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From the Toy Box, A Group Art Show Portraying the Artists’ Favorite Childhood Toys at the Raygun Lounge in Seattle
My Favorite Toys by Michelle Ouellette From the Toy Box is an upcoming group art show, hosted by Ltd. Art Gallery at their new location…
Kinsa, An iPhone and Android Compatible Smart Thermometer
Kinsa is a smart thermometer that is compatible with iPhone and Android phones, bringing temperature readings to the mobile devices via a built-in headphone jack.…
‘Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy’, A Book Featuring an Inside Look at Outfits From the Classic Films
Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy is a new book by Los Angeles movie prop aficionado Brandon Alinger featuring an inside look at many of…
‘Metal Is Beautiful’, A Strangely Hypnotic Super Slow Motion Video of Drill Creating Metal Shavings
“Metal is Beautiful” is a strangely hypnotic short video by YouTube channel 1stVideoChannel that features super slow motion video of a power drill creating metal…
ZURI 01 Paperbot System, A DIY Programmable Robot Built Out of Paper and Cardboard
ZURI 01 Paperbot System is a programmable, modular robotics platform created by Germany company Zoobotics that users build with cardboard and paper. The smartphone-controlled DIY…
The Worlds of ‘The Simpsons’ & ‘Futurama’ Collide in New Couch Gag For Upcoming ‘Simpsorama’ Crossover Episode
The animated worlds of The Simpsons and Futurama collide in a new couch gag from FOX for their upcoming “Simpsorama” crossover episode. It is set…
Super Slow Motion Video of Non-Newtonian Fluid Vibrating On Top of a Loudspeaker
Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, The Slow Mo Guys (previously), are back at it with some super slow motion video of a homemade cornstarch-based non-Newtonian…
Game of Thrones Family Tree Mapping Every House in George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’
(larger) A Forum of Ice and Fire member, El-Daddy, recently did his research and created an impressive Game of Thrones family tree that maps out…
Episode One and Two of the Animated Web Series ‘Bee and PuppyCat’ Released on YouTube by Cartoon Hangover
“Food” (Episode 1) and “Farmer” (Episode 2) of the fun animated web series Bee and PuppyCat has now been released on YouTube by Cartoon Hangover.…
A Charming Animation by ESA Showing Rosetta and Philae Spacecraft Preparing to Land on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
A charming animation by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Rosetta and Philae spacecraft preparing to land on comet 67P Rosetta was launched in 2004…