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The Thing People In Each US State Think Is Coming To Get Them
Very Small Array has created a map of the US that shows the thing people in each US state think is coming to get them.…
The Mother of All Hot Wheels Tracks, A 2000 Foot Long Mini Racetrack
The “Mother of All Hot Wheels Tracks” is a 2000 foot long Hot Wheels track which winds throughout a suburban home, down a sidewalk, and…
Before and After Photos of 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Destruction Show 6 Months of Speedy Cleanup
These astonishing before and after photos of areas affected by Japan’s devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami show the terrible destruction in the disaster’s immediate…
Beeri, A Siri-Activated Beer Pouring System
Beeri by Redpepper is an automated beer pouring system that is activated by a command to Siri, the voice assistant app in the iPhone 4S.…
World’s Largest Collection of Clowns
Ortrud Kastaun of Essen, Germany holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Collection of Clowns”. Her quirky collection consists of 2,053 different clown-related items. Ortrud,…
Grand Ole Bestiary, Retro Style Prints of Anthropomorphic Animal Heads on Human Bodies
Hortence J Pacadorf, Founder and proprietor of Pacadorf Industries, introduced many useful household products including a sticky-paper mouse trap made from peanut butter. Chief Shikoba…
Wonderful Lamps Sculptured From Vintage Toys and Collectibles
Modelmaker Zygmunt Jarzembowski of Brighton, England has created a wonderful series of lamps sculptured from vintage toys and collectibles for his Etsy shop, UziPreservations.
Awareness Campaign About Racially-Themed Halloween Costumes Spawns Internet Parody
To spark debate about racially-themed Halloween costumes, S*T*A*R*S, an anti-racism student group at Ohio University, created a poster campaign entitled “We’re a Culture, Not a…
Super Slow Motion Video of Pumpkins Being Smashed Shot at 1000 FPS
Devin Graham made a fantastic super slow motion video of pumpkins being smashed shot at 1000 FPS on a Red Epic camera. The wonderfully creepy…
Flamethrower Jack-O’-Lantern
Instructables Community Manager Randy Sarafan has posted detailed instructions on how to make his Flamethrower Jack-O’-Lantern with a very explicit warning: This pumpkin is extremely…