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Simon’s Cat Gets Blamed For Muddying the Floors That His Human Just Cleaned
In the latest Simon’s Cat adventure, the beleaguered human Simon took a short break from mopping the floor and walked out of the room. The…
Shining360, A 30 Minute Virtual Reality Experiment Created Using Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’
Shinging360 is a 30 minute virtual reality experiment by digital artist Claire Hentschker created using Stanley Kubrick‘s The Shining. Hentschker used photogrammetry to build a…
A Compilation of Every Stanley Kubrick Movie Reference Featured on The Simpsons
French filmmaker Candice Drouet (a.k.a. “Really Dim“) has created a fantastic compilation video of every Stanley Kubrick movie reference that has been featured on The…
Inception Donuts, Vegan Raspberry Maple Donuts That Are Topped With Increasingly Smaller Donuts
A photo posted by The cinnamon snail (@cinnamonsnail) on May 27, 2016 at 9:21am PDT During the last week of May, the Cinnamon Snail Bakery…
Making a Plasma Ball Out of a Lightbulb
In his continuing series of experiments, “Crazy Russian Hacker” Taras Kulakov created a small plasma ball using a portable Tesla coil and a lightbulb, but not before shocking…
Ravenous Little Otter Greedily Enjoys a Yummy Meal With Lots and Lots of Gusto
A ravenous little otter wasted no time enjoying the yummy snack that had been provided, repeatedly consuming multiple pieces of cereal as quickly and as…
A Sweet Faced Shiba Inu Dog Melts Into Absolute Serenity Whenever She Gets Her Head Rubbed
A video posted by ??????? (@shiba_charmy) on May 22, 2016 at 4:54am PDT Charmy is a sweet faced and beloved Shiba Inu whose face absolutely…
Archiwriter, Illustrations Imagining the Literature of 27 Famous Authors as Architectural Structures
Barcelona illustrator and architect Federico Babina has created Archiwriter, a series of illustrations that imagine the literature of 27 famous authors as architectural structures. Prints…
An Intricate Warrior Finger Puppet Performs a Beautiful Improvised Dance to Live Music
In May 2016, we wrote about the wonderful ad-hoc debut piano dance performed remarkably detailed warrior finger puppet designed by talented puppeteer Barnaby Dixon. Since…
FoldiMate Family, A Handy Home Robot That Folds, Steams, and Perfumes Laundry
The FoldiMate Family is a handy home robot appliance that folds, steams, and even perfumes laundry in a matter of seconds. Users simply clip their…