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Tiny Railroad Dioramas on Everyday Objects
Japan-based model artist Akihiro Morohoshi builds tiny railroad dioramas on (and inside) everyday objects like matchboxes, candy vending machines, and Pringles cans. Morohoshi started making…
Point, A Chrome Web Browser Plugin for Easily Sharing and Discussing Web Pages
Point is a handy Chrome web browser plugin by Aneesh Bhoopathy, Ashwinn Krishnaswamy, and Phil Ditzler that allows users to easily share and discuss web…
A Stop-Motion Animated Boxing Match Between a ‘Star Wars’ TIE Fighter and an Actual Thai Fighter by ‘Robot Chicken’
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim show Robot Chicken has created a stop-motion animated video of a quick boxing match between a Star Wars TIE Fighter and…
Sportsball, A T-Shirt for Anyone That Doesn’t Follow Traditional Sports
His Sportsball is a T-shirt by designer Jory Raphael for anyone that doesn’t follow traditional sports. The T-shirt is currently available for purchase via Cotton…
Stumble Upon, A Combination Rug and Coffee Table That Looks Like a Rug With a Folded Over Corner
Stumble Upon is a clever combination rug and coffee table concept by Italian designer Alessandro Isola. The folded over corner of the rug serves as…
Bad British Commentary for NASCAR Race Highlights
“Number 17, tired of being in the lead, lets someone else have a go. How charming.” Anthony Richardson of The Exploding Heads comedy group provides…
‘Not Mine’, A Designer’s Wonderfully Chaotic Animation Composed Entirely of Other Artists’ Images
“Not Mine” is a wonderfully chaotic motion graphics animation by designer Guy Trefler that’s made entirely out of art, logos, photos, and graphics created by…
Clever Calico Cat with a Fascination for Refrigeration Opens Freezer to Grab Wrapped Fish Filets
A calico cat named Lux, who seems to have a real fascination for refrigeration, cleverly opens up the freezer door to get at the wrapped…
Filmmaker Casey Neistat Explains His Clever Workspace Organization System of Little Red Boxes
Filmmaker Casey Neistat explains a clever organizational system, consisting of 39 little red boxes, that he uses in his Manhattan production studio in his latest…
An Animated Explanation of How Barometers Work
Educator Asaf Bar-Yosef talks about the history of barometers and what makes them work in this TedEd lesson animated by Mara Fradella. A barometer is…