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Urbee 2, A 1,200-Pound 3D-Printed Car
Jim Kor of Kor Ecologic is currently working on Urbee 2, the second evolution of his 3D-printed car. The unusual little vehicle takes about 2,500…
Cheetos and Shame, Louis C.K. Portrait Made of Greasy Cheetos
Designer Katie Mazikins has created “Cheetos and Shame,” an awesome portrait of comedian Louis C.K. that uses greasy crushed Cheetos as the medium. Prints are…
Incredibly Realistic Human Figure Sculptures by Ron Mueck
photo by Gautier Deblonde London-based artist Ron Mueck makes extremely realistic sculptures of human figures. The sculptures are painstakingly crafted primarily out of silicone, polyester…
SpaceTop, An Ironman-Like 3D Interactive Interface for Computers
At this year’s TED conference, Jinha Lee introduced the SpaceTop, a 3D computer interface reminiscent of the interactive holograms in Marvel’s Ironman. With the SpaceTop, users…
International TableTop Day, An Annual Geek & Sundry Event to Celebrate Tabletop Gaming
Geek & Sundry producer Felicia Day has announced the start of International TableTop Day, an annual event to celebrate and remind us to pick up…
Google Street View Tour of the Rackspace Castle, A Shopping Mall Converted into a Web Hosting Company HQ
View Larger Map Web hosting company Rackspace recently unveiled a Google Street View tour of their highly unusual headquarters: “The Castle,” a 1.2 million square…
Game of Thrones Dragon Ad Takes Over The New York Times
HBO’s latest ad for their hit series Game of Thrones features a dragon eclipsing the pages of The New York Times. The creative advertisement clearly portends the…
Julian Cash Shoots Fun Light Painting Portraits of the Laughing Squid Tentacle Team & Friends
Scott Beale, founder and primary tentacle of Laughing Squid Last week the entire Laughing Squid Tentacle Team (bloggers and everyone from Laughing Squid web hosting…
Game Over Tinies, A Morbid Video Game Alphabet in the Style of Edward Gorey
Game Over Tinies is a morbid video game themed alphabet by New York-based comedian, musician and gamer Brent “brentalfloss” Black of brentalfloss the comic. It…
Swinging Through a Canyon on a 400 Foot Rope Swing
Filmmaker Devin Graham (aka “Devin Super Tramp“) captured a group of his friends on film as they take turns swinging through a canyon on a…