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The Making of the One World Trade Center 360-Degree Photo Panorama
As part of TIME’s interactive article on One World Trade Center in New York City, the magazine partnered with GigaPan to create a 360-degree photo…
A Black and White Man Confuse People by Switching Places After Asking Them to Watch Their Dog
Prankster Jack Vale (Caucasian) and actor Greg Davis Jr. (African American) recently confused a lot of random people by switching places after asking them to…
A Beautiful Handcrafted Orrery, A Mechanical Model of the Solar System
Designer Ken Condal created a beautiful handcrafted orrery, a mechanical model of the Solar System, from “brass, aluminum, acrylic, corian and exotic woods” with the…
Foods Expertly Painted to Look Like Other Foods
In her series “It’s not what it seems,” artist Hikaru Cho paints food items to look like other foods: for instance, a banana is expertly…
‘Portal: Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game’, A Board Game Based on Hit Video Game Franchise ‘Portal’
Portal: Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game is an upcoming board game from Cryptozoic Entertainment based on the critically acclaimed video game franchise Portal from developer Valve…
‘The Soup’ Pokes Fun At the Indiscernible Jargon Used In HBO’s ‘True Detective’
Joel McHale, host of the pop culture television show The Soup, pokes fun at the sometimes indiscernible jargon used in the popular HBO series True…
The IBM Watson Food Truck Serves Dishes Designed by a Supercomputer
The IBM Watson supercomputer, famous for its Jeopardy! game show appearances, is now appearing in the form of the IBM Watson Food Truck, which has…
The Cleverly’s Perform a Bluegrass Cover of the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Theme Song
In 2011, The Cleverly’s performed a fantastic bluegrass cover of the Super Mario Bros. theme song. Previously, we wrote about their bluegrass covers of “Walk…
‘Don’t Squeeze the Last Gas Out of Britain’, An Anti-Fracking Film Featuring a Series of Farting Gas Towers
British pro-renewable energy company Ecotricity has released a new anti-fracking film “Don’t squeeze the last gas” featuring a number of farting gas towers. This is…
Woman Creates Interactive Alarm Clock Using a Laser Pointer and a Playful Husky
A woman creates an interactive alarm clock using a laser pointer and a playful husky to wake her boyfriend. The boyfriend is none too happy,…