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Handy Water Bottle Cap Raises Flag As Reminder to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day
The Vittel Refresh Cap is an Ogilvy Paris designed bottle cap that raises a reminder flag to help a person stay properly hydrated. There’s no…
Pastello Draw Act, An Immersive Kids Space Filled With Whimsical Custom Crayons and Drawing Surfaces
Children are invited to draw with abandon using a whimsical array of custom crayons at Pastello Draw Act, an immersive kids space at the National…
Everything Wrong with the Film ‘Gravity’ Featuring Guest Narrator Neil deGrasse Tyson
CinemaSins has released a special new video that discovers “Everything Wrong with Gravity.” To make sure that their science and space facts were straight, CinemaSins…
Beautiful Carved and Painted Skull Art in Mother of Pearl
Artist Gregory Raymond Halili makes incredible skull art by hand carving and painting mother of pearl in oyster shells. photos via Gregory Raymond Halili via…
Mashup of The Muppets Performing Bob Marley’s ‘Iron Lion Zion’ With Fozzie Bear On Lead Vocals
In this wonderful mashup by Hidden Track TV, The Muppets perform the classic Bob Marley song, “Iron Lion Zion” with a very irie Fozzie Bear…
Kickstarter Introduces New Simplified Rules and Project Launching
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has introduced a set of simplified rules and a new Launch Now feature that allows project creators to skip the typical Community…
‘Are You Alone?’, An Animated Short About the Nature of Human Life on Earth
“Are You Alone?” is an animated short by Munich design collective KurzGesagt that explores some pretty deep questions regarding the nature of human life on…
Shorty the Cat Shares Her Battle With Addiction As A Warning To Others
Shorty, the beautiful black cat of the ShoKo Show, shares the story of her deep fixation with a toy banana, seemingly in hopes of warning…
Replay, A 17-Minute Heavy Metal Tribute to the History of Video Games
Western Massachusetts musician Jules Conroy (a.k.a. “FamilyJules7X“) has created “Replay”, a 17-minute heavy metal tribute to the history of video games. He covers 38 games…
A Plaid Button-Down Shirt for Bicyclists With Reflective Graphite Thread Sewed in for Increased Visibility
San Francisco clothing manufacturer Betabrand has released a plaid button-down long-sleeve shirt that incorporates reflective graphite thread for increased visibility while riding your bike at…