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Everything Wrong with ‘Taken’ in 9 Minutes or Less
“Geez, it is taking a long time for someone to get taken.” For their ongoing series, CinemaSins has released a new video that does a…
Slow Motion Video of Li Hongbo’s Wonderfully Bizarre Deforming Paper Sculptures
Earlier in February we posted about the wonderfully bizarre deformable paper sculptures of Chinese artist Li Hongbo. Film and video production company Kid Guy Collective…
Beautiful Time-Lapses of Flowers Blooming
This beautiful time-lapse compilation of flowers blooming was created by artist Yutaka Kitamura for "Touched by Strangers,
Daredevil Walks a Slackline Across a 200-Foot-Deep Reservoir Drain in Romania
In a recent feat of daring, Romanian daredevil Flaviu Cernescu walked across a slackline spanning a 200-foot-deep reservoir drain in Romania. After walking across the…
Two Wingsuit Pilots Performing a Flyby of the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio De Janeiro
Wingsuit pilots Espen Fadnes and Ludovic Woerth recently conducted a high-speed flyby of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. To accomplish the…
Boss Battle Theme From ‘Final Fantasy VII’ Played by Sixteen Floppy Drives
Anand Jain has created an amazing rendition of the boss battle theme from video game Final Fantasy VII using sixteen floppy drives for the Nexon…
‘Black Gold’, A Surreal Stop-Motion Animation by PES Featuring Jewelry Insects Taking Over Mannequin
“Black Gold” is a short stop-motion animation by PES specifically commissioned by Italian designer Delfina Delettrez. The surreal animation features insects that appear in Delettrez’s…
Lockheed Martin Engineers Compete to See Who Can Duct Tape a Person to a Wall for the Longest Time
Last week six teams of Lockheed Martin engineers competed in a competition to see which team could duct tape a person to a wall for…
Ghostcubes, Interconnected Wooden Cubes That Can Be Manipulated into Intricate Shapes
Ghostcubes are interconnected wooden cubes that can be manipulated into all manner of shapes. The cubes were created by Stockholm-based artist Erik Åberg, who provides…
MX3D-Metal, A Multiple Axis Tool That 3D Prints Using Metal
MX3D-Metal is a 3D printing project introduced at the recent Fabricate 2014 conference from a collaboration between “experimental playground” Joris Laarman Lab and Acotech in…