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a daily dose of unique and curious things
GroundBot, A Spherical All-Terrain Surveillance Robot
GroundBot by Swedish robotics firm Rotundus is an all-terrain, amphibious surveillance robot in the shape of a bug-eyed sphere (video). Roughly the size of a…
Secret Passageway Switch
The Secret Passageway Switch by designer Ben Light is an electrical switch that is operated by the tilting of a book. It can be used…
The 26 Pound Party Gummy Bear
The Party Gummy Bear is a 26 pound, 32,000 calorie gummy bear that includes a 1 liter serving bowl carved out of its belly (see…
The Fluffington Post, Your #1 Source for Fluffy Animals
Bennie, submitted by Kyle Schutte English Bulldog The Fluffington Post (aka The FluffPo) is a website where you’ll find a running catalog of adorable furry…
Type-O-Matic, Snail Mail Created From Email on Vintage Typewriters
Type-O-Matic is a confidential snail mail service that creates and delivers real hand-typed letters from vintage typewriters out of user-submitted email. No copies of the…
Stamped, A New Friend to Friend Recommendation Sharing Service
Stamped is a new recommendation sharing service that lets users place their stamp of approval on their favorite places and things and share those recommendations…
Address Is Approximate, A Toy’s Adventure Using Google Street View
Tom Jenkins of film and production company, The Theory, created Address is Approximate as a personal stop-motion animation project. This beautifully made film short uses…
How to Read a Schematic Diagram
“Collin’s Lab: Schematics” is an instructional video on how to read schematic diagrams of electronic circuits. The video was created by Collin Cunningham for Make.…
New Yorker “Promised Land” Thanksgiving Cover by Christoph Niemann
The cover of The New Yorker Thanksgiving issue features “Promised Land”, an illustration by Christoph Niemann, the artist behind the Abstract Sunday column of the…
Oskar The Blind Kitten Plays With His First Toys
Oskar the blind kitten (we has born without formed eyeballs), plays with his first toys (balls with bells inside). Previously we posted a video of…