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Fantasmagorie (1908), The First Animated Cartoon
“Fantasmagorie” is a short silent animated film created in 1908 by French caricaturist Émile Cohl that is considered the world’s first animated cartoon. The film…
Map of Thanksgiving Dinner
Map of Thanksgiving Dinner on Incidental Comics
Samsung Galaxy S II Commercial Makes Fun of Apple Fanboys
Samsung’s new “Next Big Thing” commercial for their Galaxy S II Android phone makes fun of Apple fanboys, along with throwing in a nice…
Timerrr, An Online Countdown Timer Based on Traditional Kitchen Timer
Timerrr is an intuitive online countdown timer based on traditional physical kitchen timers. It comes in two versions, a retro rotary-style timer and an egg-shaped…
Laboratory of Food Analysis
Laboratory of Food Analysis is an interactive art installation designed to look like a food laboratory. Lab visitors are mock tested by lab assistants who…
Fine Art Doodle Drawings by Sagaki Keita
Japanese artist Sagaki Keita creates beautiful drawings of classic works of art and other iconic images but with a whimsical twist—the drawings are in fact…
Bonsai Kitty Plush, Kitten Stuffed in a Jar Based on Early Internet Meme
Bonsai Kitty Plush is a stuffed toy kitten in a jar that plays on the early internet meme, Bonsai Kitten, which was a website (mirrored)…
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…