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‘Stranatomie’, Wonderfully Creepy Sculptures of Remixed Human Anatomy
Italian artist Alessandro Boezio playfully remixes human anatomy in his wonderfully creepy sculpture series, Stranatomie. He has more whimsical sculpture work on his site. photos…
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…