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The World’s Most Complicated Rube Goldberg Machine
Engineering students at Purdue University have built a Rube Goldberg-style machine that runs through 244 steps, a world record. The machine was constructed for the…
Behind The Scenes at The Threadless Photo Department
Our friend Grover Sanschagrin, co-founder of professional photography community PhotoShelter, takes a look behind the scenes at the photography department at Threadless, an innovative, community…
Mr. Toots, A Cute Unicorn That Farts Deadly Rainbows
Freddie Wong finds out that winning stuff online is not always worth it when Mr. Toots arrives.
The Swallowing Plates by Lisa Wood
Does the name Chevalier Jackson ring a bell?  No?  Then you’re probably not a laryngologist or obsessive fan of Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum and its collection…
Dungeons and Dragons Themed Perfumes
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, who create “magickal, pagan and mythological” scents, have released the RPG Series — perfumes inspired by Dungeons and Dragons. The Halfling…
Little Thor, A Parody of “The Force” Darth Vader VW Commercial
“Little Thor”, a promo for the Marvel film Thor that is a parody of “The Force” Darth Vader VW commercial. submitted by Rob Meech
Lost Horizon Night Market #5 In The New York Times
“All the World’s a Stage, Even the Back of a Truck” is a great NY Times write-up by our friend Jessica Bruder (who is also…
Simon’s Cat in “Hop It”
“Hop It”, a special Easter installment of the animated series Simon’s Cat.
Loop Chaise Lounge
Dutch designer Sophie de Vocht created this whimsical Loop chaise lounge for Italian furniture company CASAMANIA. The chair “is the result of contamination from a…
Kevin Olusola, The Cellist Beatboxer Performing Julie-O
Thank you, Internet…for showing us Kevin Olusola performing a wonderful cello-beatbox rendition of “Julie-O” by Mark Summer. In addition to being a master of…