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‘Chain Reaction’, An Eye-Catching Ad for Pepsi Max Featuring Thousands of Ping Pong Balls and Mouse Traps
“Chain Reaction” is a promotional video for Pepsi Max soda directed by London-based filmmakers HarrimanSteel that features a Rube Goldberg-esque set of events centering around…
A Series of Travel Posters for Exoplanets Found in the Potentially Habitable ‘Goldilocks Zone’ of Their Systems
NASA has created a series of gorgeous travel posters for exoplanets discovered in the potentially habitable “Goldilocks zone” of their systems, the range of distance from…
Stunning Drone Video Capturing Some of the Most Iconic Sights of New York City’s Five Boroughs
The Sky Tech One Aerial Photography studio put together a compilation of drone footage showcasing some of the most iconic sights of New York City’s…
‘Hanna Barbardians of the Galaxy’, Illustration of the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Cast Drawn as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Plymouth, Michigan-based artist Jay P. Fosgitt has created Hanna Barbardians of the Galaxy, an illustration of the Guardians of the Galaxy cast drawn as classic…
‘Augmented Hand Series’, A Box That Creates Trippy Visual Manipulations of a User’s Hand in Real Time
The “Augmented Hand Series” is a project by artists Golan Levin, Chris Sugrue, and Kyle McDonald that creates real-time visual “reimaginings” of a user’s hand,…
The Hotel That Inspired the Stephen King Novel ‘The Shining’ Launches a Contest to Design a Hedge Maze
The Stanley Hotel, the 100-year-old Colorado resort that served as inspiration for Stephen King‘s 1977 novel, The Shining, has launched a contest to design a…
Artist Amy Bennett Creates Eerie Paintings of Her Dioramas of Ominous Scenes
Artist Amy Bennett creates wonderfully eerie oil paintings of her painstakingly constructed dioramas depicting ominous scenes. Bennett constructs her dioramas from cardboard, foam, wood, and…
A Build-Your-Own Human Skull Sculpture Made of Laser-Cut Cardboard
The Vince Human Skull by Cardboard Safari is a sculptural skull made of recycled cardboard. The skull consists of laser-cut cross sections that ship flat…
Hotel Luna Salada, A Bolivian Hotel Made Almost Entirely of Salt
The Hotel Luna Salada is a Bolivian tourist hotel in which much of the structure, interior, and even the furniture is made of solid blocks…
Shiba Inu Puppy Is Ready to Give a Hug Whenever His Human Asks for One
Kibo, the very intelligent Shiba Inu puppy who knows how to wait for his dinner, gives his human Jon Sun a hug whenever Jon asks…