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Blast Off! Building The Raygun Gothic Rocketship
“Blast Off!”, a wonderful documentary short by Sean Donnelly about Sean Orlando and his crew building the beautiful Raygun Gothic Rocketship for Burning Man 2009.
The Evolution of Storage: Music, Photos & Data
Curtiss Spontelli created a really great infographic illustrating the Evolution of Storage, broken down by music, photos and data. Here’s a larger version. via Gizmodo
Hollywood vs. New York, Four Decades of NYC Being Destroyed in Movies
Goodie Bag presents “Hollywood vs. New York”, a musical montage featuring four decades of NYC being destroyed in movies. via Waxy
Internet Vices by Patrick Moberg
Patrick Moberg, who in 2007 made a drawing of the girl of his dreams on the subway to help find her, recently created a wonderful…
Periodic Table Cupcakes & Watchmen Cupcakes
The food geeks over at Foodie Friday baked up some awesome Periodic Table Cupcakes. Astute chem majors will notice the color-coded icing for solids, liquids,…
Rick Prelinger Presents Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 4 at The Long Now Foundation
photo via The Long Now Foundation Guerrilla archivist Rick Prelinger, who runs the Prelinger Library in San Francisco, will be presenting Lost Landscapes of San…
Improv Everywhere: Where’s Rob?
The latest Improv Everywhere mission “Where’s Rob?” features Agent Lathan, who pretends to get lost at a New York Nicks game at Madison Square Garden…
Surprised Kitty, A 17 Second Cute Explosion
Surprised Kitty, a 17 second cute explosion. via Sean Bonner
Handboarding, Skateboard Tricks Using Hands
Steve G shows off his Handboarding skills, doing skateboard tricks with his hands. The video was shot at Inner Space, an indoor skatepark in Seattle.…
Combination Bat Phone & Pizza Phone
“Direct Line”, a new t-shirt by Glennz Tees. Priority access to either Batman or a pizza, for both kinds of emergencies. The two priority phone…