Flasks and Mugs Made to Look Like Rusty Old Cans That Once Held Toxic Liquid
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mitchell Spain (@mitchellspainceramics) on Jun 27, 2017 at 7:50am PDT Iowa artist Mitchell Spain has created…
Amazing Non-Melting Ice Pops That Incorporate a Fully Edible Fruit Version of the Composite Material Pykrete
The London food design agency Bombas and Parr have ingeniously incorporated the principles of the sturdy frozen composite material pykrete into a unique non-melting ice…
How the Term ‘OK’ Became Such a Ubiquitous Part of the Common Universal Lexicon
In a really interesting video essay, Vox producer Coleman Lowndes explains the history of the term “OK”,. Lowndes notes its confusing etymological origins, the role…
French Designer Makes Friends With an Affectionate Octopus While Diving Near Naxos Island, Greece
While diving in the waters of Naxos Island, Greece during December 2016, French graphic designer Kevin Filoni became friends with a tiny, affectionate octopus who…
Social Media Announcement
Social Media Announcement by xkcd “Why I'm Moving Most of My Social Activity to Slack, Then Creating a Second Slack to Avoid the People in…
Former Felon Shares a Recipe For Pizza He Made In Prison Using Only the Ingredients Available at the Time
Former felon Josh of Lockdown 23and1 shares his ingenious recipe for “Prison Pizza” using only the ingredients and materials that were available to him while…
A Frustrated Woman Acts Out Her Entire Life While Waiting Forever For a Red Light to Turn Green
In the beautifully simple short film “Red Light” by filmmaker Sam Benenati, a lone woman named Ruth (Jen Tullock) finds herself waiting an inordinate amount…
A Short Mesmerizing Film Featuring Burning Strands of Steel Wool That Mimic the Tragic Beauty of Wildfires
Filmmaker Kim Pimmel has created the gorgeous short macro film “Wildfire” in which he set strands of standard steel wool on fire in a controlled…