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Ralph Baer, Inventor of the First Home Video Game Console
Ralph Baer, the inventor of the first home console, is featured in an episode of the PBS Inventors series by David Friedman.
McLovin the Miserable Cat Meows Underwater During Bathtime
A miserable little cat named McLovin meows underwater while letting its true dislike toward bathtime be known. video via Schneider Yuri via The Awesomer
Set Sail, A Napkin Holder That Looks Like a Paper Sailboat
The simple but clever Set Sail napkin holder is designed to look liked a folded paper sailboat. The napkin holder was designed by Tel Aviv-based…
Doctor Who, The Hobbit, and Harry Potter Tea Blends by Cara McGee
Have you ever wondered what the TARDIS tastes like? What about Bilbo Baggins? Artist Cara McGee has created a number of delicious tea blends on Adagio…
Colorful Octopus Chandeliers by Adam Wallacavage
Adam Wallacavage, whose Hello Kitty Chandelier was shown at the Known Gallery last year, has created a number of unique octopus chandeliers using lamp parts, epoxy clay,…
Torching Pennies and Frying an Egg With 2000 Degrees of Solar Power
Grant Thompson boils water, torches wood, and melts pennies, nickles, and even concrete at about 2000 degrees Fahrenheit using his “Solar Scorcher,” a Fresnel lens taken from…
List the ’15 Things’ You Need to Survive at a Site by Noted Minimalist Andrew Hyde
Author, world traveler, and extreme minimalist Andrew Hyde (This Book is About Travel) has launched 15 things, a site where folks can list and share…
‘Game of Thrones’ Iron Throne Pedicabs at SXSW
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff To promote Season 3 of HBO series Game of Thrones, several pedicabs decorated like the Iron Throne were launched on the…
Two Red Pandas Wrestle and Squeak
TheMeerkatMania has posted a video of two red pandas wrestling at the Nagano Chausuyama Zoo in Japan.
Promo Film for GM’s Futurama Ride at 1964 New York World’s Fair
This General Motors promotional film follows a boy as he visits the Futurama II ride at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. The ride, which…