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An Enormous Inflatable Moon Breaks Free and Rolls Rampant in Fuzhou, China
Huge moon balloon blown away in Fuzhou, E China, as #TyphoonMeranti approaches. Moonless #MidAutumnFestival? pic.twitter.com/5YqrYAuRdk — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) September 14, 2016 An enormous…
Throttle Opener, An Ingenious Magnetic One-Handed Bottle Opener
Chicago 3D designer Jim Elliott has created the Throttle Opener, an ingenious magnetic bottle opener design that allows the user to open their bottled beverages…
How H. R. Giger Crafted the Horrific Xenomorph Creature for Ridley Scott’s Film ‘Alien’
Filmmaker Kristian Williams (a.k.a. “kaptainkristian“) has created a new video essay where he takes a look at how H. R. Giger crafted the horrific Xenomorph…
YouTube Launches Community Tab to Let Channels Share Content and Better Interact With Viewers
YouTube has launched a Community tab feature to let channels share more content and better interact with viewers from directly within the YouTube platform. In…
Uber Begins Testing Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh
Uber has begun testing self-driving cars in Pittsburgh as a pilot project of their Advanced Technologies Center. The self-driving cars will have a safety driver…
How Phantom High-Speed Cameras Are Made
Gavin Free from The Slow Mo Guys visited Vision Research in Wayne, New Jersey to learn how Phantom high-speed cameras are made. Free and his…
A Squatting Pooping Version of Jeff Koons’ Iconic Balloon Dog Sculpture by Whatshisname
British artist Whatshisname, known for his popular Good Boy and Good Puppy pooping floor lamps, has created a wonderful squatting and pooping version of the…
The History of the Band-Aid and How It Was Invented
The third installment of the TED-Ed series “Moments of Vision” by filmmaker Jessica Oreck focuses on the history of the Band-Aid and how it was…
How to Build a Pokémon GO Egg Incubator
On a recent episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Odin Abbott demonstrated how to build your own version of the egg…
Star Trek: The Next Generation Bluetooth Communicator Badge
ThinkGeek is featuring a Star Trek: The Next Generation Bluetooth communicator badge that comes equipped with a “built-in microphone for hands-free calling” and “plays the…