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Playful Paintings of Food, Animals, People, and More on Plates at The Ritz-Carlton in Toronto
Jacqueline Poirier, server-cum-resident artist at The Ritz-Carlton in Toronto, hand-paints animals, people, food, and a smorgasbord of other things onto a plate in each of…
Beautifully Ethereal Bowls Crafted From the Remains of Dead and Decaying Maple Leaves
Beginning July 3, 2015, the Bellevue Arts Museum will be showing In the Realm of Nature, a retrospective on the incredible work of Bob Stocksdale,…
Adam Savage Builds a Nearly Perfect ‘Star Trek’ Captain’s Chair Complete With Lights and Sounds
In a recent video from the Tested series Adam Savage’s One Day Builds, Adam Savage and friends wire a nearly perfect custom-built captain’s chair from the…
How Trees ‘Know’ That It Is Time to Bud in Spring
US National Arboretum horticulturalist Scott Aker explains what signals the budding of trees in spring. Aker explains how trees don’t start the process of budding…
Bellabeat LEAF, A Smart Adaptable Piece of Jewelry for Women That Tracks Stress, Activity, and Sleep
LEAF by Bellabeat, is a simple but smart piece of jewelry for women that can be worn as a clip, a pendant, or a bracelet…
Google to Begin Testing Their Self-Driving Car Prototypes on the Roads of Mountain View, California
After revealing the physical versions of their self-driving car prototypes back in December, Google began testing them out at their facilities. The company is now…
Freak Masks, Bizarre Custom Ski Masks That Let You Wear Your Own Face or the Face of Someone Else
Freak Masks from Firebox are bizarre, custom ski masks that allow you to wear your own face, the face of someone else, an animal, food,…
Tiny Baby Cottontail Rabbit Adorably Pedals His Front Paws Whenever He Gets Fed
A tiny baby cottontail rabbit at the House Rabbit Society adorably pedals his front paws at varying speeds whenever he’s being fed. Wild cottontail rabbit…
Amazingly Detailed Coffee Cup Panoramas Posed in Front of Their Real-Life Inspirations
image by Adrian Hogan Friends Adrian Hogan and Mariya Suzuki created amazingly detailed coffee cup panoramas that they pose in front of their original inspirations.…
A Scaled Version of the Star Wars Millennium Falcon Built Out of LEGO Bricks and Minifigs
The talented group of individuals at Titan Creations spent two months building a scaled version (43″ x 33″) of the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars,…