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Google Engineer Turns a ‘Star Wars’ Toy Into a Remote-Controlled Speeder Bike Quadcopter
Boston-based Google hardware engineer Adam Woodworth took an ordinary speeder bike toy from Star Wars and turned it into an awesome remote-controlled speeder bike quadcopter…
Thru Tel Aviv, A Mashup by Kutiman Celebrating the Diverse Sights and Sounds of the Israeli City
“Thru Tel Aviv” is a music video mashup by Internet musician Kutiman (previously) that celebrates the local sights and sounds of Israel’s second most populous…
A Daredevil Blissfully Glides Off the Side of a Mountain on a Snowmobile With a Parachute Attached
StuntFreaksTeam member Antti Pendikainen rode a snowmobile right off the side of a mountain in Riksgränsen, Sweden, gliding the rest of the way down thanks…
The Mercure Lamp, A Clever Light That Is Turned On and Off by Tilting It
The Mercure lamp is a clever light that turns on and off depending on how it is tilted. The lamp’s angular form makes it naturally…
‘The Idiot’s Guide to Smart People’ Explains the Appeal of Art by Comparing It to Farts
The latest episode of the wonderful Above Average series The Idiot’s Guide to Smart People explains the topic of art by comparing it to something everyone…
Life-Sized Silicone Model of Lance Henriksen as a Mangled Version of Bishop From the Classic Sci-Fi Film ‘Aliens’
Orlando, Florida-based artist Neil Goldsmith has created an awesome life-sized silicone model of actor Lance Henriksen as a mangled version of Bishop from Aliens, the…
New Dissected Character Murals by Nychos
In his fantastic mural art, Austrian artist Nychos (previously) depicts animals, pop culture figures, and people in cartoonish yet gruesome exploded diagrams. Nychos is also…
Divers Capture Gorgeous Footage of Galápagos Sea Lions in Their Natural Environment
They cannot be found anywhere else on the planet. Divers Florian Fischer and Patricio Garcés have captured gorgeous GoPro footage of friendly Galápagos sea lions…
A Creepy Concrete Block Embedded With Human Teeth Created by a Dentist in Elkhart, Indiana
photo by Jennifer Shephard/The Elkhart Truth In the small Indiana burg of Elkhart, an innocuous yard conceals a macabre monument: a concrete block embedded with…
WellDeserved, A Farcical Online Marketplace Where the Privileged Can Sell Their Advantages to the Less Fortunate
WellDeserved by is a farcical online marketplace where the privileged can sell their advantages to the less fortunate. The idea was submitted as part of…