Quick Fit, An App That Lets You Do the Scientific 7-Minute Workout Using Only a Wall and a Chair
Quick Fit, an app from Toronto-based developers Tiny Hearts, uses the scientific 7-minute workout that’s designed specifically to compile a traditional high-intensity workout into seven…
The Smoking Machine, An Apparatus That Automatically Lights, Smokes, and Tosses Cigarettes on the Ground
In this video from 2010, The Smoking Machine created by Norway-based Kristoffer Myskja in 2007, works it way through loading, lighting, smoking, and discarding a…
Prism Nightlight, A Light That Is Turned On and Off by Pivoting It Like a Seesaw
The Prism Nightlight is a clever light that is turned on and off by pivoting it like a seesaw. The light is a design concept…
Brooke Banker, A New York City Fashion Model with Famously Long Legs
New York City model Brooke Banker has made a name for herself with her unusually long legs—her outseam measurement of 47 inches is two-thirds of…
The Story, A 1969 Short Film by Homer Groening Starring His Kids Maggie, Lisa, and Matt
“The Story” is a charming short film starring Maggie, Lisa, and Matt Groening (who would go on to create The Simpsons), that was shot by…
A Bicycle Trip, A Short Animation About the First Intentional Acid Trip Taken by Albert Hofmann in 1943
The 2007 animated short “A Bicycle Trip” recounts the fateful day in 1943 that Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann ingested a chemical compound he had synthesized—lysergic…
Can You Drink Too Much Water? By asapSCIENCE
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE discusses water intoxication in the latest episode of their ongoing series of Winter Olympics themed Science Says videos…
Garrick Utley (1939-2014), Former News Anchor and Chief Foreign Correspondent
Garrick Utley, former news anchor and foreign correspondent, died on February 20, 2014 at the age of 74 at his home in New York City.…
Artist Uses Sand to Create Ever-Changing Illustrations in Live Performances
Artist Jin Lee uses sand to make illustrations that he constantly changes and evolves in live performances. Lee uses his hands to make images in…
A Cuttlefish Hunting at Night off the Coast of the Philippines
Underwater photographer Dustin Adamson shot this delightful short video of a cuttlefish hunting at night in the waters off Anilao in the Philippines. submitted via…