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A Jokey Concept Video Produced by Apple in 1987 Showing Their Vision of the Future in 1997
In 1987 Apple Computers produced a jokey concept video showing what their vision of the future would look like in 1997.
‘Poo-Poo Parents Say’, A Video About Many of the Weird Things Parents Say That Non-Parents Don’t
“Um, what are you planning on doing with that booger?” “Poo Poo Parents Say” is a video by Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton of Tripp and Tyler about…
Beautifully Detailed Illustrations Created From Spilled Coffee, Wine, and Chocolate
Italian artist Giulia Bernardelli takes playing with one’s food to a whole new level when she creates beautifully detailed and delicate illustrations using spilled coffee,…
An Insane Wingsuit Flight Through a Tiny Two-Meter Opening Between Rock Formations
After three years of intense preparation, professional base jumper and wingsuit pilot Uli Emanuele successfully completed an insane wingsuit flight through a tiny two-meter wide…
A Series of Photographs That Captures a Microscopic Look at Crystallized Tears
A series of photographs by Maurice Mikkers titled Imaginarium of Tears takes a microscopic look at crystallized tears harvested from Mikkers’ friends. The project started out with the…
A Humorously Accurate Portrayal of Insomnia as an Incredibly Annoying Person Who Won’t Stop Talking
In “What It’s Like To Have Insomnia” by CollegeHumor, comedian Mike Trapp portrays an incredibly annoying and very persistent personified version of insomnia who won’t…
Incredible Nikon P900 Camera 83x Optical Zoom Lets You See the Moon ‘Moving’ Across the Sky
Nikon has released their new COOLPIX P900 digital camera which features an incredible 83x optical zoom. The zoom is so good that you can actually…
Drone That Looks Like Snoopy Flying on His Doghouse
R/C builder Otto Dieffenbach of Flyguy Promotions recently built a custom remote-controlled quadcopter that looks like Snoopy flying around on his doghouse. Dieffenbach was inspired…
A Short and Sweet Look at NASA’s New Horizons Mission to Pluto
Wired has created a short and sweet look at NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto. The spacecraft–launched on January 19, 2006–is scheduled to fly by…
An Uncle Turns His Nephew Into Superman Using a Towel and the John Williams ‘Superman’ Film Score
When left to care for the child, an uncle turned his young nephew into Superman by making the boy fly around the room on a towel.