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Respirator Masks Custom Printed With the User’s Face to Work With Facial Recognition Software
Danielle Baskin, a designer in San Francisco who “makes trendy dystopian products”, has created a line unique N95 respiratory masks that work with facial recognition…
Wonderfully Realistic Papier-Mâché Animal Masks
Artist Liz Sexton creates wonderfully bold, realistic animal masks out of hand-molded papier mâché. These playful masks feature fauna from both earth and sea and…
A Sparkling Cylindrical Robotic Clock Made With Sequined Cloth That Continuously Rewrites the Time
The Sequino by architect ekaggrat singh kalsi is a cylindrical robotic clock that uses a short pen to control the movement of sequined material to…
A Hilariously Deadpan Web Series Featuring Single Shot Episodes Without Dialogue or Camera Moves
Filmmaker Andy Lambert has created The Mute Series, a hilarious independent web series with short, single-shot episodes that feature neither dialogue nor camera movement. Each…
3D Animation Showing How an Oscillating Fan Works
3D animator Jared Owen virtually dismantled an oscillating fan to see how it works. Every piece of the fan was removed and examined to show…
Why NYC Buildings Still Have Wooden Water Towers
Cheddar explains why the incredibly modern buildings of New York City still sport old looking water towers on their respective roofs. One reason is that…
Astronaut Christina Koch Reunites With Her Excited Dog After Year on the International Space Station
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch was excitedly greeted at her front door by the family dog. Koch had been away for the past year working on…
Colorful Real Life Locations That Look Like They Were Featured in a Wes Anderson Film
Accidentally Wes Anderson is a wonderful collection of photos taken at architectural sites all over the world that look like they were featured in a…
Adam Savage Builds a Custom Rickshaw Carriage So His Boston Robotics Spot Robot Can Give Him Rides
For for Christmas 2019, Adam Savage (previously) of Tested received his very own Boston Robotics Spot Robot (previously). Upon receipt of the quadroped robot, Savage…
Calculating the Total Length of the Cooked Noodles in a Pre-Packaged Serving of Instant Ramen Noodles
Food investigator Curiosityandbeyond, who quite cleverly reverse-engineered canned corn to see how many ears were inside the can, decided to calculate the total length of…