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Anthropomorphic Tongue Chair by Wary Meyers
For their fun & silly Tongue Chair, Linda & John Meyers of The Wary Meyers Shop used heavy duty marine-grade vinyl to serve as a…
Satellite Eyes, App That Makes Your Desktop an Aerial Image of Your Current Location
Satellite Eyes by Tom Taylor is a free Mac app that changes the desktop image to an aerial view of your current location. If you…
Jimmy Kimmel Hooks Another Kid Up to a Fake Lie Detector Machine
In this clip, Jimmy Kimmel plays “Lie Detective” again. This time he hooks up a nice young boy named Aaron to a fake Lie Detector…
Cocksicles, Cocktail Popsicles Created with Booze & Liquid Nitrogen
Karen Choward has posted a detailed tutorial on Instructables for Cocksicles, sweet booze-filled cocktail popsicles (and no, they aren’t phallic). Alcohol doesn’t thoroughly freeze in…
Henson & BBC Greenlight Muppet-Like TV Show: No Strings Attached
Danny Baker tweeted this photo and said, “I’m writing the new Muppet/Puppet show for BBC There I’ve said it.” Variety is reporting that a show…
Captain Nemo MakerBot Poster by Molly Crabapple
Molly Crabapple created this wonderful “Captain Nemo” themed MakerBot poster, now available in the MakerBot store. Molly talks about her ideas for poster concept: “As…
TMBG’s Particle Man Performed by the Kingsley Montessori School
A wonderful animated video featuring the 5th grade class at Kingsley Montessori School in Boston performing “Particle Man” by They Might Be Giants for their…
Master Of Doin’ It, Mashup of Metallica & Herbie Hancock by Wax Audio
Master Of Doin’ It, an awesome mashup of Metallica and Herbie Hancock by Wax Audio.
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a McDonald’s Photo Shoot
To answer a customer’s question of “Why does your food look different in the advertising than what is in the store?,” Hope Bagozzi of McDonald’s…
The Ultimate AR-15, A 23 Pound Zombie Rifle
Gun enthusiasts Eric and Barry of Moss Pawn in Georgia built an “Ultimate AR-15” rifle especially designed for fighting zombies. The 23 pound gun carries…