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Artist Creates Pixel Art Characters Using Plastic Beads and Places Them in Real World Situations
A post shared by Johan Karlgren (@pappasparlor) on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:08am PDT Motala, Sweden artist Johan Karlgren (a.k.a. “Pappas Pärlor“) created a fantastic…
Trying to Fly a Drone Inside of a Moving Vehicle
The Action Lab took on a dangerous in-car flight challenge where they tested out what happens when a drone if flown inside of a moving…
Visiting the World’s Oldest Surviving Doll Hospital
Great Big Story traveled to the Hospital de Bonecas in Lisbon, Portugal to meet with Manuela Cutileiro, a “doll doctor” at the oldest surviving doll…
How The Dead Kennedys Embraced Juvenalian Satire to Push Political Messages in Their Songs
Polyphonic takes a look at the manner in which the iconic punk band Dead Kennedys embraced juvenalian satire in the lyrics of their very pointed…
The Beautifully Melodic Sound of a Glass Armonica
In 2013, composer William Zeitler demonstrated for the Toronto Star the beautifully harmonic sound of a glass armonica, a musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin…
Woodworker Makes Manly Version of the Leg Lamp From ‘A Christmas Story’ Based on His Own Leg
A post shared by Paul Jackman (@jackman_works) on Nov 26, 2017 at 4:01pm PST Woodworker Paul Jackman of Jackman Works made a manly version of…
Off the Staff, Gorgeous Visualizations of Classical Music Plotted Into Vividly Colorful Patterns
Nicholas Rougeux, a self-described “Midwest web designer, data geek, fractal nut, and animal lover” has created “Off the Staff“, an amazing series in which he…
A Crash Test Center in Switzerland Launches Christmas Toys Into a Wall at 120 MPH
Folks at the DTC Dynamic Test Center in Switzerland really got into the Christmas spirit by launching all sorts of glorious toys into a solid…
Colorful Tote Bags Inspired by Dazzle Camouflage Patterns Used By Ships During World War One
Former Laughing Squid blogger Evan Wagoner-Lynch has embarked upon a wonderful new endeavor that combines American/British history with fashion. Wagoner-Lynch has created a line of…
Furlexa, A Furby Converted Into an Amazon Echo
Engineer and designer Zach Levine of howchoo converted a Furby into an Amazon Echo, appropriately named Furlexa by dissembling a regular Furby and “combining a…