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Real Life Remote-Control Version of WALL-E Robot by Mike Senna
Orange County based programmer and hobbyist Mike Senna, who is well known for his 2003 remote-control R2-D2 build, is back and this time he built…
Babel Fish, A DIY Language Learning Toy from Adafruit Industries
Babel Fish is a language learning toy that can pronounce the words and phrases found on special RFID flash cards. The toy was created by…
Places Other People Have Lived, Autobiographical Animation About a Childhood Home
“Places Other People Have Lived” is a wonderful autobiographical animation by Laura Yilmaz that recounts memories of her childhood home. Stories, interviews with family members,…
Conan Rents a Super Slow-Motion Camera, Films Hilarious Scenes
The Conan show rented a super slow-motion camera, like the ones used to capture instant replays in the Olympics, and filmed a variety of hilarious…
Giant Head Sculptures Representing the Four Seasons
“The Four Seasons” is a sculpture series of four giant heads, each representing a season of the year. Artist Philip Haas crafted the 15 foot…
New Video Game Consoles, Then and Now
Rocco Botte, Derrick Acosta and Shawn Chatfield of Mega 64 created the funny video short “New Consoles, Then and Now” that shows how gamers reacted…
Deep-Sea Squid Detach Arms When Faced With Predators or Prey
Researcher Stephanie Bush recently observed Octopoteuthis deletron deep-sea squid detaching their arms when faced with predators or prey (video). The bizarre behavior is not unknown…
A Survival Research Labs Performance is Listed For Sale on eBay
Spine Robot Survival Research Labs (SRL) has announced that it has put a live large-scale machine and robotic performance up for sale on eBay. For…
SOL Republic & Deadmau5 Release The World’s First Cat Headphones
New York City based production agency Rooster NY created a hilarious infomercial for headphones brand SOL Republic, popular DJ / music producer Deadmau5 and…
Cannibalistic Entity Promotes Little Baby’s Ice Cream in Creepy Ads
There is little you can do to prepare yourself to watch these two commercials (1,2) for Little Baby’s Ice Cream, a super-premium ice cream and…