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A Climbing Plant Peeling off a Building Like a Snake Skin
A climbing plant peels off a brick building, in an effect reminiscent of a snake shedding a layer of skin, in this curious photo posted…
Fake Movie Trailer ‘One Inch of Snow’ Hilariously Dramatizes Atlanta, Georgia’s Reaction to Snow
YouTuber user Triloka Love has released “One Inch of Snow”, a short spoof trailer mixing bits of local news coverage from a recent Atlanta, Georgia…
Mashtags, Potato Shapes Made to Look Like Social Media Symbols by Frozen Food Company Birds Eye
Birds Eye, a United Kingdom frozen food brand, has announced Mashtags, potato shapes that are, well, shaped like a lot of the symbols often associated…
The Frequency of Various Happenings by xkcd
“Frequency,” by xkcd is a mesmerizing compilation of flashing GIFs marking the frequency of various happenings, from old faithful’s eruptions to bicycle thefts.
Supercut of Some of the Best Dream Sequences in Movies
Supercut Videos has created a compilation video of “some of the best” dream sequences in movies. A full list of the films can be found…
Wonderful Speed Sketches of People in Tokyo by Hama-House
When he’s not doing illustration work for clients, Tokyo-based artist Hama-House creates wonderful speed sketches of people in Tokyo. You can follow along on his…
Hunting Trophies Made Out of Salvaged Bike Parts That Double as Wall-Mounted Hangers
Designer Andreas Scheiger combines salvaged bicycle seats, handlebars, and other bike parts into hunting trophy-like sculptures that double as sturdy wall-mounted hangers. They are available…
PolyFauna, An Exploratory Audiovisual App From Radiohead and Universal Everything
PolyFauna, a collaboration between the band Radiohead, design studio Universal Everything, artist Stanley Donwood, and producer Nigel Godrich, is a free “exploratory audiovisual” app that…
“The Bobsled Song”, The 2014 Winter Olympics Jamaican Bobsled Team Theme Song That Syncs to the Track
"The Bobsled Song" by musicians Sidney Mills, Jon Notar, and Groove Guild is the new song for Jamaica's Sochi 2014 Olympics bobsled team.
Improv Everywhere Staged a Fake Olympic Torch Run in New York City and Pedestrians Helped Carry the Flame
For their latest mission, the Improv Everywhere team staged a fake Olympic torch run in New York City and got pedestrians to help them carry…