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What It Would Look Like If the Moon Orbited the Earth at the Same Distance as the International Space Station
YouTube user yeti dynamics created a fascinating animation in late 2013 that looks at what it would look like if the Moon orbited the Earth…
A Visual Compendium of Basketball Jerseys, An Art Print Featuring 165 Basketball Jerseys Across Time & Space
Pop Chart Lab has created A Visual Compendium of Basketball Jerseys, a new art print that features “165 basketball jerseys across time and space.” Signed…
Tyrion Lannister’s Trial on ‘Game of Thrones’ As an Episode of ‘Law and Order’
Double Prizes has created “Law and Order: Game of Thrones,” a fantastic mashup of Tyrion Lannister’s trial on Game of Thrones and NBC’s legal drama…
London Starbucks Barista Makes Elaborate Coffee Cup Drawings for His Favorite Customers
Gabriel Nkweti Lafitte, a French artist and barista at a Central London Starbucks, creates beautiful drawings on coffee cups for his favorite customers. He makes…
OTTO, A Customizable Camera for Easily Making GIFs Powered by Raspberry Pi
OTTO is a customizable camera by Next Thing Co. in Oakland, California featuring a rotating crank that allows users to create animated GIFs. The crank…
Delightfully Surreal Tehran Building Murals by Mehdi Ghadyanloov
Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloov makes delightfully surreal murals in his hometown of Tehran. The large scale murals often feature whimsical 3D illusions or absurdist imagery.…
Gilbert Gottfried Voices Scenes From Video Games
Video game magazine Game Informer got comedian Gilbert Gottfried to voice a series of classic scenes and notable dialogue from video games.
Sunset Piano Opus 3, An Art Project That Is Bringing Pianos to San Francisco Public Spaces in 2014
Pianos have begun materializing in public spaces in San Francisco thanks to “Sunset Piano Opus 3,” the latest musical public art project by Mauro Ffortissimo.…
Cheer On Reading in Dallas, A Project to Bring 50 Little Free Libraries to Dallas
Cheer On Reading in Dallas is an initiative to promote literacy in Dallas–Fort Worth by bringing 50 Little Free Libraries—tiny community lending libraries—to the area.…
Summary Bug, A Project Collecting Amusing Movie and Television Show Summary Glitches on Netflix
pic.twitter.com/9bZc06WMGu — Summary Bug (@SummaryBug) May 19, 2014 Summary Bug is a Tumblr and Twitter account by developer Bob Lannon that collects movie and television…