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Delightful Ceramic Cephalopod Planters for Air Plants
Art duo (and married couple) Cindy and James Searles hand craft charming cephalopod planters for air plants. The ceramic squid and octopus planters are designed…
The Orange Chef Prep Pad, A Smart Food Scale and Nutrition Tracker That Pairs With an iOS App
The Prep Pad by The Orange Chef is a smart food scale and nutrition tracker that pairs with an iOS app to measure ingredients by weight…
Tweens Share Their Favorite Slang Terms and What They Mean
In the inaugural episode of The Atlantic‘s new series Ask a Tween, pre-teens at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, DC share what their favorite…
A Supercut of Every Character From All Six Current ‘Star Wars’ Films
Animator and visual effects artist Glenn O Neill of Coponfilms (previously) has created a supercut video of every character from all six current Star Wars…
An Exploration of the Known and Potential Effects of Marijuana Legalization in the United States
Wired's Data Attack explores the known--and the potential--cultural, financial, and health effects of cannabis legalization.
An Incredible First-Person View of Cleaning the Windows of the World’s Tallest Building in Dubai
In a 2012 episode of the BBC series Supersized Earth, science reporter Dallas Campbell went on location to join a team of men as they…
A DIY Rolling BB-8 Droid From ‘Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens’ Built From a Sphero Toy
Christian Poulsen has built his own DIY version of the BB-8 droid from Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens from a Sphero toy.
Performance Artist Demonstrates His Daily Practice of Balancing on Whiskey Bottles to Do His Push-Ups
Performance artist and fitness expert Adrian Quihuis demonstrates his daily practice of “Whiskey Bottle Pushups“, an exercise in which he balances himself on three identical…
A Supercut of Driving Scenes From Quentin Tarantino Films
Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney (previously) recently created a supercut video of driving scenes from Quentin Tarantino films. Swinney covers everything from the 1992 crime film…
A Handsomely Designed Erlenmeyer Vacuum Flask Cocktail Shaker Set Made From Scientifically Tempered Glass
Periodic Tablewear, whose beaker wine glasses we previously posted, have created a wonderfully and handsomely designed cocktail shaker set made in the distinct shape of…