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Behind-the-Scenes Split Screen Of the Opening Tony Awards Number With Neil Patrick Harris
Glenn Weiss, created a cool BTS split screen video showing the cues being called out in real time for the Tony Awards 2013.
freespace, A Temporary Space for Civic Hacking in San Francisco
freespace is a 14,000-square-foot San Francisco warehouse that has been converted temporarily into an incubator for civic hacking projects. Launched as a one-month experiment in…
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…