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Pedal Powered Steampunk Parlor Car by The Neverwas Haul Crew
The tinkerers behind the majestic Neverwas Haul (of Burning Man fame) are now building the Parlor Car, based on an 1890’s era drawing of a…
Slow Loris With a Tiny Umbrella
Here’s a Slow Loris with a tiny umbrella. That is all. UPDATE: If you’d like to help the loris (who are under threat of extinction),…
What If Plastic Man Starred In 127 Hours
Franceso Francavilla imagines what it might look like if Plastic Man starred in 127 Hours.
The Mini Rocketman Concept
Concept cars are often the runway models of the automotive world, in that their custom duds will never show up in stores. Hopefully that’s not…
What Pi Sounds Like
Musician Michael John Blake shows us “What Pi Sounds Like” by transposing the number (out to 31 decimal places) to musical notes. A charming little…
Geminoid|DK, An Ultra Realistic Humanoid Robot
Geminoid|DK is a startlingly realistic robot twin of Henrik Scharfe of the University of Aalborg in Denmark. It is designed to replicate the movements and…
Tinted Sheen, The Charlie Sheen Browser Blocker
Our friend Greg Leuch, the guy behind Shaved Bieber, has just released his latest F.A.T. project, Tinted Sheen, The Charlie Sheen Browser Blocker, which is…
Scoville – Remember, Share and Discover Places You Love
Scoville is a new web service that uses Foursquare checkins to help you remember, share and discover places you love. Then every Tuesday you can…
Geek Crime Scene Tape
Geek Crime Scene Tape by KlearGear Slap this intelligent barricade tape across your cubicle, desk, car, or bathroom — anywhere you need to get your…
National Geographic Recreates Flying Balloon House From Pixar’s “Up”
National Geographic has recreated the flying balloon house from the Disney Pixar film “Up” as part of the new National Geographic Channel series “How Hard…