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Zombie Flamingo Lawn Ornament
This creepy-looking undead Zombie Flamingo lawn ornament comes equipped with blood-red eyes, an exposed skeletal system and metal legs so that you can perch it…
Anamorphic Illusions by Brusspup: A Rubik’s Cube, Tape Roll & A Shoe
In this video, Brusspup shows off some pretty cool anamorphic illusions of ordinary items: a Rubik’s Cube, a roll of blue tape and a shoe.…
Floppy Table, A Wonderfully Designed 3.5″ Floppy Disk Coffee Table
Floppy Table is a wonderfully designed coffee table created by the Berlin art, design and architecture duo Axel van Exel and Marian Neulant of Neulant…
The Bullpooper, An Illustration Made Into a Real Toilet Paper Dispenser
Brooklyn designer, artist and illustrator Xavier Gallego (creator of Eyesores) is in the process of taking his comical / cute The Bullpooper illustration (that he…
Cab Roulette, Comedian Dan Speiser Interviews New York City Cabbies
Comedian Dan Speiser interviews Abdulai, a New York City cab driver originally from Senegal, in Episode 1 of the web series Cab Roulette. The…
Angry Birds All Levels, Inked Art of Every Finger Swipe Needed to Complete the Game
Angry Birds All Levels is a 300-sheet ink on tracing paper design by interaction designer Evan Roth that displays every finger swipe and screen press…
Map Portraits by Ed Fairburn
UK-based illustrator Ed Fairburn creates portraits on maps, incorporating the roads and other map features into the likenesses. Fairburn uses a variety of other unusual…
Weber Cooks, A Series of Microwave Cooking Videos For College Kids
“Hello Wildcats…” Steven Reed stars in “Weber Cooks,” a series of microwave cooking videos created for students at Utah’s Weber State University. Reed (who reminds…
Cheetahs Running in Super Slow Motion
A National Geographic film crew captured stunning slow motion footage of cheetahs running in excess of 60 MPH using a Phantom high speed camera filming…
Neil’s Puppet Dreams, Neil Patrick Harris’ New Nerdist Channel Series
Neil’s Puppet Dreams is a brand new series by Neil Patrick Harris on the Nerdist Channel. In this debut episode, Neil dreams that he is…