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Pauline the 3Dvarius, The First 3D-Printed Fully Playable Electric Violin
Pauline is the first 3Dvarius, a 3D-printed fully playable electric violin designed by violinist Laurent Bernadac. Bernadac demonstrates what his instrument is capable of in…
Millennium Falcon and AT-AT Walker LED Lamps That Allow You to Change the Glow Color via Remote Control
The multi-colored Millennium Falcon and AT-AT Walker LED lamps use internal light reflection within clear acrylics, similar to fiber optics, to make the images of…
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters Invites a Crying Man On Stage to Sing ‘My Hero’ With Him
While performing an acoustic version of “My Hero” at the Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Englewood, Colorado, singer Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters noticed a…
Golden Retriever Reacts Excitedly to the News That She No Longer Has Cancer
A sweet golden retriever named Lily reacted immediately with excitement at the very moment her human informed her that she no longer has cancer. Lily…
Loving Human With a Heavy Heart Arranges For Her Dying Dog to Play In The Snow One Last Time
When Alyson Page of Leigh, Greater Manchester, England found out that Sophie, her beautiful 6-year old St. Bernard, was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer, she…
Star Wars Vinyl Car Stickers Featuring TIE Fighters Blasting the Classic Stick Figure Family Into Oblivion
Cosmic Frogs Vinyl and Larry Clark of The Puzzle Box Maker have both created similar vinyl car decals. Cosmic Frogs’ sticker features a TIE Fighter…
Video Game Allows Players to Customize All Anatomical Details of a Character, Including Their Genetic Code
“You select your gender, height, body mass index, and blood type.” The Onion reports that the new customization options in Bethesda‘s hit video game title,…
Project Sunroof, A New Tool From Google to Let Users Find Potential Energy Savings by Switching to Solar Power
Project Sunroof is a new tool from Google that lets users find potential energy savings by switching to solar power. The project uses Google Maps…
Iron Maiden Honors Video Game History in Their New Song and Video for ‘Speed of Light’
Iron Maiden has released a new single, “Speed of Light,” and an awesome music video to go along with it. The music video does a…
A Working V6 Engine Model Made From Paper and Tape Powered by the Air in a Balloon
Al Zh has created a working model of a V6 engine made from paper and tape that is powered by the air in a balloon.