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Clever Racoon Uses Problem Solving Skills to Open a Series of Gates That Lead to an Awaiting Treat
In an adorable clip from the BBC One series Animals Unexpected, a clever racoon named Rascal demonstrates her problem solving skills in real time. Presented…
A Beautiful Hand Cut Paper Zoetrope That Shows the Full Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar to Butterfly
Dutch artists Veerle Coppoolse is crafting an absolutely beautiful hand cut 3D paper zoetrope that shows the multi-step metamorphosis of a caterpillar turning into a…
An Amazing Drivable 1:1 Life Size Bugatti Chiron Replica Made Entirely From LEGO Technology
LEGO and Bugatti have achieved what was thought to be impossible. Using their LEGO Bugatti Chiron kit as a guide, the engineers at LEGO Technic…
How to Write Lyrics That Convey Desired Emotional Resonance With the Use of Rhymes and Accents
The fast talking doodling music theorist and musician 12tone stepped away from the scale in order to explain how best to use various forms of…
A Disconcerting Installation Featuring 20 Blinking Kinetic Eyeballs That Track a Person Around a Room
San Francisco artist Chris Eckert, who wanted to make a point of increasing surveillance and decreasing privacy of the population, has created “Blink, an absolutely…
Ryan Gosling Plays Astronaut Neil Armstrong as He Prepares to Be the ‘First Man’ to Walk on the Moon
The Damien Chazelle directed film First Man, adapted from the James R. Hansen biography of the same name, tells the story of Apollo 11, the…
An Astute Dog Figures Out How to Use the Backyard Trampoline to Play a Game of Fetch With Himself
A rather astute dog named Bear noticed that when his ball landed on the backyard trampoline, he was able to run underneath and bounce it…
Teeny Tiny Tiki Torch Cocktail Swizzle Sticks
A post shared by Michael Grider (@mkgrider) on Jul 31, 2018 at 10:25pm PDT Adventure artist Michael Grider has crafted an incredible cocktail accoutrement –…
Cranky Iceberg Dwelling Witch Gives Her Frozen Heart to a Lonely Merman Who Wants to Be Friends
In the spectacular award-winning animated film short “Fishwitch” by stop motion artist Adrienne Dowling, a rather cranky witch who lives alone on an iceberg accidentally…
Horse Becomes Infatuated With a Plastic Statue That Looks Just Like a Smaller Version of Him
An elegant black horse became infatuated with a plastic statue that looked exactly like him but on a much smaller scale.