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Musician Performs an Incredible Solo on a Bass Guitar Without Any Strings
Davie504, the incredible bassist who is constantly performing in new and creative ways, successfully answered a challenge to play his bass with without any strings…
A Demonstration of How Couscous Can Be Formed Into Beautiful Patterns Using Wave Vibrations
Science presenter Steve Mould gave a demonstration on how wave vibrations can be used to arrange couscous into beautiful patterns. Mould drew a bow across the…
A Modern Twist on the Old Fashioned Method of Heating a Cocktail With a Hot Poker
Dave Arnold, the founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink in Brooklyn, New York demonstrated to Eater how to heat a cocktail…
Fire Chasers, A Documentary, Art Film, and Photography Book Project That Goes Deep Inside California Wildfires
Fire Chasers is a multi-tiered project by Jeff Frost consisting of a feature-length documentary, art film, and photography coffee table book that each take an…
How to Open a Tin Can With a Machete
In a recent “Survival Hack” video created by Taras Kulakov, also known as Crazy Russian Hacker, he demonstrates how to open a tin can with…
Retro Star Wars, Illustrations of Iconic Star Wars Characters Dressed in Vintage 1960s Suits
Retro Star Wars is a collection of illustrations, created by Seattle-based artist Chase Kunz in 2011, that feature iconic Star Wars characters dressed like gentlemen…
Nepalese Beekeeper Covers Himself in 30,000 Bees and Happily Endures Their Painful Stings
34-year-old Nepalese beekeeper Surya Prasad Lamichhane covers himself with approximately 30,000 bees and “happily takes the piercing pain of their stings.” Surya hopes to someday…
A Short Film About a Walk and Don’t Walk Sign Fighting Over Who is Visible on the Traffic Signal
Don't Walk is an amusing short film, about pedestrian sign characters fighting over who is going to be visible on the traffic signal.
A Smart Jump Rope That Displays a Jump Count in Mid-Air Using LEDs on the Swinging Rope
The Smart Jump Rope by Tangram Factory can track a user’s jump count and display it in mid-air using LEDs embedded in the rope itself.…
Juice Bruce, A Good Looking Wooden Citrus Juicer
Industrial design professor Yaacov Kaufman has created Juice Bruce, a good looking wooden citrus juicer. Twisting and turning lemons, oranges, and grapefruit on top of…