The Humble History of the Hot Dog
An animated history of the hot dog as told by a rat on the Al Jazeera program “Frames”. The term ”hot dog” is credited to…
Create Your Future Tweets Based on the DNA of Existing Messages
If you are suffering from a case of Tweeter’s block, check out That Can Be My Next Tweet by Wimer Hazenberg, a website that “generates…
Metrognome
You can’t “beat” this wonderful new “Metrognome” Shirt.Woot t-shirt design by Ian Leino.
Record Store Day 2011
Wise words from Ambassador Osbourne, take them seriously. Since 2007 Record Store Day has been an annual celebration of independent music retailers and the…
Wonderfully Creepy Sculptures Carved From Bananas
Maybe it’s their gooeyness or their unsettling curvature, but these sculptures carved from ripe bananas by Japanese artist y_yamaden are wonderfully creepy. photos by y_yamaden
The NanEye, The World’s Most Compact Digital Camera
The NanEye is a digital camera that measures about one cubic millimeter in size–or no bigger than a grain of salt. Intended for medical use,…
The 8th Annual RoboGames, The World’s Largest Robot Competition
The 8th annual RoboGames, the world’s largest robot competition, takes place this weekend, April 15-17, at the San Mateo County Expo Center. Artist Sarah Dungan…
Four Retired Space Shuttles Find Homes at US Museums
photo by Marcin Wichary NASA has announced the retirement homes of the four remaining space shuttles, ending a period of intense lobbying by various states…
First Orbit, Celebrating 50th Anniversary Yuri Gagarin Orbiting Earth
First Orbit by director Christopher Riley is a recreation of Yuri Gagarin’s orbit around Earth as the world’s first human in space. The full length…
World’s Largest Passenger Jet Collides With Smaller Jet at JFK Airport
This is what a love tap from the world’s largest passenger jet looks like. On Monday night, the wing of a taxiing Airbus A380 superjumbo…