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CELLspace Commemorates 15th Birthday With Week Long Celebration
CELLspace, one of our favorite venues in San Francisco, is commemorating their 15th birthday with a week long celebration. Since 1996 “The Best Multiuse Facility”…
Fire Painting, Blasts of Kerosene Controlled by a Sensor Glove
“Fire Painting” by Slovenian artist Sanela Jahic is a fire art installation featuring an array of kerosene flame jets controlled by a sensor glove worn…
The 2011 Guide To Making People Feel Old Using Movie Release Dates
xkcd presents The 2011 Guide To Making People Feel Old Using Movie Release Dates.
Thesaurus
Words cannot properly describe this wonderful “Thesaurus” t-shirt designed by Jason Newman on Shirt.Woot.
Surprise Surveillance Theater at The Lost Horizon Night Market
Jason Eppink just released his latest project Surprise Surveillance Theater, an interactive experience that took place at a Lost Horizon Night Market last year in…
Jetlev-Flyer, A Personal Water-Powered Jet Pack
The future just arrived again, though this time you’re gonna get wet. The Jetlev-Flyer is a personal jet pack for the water sports set. Screw…
Sophisticated Ad for Biomechanical Firm is Viral Ruse for Deus Ex Game
This slick commercial and elaborate company website for “biomechanical augmentation” firm Sarif Industries is in fact a bit of viral marketing for Deux Ex:…
The Airpiano, An Instrument Played by Hand Gestures
The airpiano is a touch-free electronic instrument that the musician plays by making hand gestures above it. As musician Jo Hamilton demonstrates, the airpiano is…
Gatling Slingshot Fires Eight Steel Balls In Half a Second
As German slingshot armorer Joerg Sprave repeatedly tells us, the Gatling Slingshot Crossbow is not “full-auto,” but is merely a repeating projectile weapon that unleashes…
Tony Orrico, The Human Spirograph
photo by Michael Hart photo by Bart Dykstra Artist and dancer Tony Orrico makes large scale Spirograph-style drawings, using his body to create the…