Laughing Squid
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Freightliner Introduces a Prototype Commercial Semi-Trailer Truck That Can Drive Autonomously on the Highway
Yesterday Freightliner introduced the Inspiration Truck, a prototype commercial semi-trailer truck that is capable of operating autonomously on public highways. Furthermore the truck is the…
Fantastic Cut Paper Portraits and Illustrations by Marina Adamova
Moscow-based artist Marina Adamova creates wonderful portraits and illustrations out of cut paper. Adamova’s subject matter ranges from celebrities to nature to commercial work. via…
Bruno, A Smart Trash Can With Built-In Vacuum Capabilities, Smartphone Alerts, and Hands-Free Lid
Bruno is a smart trash can with built-in vacuum capabilities, smartphone alerts, and hands-free lid from designers Jim Howard and Lori Montag. The can pairs with…
A Baby Sloth Spots a Camera and Then Takes Selfies
A sweet-faced, slow-moving baby sloth at the Costa Rica Sloth Sanctuary found a human-mounted camera from his bed and took a bunch of adorable selfies…
New Grotesque Real-Time Visual Manipulations of Augmented Hands
“Augmented Hand Series (v.2)” is another round of grotesque real-time visual manipulations of hands created by artists Golan Levin, Chris Sugrue, and Kyle McDonald. The effects…
Dapper Baby Squirrel Cleverly Creates a Cape From a Piece of Cabbage
A dapper baby squirrel cleverly dons a cabbage cape after chewing through the leaf to make a perfect hole for his little head. ?????7600? RT???????????? ?????????????????? ??????? #?????????? #???? pic.twitter.com/4xUPPfVyIy…
Wonderfully Ghoulish Cakes by Annabel de Vetten
Food artist Annabel de Vetten, aka “Annabel Lecter” (previously), harnesses her background in fine art sculpture to create ghoulish cakes. The cakes combine unsettling realism…
Artist Creatively Uses Makeup to Recreate Women’s Faces in Vandalized Subway Ads
In her wonderful “Makeup Transit Authority” project, environmental designer Lydia Cambron brilliantly employs makeup and handmade props to replicate the faces of the women featured…
World’s Largest LEGO Millennium Falcon Built Using 250,000 Bricks by Master Builders & Australians for May the 4th
To celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th), the world’s largest LEGO Millennium Falcon was built using 250,000 LEGO bricks by two master builders, Chris…
Handmade LED Costume Arm Guards
Barcelona light artist and costume designer Beo Beyond creates unique handmade LED costume arm guards. The guards use PVC materials and LEDs powered by rechargeable…