Colorful Drinking Glasses That Bring Fantastic Interstellar Nebulae Back Down to Earth
Think Geek has created a fantastic set of glassware with each glass in the set representing a unique interstellar nebula as photographed by NASA. Included…
How Jurassic Park Pushed the Limits of Visual Effects
Filmmaker Kristian Williams (a.k.a. “kaptainkristian“) has created a new video essay where he takes a look at how the Jurassic Park film from 1993 pushed…
A Rare Drone’s Eye View of the Iconic 1964 World’s Fair Observation Towers in Queens, New York
The Different Monetary Values of Olympic Medals
Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explained the different monetary values of Olympic medals. Whistler breaks down the cost of the raw materials for…
Cubii, A Smart and Compact Under-the-Desk Elliptical Machine for Exercising at Work
Cubii is a smart and compact under-the-desk elliptical machine for exercising at work. The device pairs with a user’s smartphone or Fitbit to track their…
A Maine Coon Sits in a Window Chirping at the Birds
A video posted by Hudson (@hudson_themainecoon) on Aug 13, 2016 at 3:50pm PDT We previously wrote about a bird that meowed like a cat, but…
The Pencilina, A Unique 3rd Bridge Electric Stringed Instrument That’s Played With Sticks and Bows
The Pencilina is a unique 3rd bridge electric stringed instrument that was conceived and built by multi-instrumentalist and luthier Bradford Reed in 1985. The instrument…
How the Twitter Account @unchartedatlas Generates Detailed Fantasy Maps
Programmer Martin O’Leary laid out his method for creating the random fantasy map generator used by his Twitter bot @unchartedatlas. The program tries to design…
Musical Garbage Trucks Inspire the Residents of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan to Carefully Sort Their Trash
The residents of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan have taken the laborious task of trash disposal and turned it into a wonderful community event. The cameras of…
A Man Recounts the Tragic Story of His Roomba Running Over Dog Poop in the Middle of the Night
Jesse Newton turned to Facebook to share the tragic story of when his Roomba ran over a pile of dog poop while making its rounds…