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Pixelbots, A Swarm of Robots That Can Create Mobile Displays
Pixelbots is a collaborative project between Disney Research Zurich and the Autonomous Systems Lab, ETH Zurich that features a swarm of small, two-wheeled robots that…
Castrol Footkhana, Ken Block Plays Soccer in His 650-HP Rally Car Against Brazilian FIFA Star Neymar Júnior
In “Castrol Footkhana,” rally driver Ken Block plays an exciting game of soccer in his 650-HP Ford Fiesta rally car against Brazilian FIFA star Neymar…
A Set of Shot Glasses That Look Like Prescription Bottles By ThinkGeek
ThinkGeek has created an amusing set of three shot glasses that look like the signature orange bottles that usually contain prescription medications. We previously posted…
Death-Defying Passengers Remove and Reinstall Wheels While Their Vehicle Is Driving on Two Wheels
A group of men appear to remove and reinstall two wheels on a Toyota SUV as the vehicle is driven down the road on two…
All the Vocals In the Song ‘In Your Eyes’ by Peter Gabriel Replaced With Men Clucking Like Chickens
Former Discovery Digital Networks host and writer Anthony Carboni uploaded a version of the song “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel with all the vocals…
High School Students Create Ketchup Bottle Cap That Solves the Problem of the First Squirt Being Watery
North Liberty High School students Tyler Richards and Jonathan Thompson have used a 3D printer to create a ketchup bottle cap that solves the problem…
CATable, A Sleek Modern Desk Hiding A Bevy of Hidey-Holes To Please Hardworking Humans and Curious Cats Alike
Designer Ruan Hao in partnership with Lycs Architecture has created the CATable, a wonderful piece of furniture to please the hardest of working humans and…
Incredibly Small, Magnetically Actuated Robots That Work Together to Create Larger Structures
Nonprofit research institute SRI International is working on incredibly small robots that are operated magnetically and can work together to create larger structures as part…
Facts About ‘Pulp Fiction’ That You May Not Have Known
In this video, CineFix shares nine facts about Quentin Tarantino‘s 1994 film Pulp Fiction that you may not have known. They reveal that Jules’ (Samuel…
‘Goodbye Blue Camper’, A Stop Motion Animated Short About Human Sacrifice
Oakland, California-based animator David Lauer created “Goodbye Blue Camper” as a film thesis for The California College of the Arts. The stop-motion short features yeti…