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Dog Goldberg Machine, A Rube Goldberg Contraption Powered By Dogs
Dog food brand Beneful has made a “Dog Goldberg Machine,” a pooch-powered Rube Goldberg-like contraption.
TSA Launches Instagram Account Featuring Photos of Seized Items
Late last month, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) joined Instagram under the name tsablogteam. The account features photos of prohibited items that have been seized…
PBS Idea Channel Asks: Does Math Exist?
In this mind-boggling episode of PBS Idea Channel, host Mike Rugnetta examines a question that may make you eat your own head: does math exist?…
Playing ‘Minecraft’ With the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset and the Virtuix Omni Treadmill
The creators of the Virtuix Omni multidirectional gaming treadmill demonstrate what it’s like to play multiplayer Minecraft using the Omni and the Oculus Rift…
Lawyer Cop M.D., The ‘Most Original Legal Police Medical Drama On Television’
Los Angeles-based actor Ace Marrero stars in a parody TV commercial for “Lawyer Cop M.D.,” the “most original legal police medical drama on television.” It…
A Breakdown of How Toilet Paper Is Used
The System breaks down the various ways toilet paper is used. via I Love Charts
Adrift, Stunning Time-Lapses of the San Francisco Fog
The short video “Adrift” by Simon Christen features gorgeous time-lapses of fog flowing through the San Francisco Bay Area. To create his “love letter” to…
The Most Dedicated Mailman, A Pleated-Jeans Animated Short
Sarah Johnson animated “The Most Dedicated Mailman,” a cute short written by Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans that follows a mailman on his route to deliver…
Dungeons & Dragons & the Influence of Tabletop RPGs by PBS Arts: Off Book
“Dungeons & Dragons and the Influence of Tabletop RPGs” by PBS Arts: Off Book explores the influence of tabletop RPGs on video games, movies, and…
A More Realistically Proportioned Barbie Doll
Researcher and artist Nickolay Lamm used body measurements of the average 19-year-old American woman to digitally create a 3D model of realistically proportioned Barbie doll.…