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CameraSim Website Simulates an SLR Camera

CameraSim is a clever website that simulates the functionality of a single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. The lighting and distance of the photographic subject can be…

Classic Arcade Games Animated Using Stop Motion Gummy Bears

Classic arcade games recreated in the form of stop-motion gummy bears. via Coudal Partners

Tiny Spanish Apartment Where Everything Is Hidden In The Walls

Christian Schallert converted a tiny 250 square foot pigeon loft on the top of a Barcelona building into a one room apartment in which all…

Jetman Yves Rossy Flies Above the Grand Canyon Using Jet Wings

Yves Rossy (aka Jetman), the Swiss former airline pilot and current jet powered flying human, made a successful eight minute flight above the Grand Canyon…

Flowchart Encouraging People To Make More Coffee When Pot Is Empty

Hey Look! A Coffee Pot!, a flowchart that encourages the IT department to make more coffee when the pot is empty. via Passive Aggressive Notes

Olly Moss Paper Cuts Art Show at Gallery 1988 In Los Angeles

Threadless made a great video about the recent “Paper Cuts” are shot by Olly Moss at Gallery 1988 In Los Angeles. /Film interviewed Olly about…

New York City Using Skeleton Sign To Scare Drivers Into Slowing Down

New York City is using a new digital sign featuring a pedestrian turning into a skeleton when drivers exceed the 30 mph speed limit in…

Man Tracks Down Stolen Laptop Online, Updates Progress via Twitter

Sean Power was able to track down his stolen laptop online using the tracking software Prey and discovered it was being used by Paolo Votano,…

Lightning Strike Above The Seaholm Power Plant In Austin

In 2009 Craig Allen shot an amazing photo of a lightning strike above the Seaholm Power Plant in Austin, TX.