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A Brain Is For Eating, A Playfully Twisted Zombie Children’s Book
A Brain Is For Eating is a playfully twisted zombie children’s book written by husband and wife team Dan and Amelia Jacobs “that teaches the…
Adorable Photos of Rusty the Red Panda on the Loose
On Monday morning the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. announced via Twitter that Rusty, a male red panda, had gone missing. As Washington and much…
Building Custom Video Game Controllers For the Physically Disabled
Caleb Kraft of Hack a Day created a 3D printed custom controller for a child with Muscular Dystrophy and explains his process and Thomas’ story…
Street Artist Kai Installs Unauthorized Solo Exhibition at the Louvre Museum’s Métro Station
In May 2013, street artist Kai installed his own solo exhibition at the Louvre-Rivoli subway station near the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The unauthorized…
Dress Made Entirely of White LEGO Bricks
Rie Hosokai’s LEGO dress and the balloon dress it was modeled after. Designer Rie Hosokai of Daisy Balloon has created a white dress made entirely…
Time-Lapse of an Eruption and Shock Wave at Popocatépetl, Mexico
Webcams de Mexico captured an amazing time-lapse of an explosion and subsequent shock wave from Popocatépetl, an active volcano in Mexico. via Wired
NSA Flix, A Netflix For Private Information
“Everyone watches Mad Men on Netflix, but why not watch real alcoholics cheat on their wives?” If you’d like to “listen to hours of private…
Horrifying ‘Game of Thrones’ White Walker Mask
Composite Effects (CFX), famous for their quality silicone masks, created a horrifying White Walker mask based on the deadly mythological race of creatures from Game…
Fan Art of Video Game Characters Painted on Hand-Held Fans
Artist Carrie Gonzalez has created a collection of “fan” art, painting characters from Pokémon, Journey, Okami, and other video games directly on fans. More of…
The Periodic Table of Elemental Discoveries By Country
Science communicator and PhD student Jamie Gallagher has created a periodic table of the elements that shows which country each element was discovered in. Speaking…