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Squirt Gun Umbrella
London-based designer, Alex Woolley, has created a fabulous squirt gun umbrella he calls Encouraging Adults to Play in the Rain. While still in the concept…
Theater of the Arcade, Classic Video Games As Dramatic Plays
Brooklyn based theater company Piper McKenzie presents Theater of the Arcade, which reimagines five classic arcade games as minimalist theater pieces. The play is currently…
Bridge, A 3D Animated Short About Pride, Obstinance & Compromise
Recent Academy of Art University MFA graduate, Ting Tey, tells the sweet moralistic tale of four animals trying to cross a bridge in this gorgeous…
Trick Birthday Cake Has Pizza Hidden Inside
Pizza lovin’ Amit Gupta, founder of Photojojo, was recently surprised by the awesome trick birthday pizza cake that his coworkers Laurel and Lizzy crafted for…
Time-Lapse Video Featuring Eight Years of 9/11 Memorial Construction
NBC New York is featuring a time-lapse video showing the 2004-2011 construction of the 9/11 Memorial at ground zero, which opens on September 11, 2011,…
Videos of Giant Hands Guiding People & Cars by June Bum Park
South Korean artist June Bum Park creates wonderful forced perspective videos in which his hands seem to guide the actions of people,…
Duck Tron, A Duck Brand Duck Tape Ad Featuring The Tron Guy
“Duck Tron”, a Duck Brand Duct Tape ad created by Ryactive staring Jay Maynard aka The Tron Guy. via Amrit Richmond
The Original Pasta Fork, A Clever Way To Twirl Spaghetti
To fulfill a pasta-twirling niche, Bob Balow of RCB Products invented The Original Pasta Fork, a clever and fun way to effortlessly wrap a fork…
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…