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An Interview With the Sucklord, Vinyl Toy Artist
In this delightful short video, director Joey Garfield has a very amusing talk with the Sucklord (previously), the New York City-based artist renowned for his…
‘Table For Two’, A New York City Art Installation That Lets People Sit at a Table That Is Half Inside, Half Outside
In the New York City interactive installation Table For Two, people are invited to sit at a two-person bistro table which is divided in half…
An Unhelpful Set of Illustrated Instructions for Delivering a Package to a Private Residence
A set of illustrations from 2009 by artist Zack Finfrock gives unhelpful instructions for delivering a package to a private residence. images via CollegeHumor via…
A Fascinating Look at the History and Creation of the Video Game Cartridge
Benj Edwards has written a fascinating article at Fast Company that looks at the history and creation of the video game cartridge. The article specifically…
The First-Ever Experiment Simultaneously Photographing Light as Both a Particle and a Wave
Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne led by Fabrizio Carbone have for the first time ever photographed light simultaneously behaving as both a particle and…
Persistent Baby Elephant Repeatedly Tries to Climb Over a Stubborn Log Until He Gets It Right
A baby elephant at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, plays happily around the reserve, swinging his trunk and adorably trying to conquer…
A Meandering Walkway Suspended High Above the Central Courtyard of a Building
In an effort to spice up a dreary courtyard in the center of a building in Gliwice, Poland, architecture firm Zalewski Architecture Group has designed…
How Two-Way Mirrors Work
In the latest episode of the Mental Floss series Big Questions, host Craig Benzine explains some facts about two-way mirrors that you may not have…
A Tribute to ‘The Sound of Music’ in the Style of a 1990s Video Game
Mashable has created a very silly “8-bit tribute” by transforming the 1965 film The Sound of Music into a series of clunky 1990s video game…
Simple Shaving Tips and Techniques to Ensure a Close and Proper Shave
Household Hacker (previously) shared eight simple shaving tips and techniques that will help ensure a close and proper shave. They mention that using a gentle…