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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…
New ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Trailer Features Hijinks & Adventure
The newest Star Trek Into Darkness trailer focuses primarily on Captain James T. Kirk’s amusing hijinks, unlike the previous teaser which centered on the film’s mysterious…
Rollin’ Safari, Animated Shorts of Bloated & Round Wild Animals
Rollin’ Safari is a series of four animated shorts created as an animation project by students from Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, a film school in Germany. Each…
80s Promo Video for the Tobacco Institute, A Pro-Smoking Trade Group
This remarkable promotional video from 1984 provides a behind the scenes look at the Tobacco Institute, a tobacco industry trade group that worked for…
Skull Bottle Opener by Crranky
Mike Moen of Crranky has developed and released a Skull Bottle Opener that comes complete with a 6 inch steel cable keychain. It is a…