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What Is Up With Noises, A Humorous Video About Sound by Vi Hart
“What is up with Noises?” is a clever and informative video about sound by mathemusician Vi Hart. We previously wrote about Hart’s exposé on why…
Wunderland Kalkar, An Amusement Park at an Abandoned Nuclear Plant
Wunderland Kalkar is an amusement park built at a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Kalkar, Germany. The park includes a 400 bed hotel and a…
A Kickstarter Project to Raise Money for Other Kickstarter Projects
Artist and prankster Jason Eppink has started a Kickstarter project to raise money so he can fund his friend’s Kickstarter projects. Eppink’s project is a…
5.9 Earthquake Hits East Coast, Felt In Midwest & South
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake just hit the East Coast with an epicenter in Mineral, Virginia. It shook the whole building here in New York City…
Circlemakers, Society of Modern Day Crop Circle Makers
Cereologists, or crop circle research scientists, have been chalking up crop circle formations to the paranormal handiwork of space aliens (or even metereological disturbances!) since…
Big Yellow Rabbit, A 42 Foot Tall Sculpture of a Toy Rabbit
photo by Lasse Person photos by Florentijn Hofman “Big Yellow Rabbit” by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman is a 42 foot tall sculpture of a child’s…
Solved, A New Album by Nerdcore Hip Hop Artist MC Frontalot
Solved, the 5th album by nerdcore hip hop musician MC Frontalot has just been released.
Warby Parker Eyeglasses Home Try-On Program
Adam Lisagor made a wonderful video to promote the Home Try-On Program for Warby Parker designer frames and eyeglasses. The video stars Noah Kalina…
Twitter Adds User Photo Galleries
Twitter has released a new user photo gallery feature that shows photos you’ve uploaded in grid and detail views. Here’s the @laughingsquid photo gallery on…
The Rules Of: Quitting Smoking
Brooklyn based illustrator Christie Young lays out The Rules Of: Quitting Smoking, from her ongoing illustrated guide to modern etiquette “The Rules” on GOOD.