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How to Make Fire Using Ice
Outdoor survival enthusiast Tim Jones demonstrates how to start a fire with a block of ice.
Gunther von Häagen-Dazs
It’s ice cream season and high time the great Body Worlds Plastinator, Gunther von Hagens got into the act with “Gunther von Häagen-Dazs”. The video was…
Man With a Cat Sitting on His Head in New York City
photo by Scott Beale I came across a man with a cat sitting on top of his head near in Manhattan. Apparently, he has been…
Meta-Pizza, The Ultimate Pizza Made Using Flavored Pizza Snacks
Junk-foodie Kari Schuster of MPLS.TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota, concocted the ultimate pizza, the Meta-pizza. By building a pizza made from pizza-flavored snacks, she made a…
Glass Beach, A Treasure Of A Beach Created From Trash
For 18 years, from 1949 to 1967, residents of the Fort Bragg area in Mendocino County used the ocean as their dump, throwing their garbage,…
Improv Everywhere Encourages New Yorkers To Say Something Nice
The latest Improv Everywhere mission encouraged New Yorkers to “Say Something Nice” using a bullhorn in public. For our latest mission we constructed a custom…
Bouncy Kids Camera Made Using Sugru Silicone Rubber
The makers of Sugru, a “soft-touch silicone rubber that moulds and sets permanently”, have laid out detailed directions on Instructables on how to make a…
Switch Notes, Sticky Notes For Light Switch Plates
London-based designer Jihyang Lee created Switch Notes, a stack of sticky memos fitted precisely for a light switch plate. Not only is it a handy…
A Guide to Employee Morale
Cain’s Brain presents A Guide to Employee Morale (larger version). via HRLori
Justin Rocket Silverman Goes Outhouse Racing at the Iowa State Fair
Justin Rocket Silverman goes Outhouse Racing at the Iowa State Fair at his latest stop on Rocket Across America.