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The HexHog, A Six-Wheeled All-Terrain Wheelchair to Give Off-Road Access to Anyone
The HexHog is a six-wheeled all-terrain wheelchair meant to give off-road access to anyone. The vehicle was designed by Sion Pierce, an engineer who was inspired…
98 Near-Perfect Cubes of Raw Food Arranged in Oddly Pleasing Symmetry
Artist duo Lernert & Sander (previously) cut different raw foods into 98 near-perfect cubes and photographed them for the poster “Cubes,” which was created for…
Italian Artist Transforms the Familiar Faces of the U.S. Dollar, British Pound, and Chinese Yuan Into Superheroes
Italian artist Alessandro Rabatti‘s latest project “Facebank” features the familiar faces found on the U.S. five-dollar bill (President Lincoln), the British 50-pound note (Queen Elizabeth…
‘Love Is the Most Powerful Magic’, An Album of ‘Harry Potter’-Themed Songs
Love Is the Most Powerful Magic is an album of Harry Potter-themed songs by Jonathan Mann (previously). Mann funded the album through a Kickstarter campaign we covered…
‘Thing Explainer’, A New Book Explaining Things With the 1,000 Most Common Words by ‘xkcd’ Creator Randall Munroe
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words is an upcoming book by xkcd creator Randall Munroe that explains things using only illustrations and the 1,000 English…
‘A Softer World’ Webcomic to End After 12 Years and Plan to Release a Collection of Their Favorite Comics
The incredible, weird, and often melancholy webcomic A Softer World by Joey Comeau and Emily Horne is ending after 12 years, and it’s going out…
‘Minority Report’, A Fox Television Series Based on the Steven Spielberg Movie and Philip K. Dick Short Story
Minority Report is a new Fox series based on the Steven Spielberg movie adapted from the Philip K. Dick short story “The Minority Report.” The…
‘Tarantino: Blood’, A Gruesome Supercut of Bloody Scenes From Quentin Tarantino Films
Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney (previously) recently created “Tarantino: Blood,” a gruesome supercut video featuring bloody scenes from Quentin Tarantino films. Swinney covers everything from the…
Artist Creates a ‘Star Wars’-Themed Volkswagen Bus by Covering It in a Custom R2-D2 Vehicle Wrap
San Diego-based artist César Aguzzoli recently created an awesome Star Wars-themed Volkswagen Bus by covering it, from front to back, in a custom-made R2-D2 vehicle…
Storm Chasers Capture Multiple Tornadoes on Camera Together With a Beautiful Rainbow
Members of the storm chasing group Basehunters captured a stunning video depicting multiple tornadoes near Eads, Colorado together with a beautiful rainbow. The group followed the…