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A Fascinating Documentary About Hong Kong’s Vibrant Neon Sign Industry
“The Making of Neon Signs” is a fascinating short documentary about Hong Kong’s neon sign industry. The documentary is part of the interactive online exhibition…
Impressionist Brock Baker Sings ‘Rainbow Connection’ as Most of The Muppets Characters
Los Angeles writer, comedian, and “man of a kajllion voices” Brock Baker of BrocksDubs created a great video that shows him singing “Rainbow Connection” as…
FlaskMob, A Monthly Gathering of Camera and Flask-Equipped Creatives on the Streets of San Francisco
FlaskMob is a monthly event that invites camera and flask-equipped creatives to converge for an evening of revelry and networking on the streets of San…
How to Draw Cute Things, A Fun Guide on Digital Illustration by Tegan Mierle
Toronto, Ontario web designer Tegan Mierle of Pilot Interactive has created “How to Draw Cute Things,” a fun and simple guide on digital illustration. She…
‘Crystalapse’, A Gorgeous Timelapse Documenting the Incredible Beauty of Iceland
Brothers Patrick Shyu and Henrick Shyu of Blue Eden documented the stunning beauty of Iceland in Crystalapse, Frozen In Time(lapse), a video made over the…
Dragdis, A Web App That Helps Simplify Bookmarks Through Dragging and Dropping
Dragdis is a bookmarking web app that allows users to drag and drop anything from links and videos to images and bits of text into…
Suck the Balls! An Interactive Vacuum-Powered Ball Machine
“Suck the Balls!” is an artfully titled kinetic sculpture by artist Niklas Roy that invites participants to suck plastic balls into a whimsical network of…
Fascinating Facts About the United States Presidents
Host John Green offers a fact for each United States presidency in “44 Facts About the U.S. Presidents” on Mental Floss. This means Grover Cleveland,…
An Impressively Choreographed Drum Routine by the Majesticks Drum Corps
In this rousing clip, Swiss drumming group the Majesticks Drum Corps performs a choreographed drum routine at the Avenches Tattoo music festival in Switzerland. submitted…
How to Make a Realistic Looking Human Head in a Jar
Mike Warren posted instructions on how to make your own remarkably convincing head in a jar. The effect is achieved through some clever photo editing,…