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It’s A Movie, A Video Remix of Movies Clips about Movies by Eclectic Method
Eclectic Method has compiled movie clips about movies, filmmaking, and Hollywood in his meta video remix “It’s a Movie.” submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
Circuit Scribe, A Pen for Drawing Electrical Circuits With Conductive Ink
Circuit Scribe is a rollerball pen created by Electroninks that can draw operational circuits on paper with conductive silver ink. The project is currently seeking…
Star Wars: Death Star Owner’s Technical Manual, A Book About the Inner Workings of the Death Star
The Star Wars: Death Star Owner’s Technical Manual by Ryder Windham, Chris Reiff, and Chris Trevas is a Haynes manual that dives into the inner…
Cat Video Clapperboard, A Film Slate for Directing Cat Videos
The folks over at Archie McPhee have made the Cat Video Clapperboard, the perfect slate for filming your next cat video. It’s available to purchase…
Retro-Style Travel Posters Based on Mythical Beasts, Series Two
Los Angeles graphic artist and web designer Fernando Reza (aka “Fro Reza“) is back with series two of his retro-style travel posters featuring mythical beasts…
The ‘I Am Spartacus!’ Scene Recreated in Real Life in a Starbucks by Improv Everywhere
For the ninth mission in their ongoing “Movies in Real Life” series, Improv Everywhere recreated the “I am Spartacus!” scene from Stanley Kubrik’s Spartacus in…
Vsauce3 Shares Six Awesome Facts About the PlayStation Video Game Console in Stop Motion
In his new stop motion video, Jake Roper (aka “Vsauce3“) shares six awesome facts about the PlayStation video game console while taking it apart. We…
Tail Lights, Colorful LED Light Strips for Horses’ Tails
Tail Lights are colorful LED light strips that can be attached to a horse’s tail for visibility at night or in inclement weather. The project,…
Star Wars Cereal TIE Fighter Built Using Two Crispix, Two Cheerios, & Some Frosting
Artist Brock Davis has built a Star Wars “Cereal TIE Fighter” using two Crispix for the hexagonal wings, two Cheerios for the hull, and “a…
X-Ray Illustrations Showing the Skeletons of Famous Cartoon, Comic, & Video Game Characters
“Miley Cyrus Twerking on Beetlejuice X-ray” French illustrator Chris Panda has created a series of x-ray illustrations that reveal the skeletons of famous cartoon, comic,…