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How to Build a Musical Model of the Mushroom From ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Out of LEGO Bricks
Over at Instructables, New York-based artist Julius von Brunk has laid out instructions for creating a music-playing replica of the iconic magic mushroom from Nintendo’s…
A Tiny But Complex 3D-Printed Take on the Rubik’s Cube With 49 Squares on Each Side
Rubik’s Cube (previously) enthusiast Matthew Bahner used the Shapeways 3D-printing service to create a tiny version of the complex 7x7x7 curved V-Cube. The numerous tiny…
‘Curious George of the Apes’, An Animated Mashup by ADHD of ‘Curious George’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’
“NOOOooo!” – Curious George “Curious George of the Apes” is an animated mashup by Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) of the children’s classic, Curious George, and…
An 8-Bit NES Chiptune Cover of the ‘Too Many Cooks’ Theme Song
“Too Many Cooks” is a bizarre parody of 1980s television opening credit sequences that was recently aired during Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. Musician Rush Coil…
Excited Dog Enters ‘The Incredible Dog Shrinking Machine’ and Emerges As a Smaller Version of Himself
A playful Goldendoodle excitedly runs into a box labeled “The Incredible Dog Shrinking Machine” and when called by his human, exits out the other side…
Vemödalen, The Frustration of Photographing Something Cool That Has Already Been Photographed a Thousand Times
The latest episode of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows defines the word vemödalen, a sort of frustration one experiences when photographing something interesting that has…
‘Fiction Meets Fiction’, A Fake Ad Campaign Featuring LEGO Minifig Mashups of Pop Culture Characters
“Fiction Meets Fiction” is a fake ad campaign created by Buenos Aires, Argentina-based art director Alexandre Tissier featuring LEGO minifig mashups of pop culture characters.…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Complex Geometry Behind Pixar Character Design
The latest video by Numberphile pays a visit to the Pixar Animation campus in Emeryville, California to speak to the company’s Research Group head Tony…
An Honest Movie Trailer for Disney’s Dark Fantasy Film ‘Maleficent’
Screen Junkies has created an honest movie trailer (previously) for the recently released dark fantasy film Maleficent. The Screen Junkies have a little fun while…
‘Frames of Mind’, A Comic by Grant Snider Exploring Different States of Mind
“Frames of Mind” is a comic that illustrates different moods by orthodontist and cartoonist Grant Snider (previously) of Incidental Comics. image via Incidental Comics