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‘Air Collages’, Brazilian Artist Poses Cut-Outs of Famous Artworks Against Real-Life Situations
Magritte Brazilian artist Lorenzo Castellini has cleverly figured out a way to bring classic art to the streets with “Air Collages,” an amusing project in…
Time-Lapse Footage Shows Workers Assemble a NASA RS-25 Rocket Engine in Only Two Minutes
Time-lapse footage shows workers at NASA’s Stennis Space Center assembling an RS-25 rocket engine in only two minutes. The RS-25 rocket engine was used on NASA’s Space…
20 Hz, A Creepy Short Horror Film Focusing on Sounds That People Cannot Hear
“20 Hz” is a creepy short horror film directed and written by Chris Keller that is centered around sounds that we as humans cannot hear.…
Jimmy Kimmel and Science Bob Pflugfelder Blow Up a Watermelon With Liquid Nitrogen on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
During a recent segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel and his guest Science Bob Pflugfelder (previously) blew up a watermelon using liquid nitrogen. Kimmel also…
Junco’s Pub, A Highly Detailed Scaled-Down Dive Bar Created Just for Birds
Elling Lien, an artist in St. John’s, Newfoundland, has created Junco’s Pub, a highly detailed dive bar that’s been impeccably scaled down as a bird…
Setting Off 300 Fireworks Rockets All At Once
Crazy British garage inventor Colin Furze (previously) set off 300 rockets from Epic Fireworks all at the same time to celebrate reaching the milestone one…
Screentendo, A Desktop App That Creates a Playable ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Level Out of a Selection of Your Screen
Screentendo is a desktop application by Aaron Randall that creates a playable Super Mario Bros. level out of a selection of your screen. Randall has…
Tested Checks Out the Anatomy of a ‘Star Wars’ R2-D2 Astromech Droid at the 2015 Maker Faire in San Mateo, California
Norman Chan of Tested recently attended the 2015 Maker Faire in San Mateo, California and chatted with Chris James of the R2-D2 Builders Club to…
An Explanation of the Best Times to Drink Coffee or Other Caffeinated Beverages to Get the Most Benefit
A recent episode of AsapSCIENCE explains how cortisol levels in the body have an impact on how it processes caffeine, and suggests that the best…
Cosplay Music Videos From the 2015 Steampunk World’s Fair in Piscataway, New Jersey
Beat Down Boogie (previously) has created two new cosplay music videos (part one and part two) from the 2015 Steampunk World’s Fair in Piscataway, New…