Laughing Squid
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Spitbank Fort, A Luxury Hotel in a Victorian Sea Fort off the Coast of England
Spitbank Fort is a small luxury hotel in a Victorian-era sea fort off the coast of Portsmouth, England. The hotel has eight suites inside former…
Japanese Zipper Bags
A member of Buckinghamshire-based toy shop Grand Illusions demonstrates how Japanese zip bags from 1984 work in this video. Long strips of colorful fabric with…
Instantly Make Your Words Look Like the New Yahoo Logo
Flickr engineer Bertrand Fan of San Francisco has made a simple website to make any words look like the new Yahoo logo. The site was…
Hindsight 35, A Digital Rearview Mirror For Bicycles
The Hindsight 35 by Cerevellum is a “digital rearview mirror” that attaches to your bicycle’s handlebars to give you a view of what is going…
More ‘Star Wars’ Helmets Sculpted From Recycled Machine Parts
“Tank Vader” Indiana artist and sculptor Gabriel Dishaw has added quite a few beautiful additions to his series of Star Wars helmets sculpted from recycled…
A Mattress With Foam Indents to Make Cuddling More Comfortable
Designer Mehdi Mojtabavi has invented the Cuddle Mattress, a mattress made of foam slats with recesses that are supposed to make cuddling more comfortable. According…
Music Video For ‘You’re On Fire’ by They Might Be Giants
Directed by Hoku Uchiyama and Adam Bolt, the new music video for the single “You’re on Fire” by They Might Be Giants stars Lauren Lapkus…
Average Web App Generates an Average Image from Flickr Photo Sets and Tags
The Average image tool is a clever web app that generates an average image from a Flickr photo set or tag. The image below is…
Get Lucky and a Medley of Other Daft Punk Hits Played on a Homemade PVC Instrument
Kent Jenkins, also known as Snubby J, plays “Get Lucky” and a medley of other Daft Punk hits — like “Derezzed” and “Aerodynamic” — on…
Origami Animal Sculptures by Matthieu Georger
Artist Matthieu Georger makes delightful origami sculptures of animals. Most are based on the designs of other origami artists, such as this impressive king cobra…