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Industrious 8th Grader Develops an Ingenious Projection System That Eliminates Driver Blind Spots
Alaina Gassler, a really industrious eighth-grader who lives in West Grove, Pennsylvania, created an ingenious system that essentially eliminates the treacherous blind spots that plague…
Octopus Squeezes Through Increasingly Smaller Slots in Plastic Wall Separating Him From His Beloved Barrel
Arnold, the very intelligent octopus at Octolab, was given another puzzle to solve. A transparent plastic wall with adjustable slots was put between him and…
Street Artist Paints Waves of Different Colors at the Same Time Using a Multiple Spray Paint Can Device
Street artist Jason Revok creates amazing geometric building murals around the world. While painting one such mural in Detroit, Jesse Cory from 1xRun captured Revok…
Bloody Raw Hamburger Rice Krispies Treats
In honor of Halloween, a very creative Michel Devon created wonderfully spooky Rice Krispies Treats that look just like bloody raw hamburger patties. No meat…
Injured Cat Seeking Help Leads Compassionate Human to Her Litter of Tiny Kittens Hidden in the Bushes
In 2017, we wrote about Anelida, the incredibly compassionate human belonging to Santi the angora cat and Walter the golden retriever, who rescued a meowing…
A Giant Skeleton Emerges From the Pavement of a Street in Mexico City During DÃa de Muertos
In celebration of DÃa de Muertos (Day of the Dead), artist Raymundo Medina of the Jaén CartonerÃa collective created a giant skeleton sculpture that appears…
Beautifully Animated Woodland Creatures Perform a Gorgeous Bellini Opera Aria Under a Full Moon
"Maestro" is a short film about animated woodland creatures putting aside their differences to perform an operatic aria under a full moon.
Stop-Motion Animation of Marble Cakes Being Sliced
Kevin Parry (previously), a stop-motion animator for LAIKA in Portland, Oregon, has compiled the act of slicing of several different multi-colored marble cakes into an…
A Duolingo Translation App for Talking to Children
Saturday Night Live came up with a Duolingo parody that helps awkward people easily communicated with kids. Similar to their other translation products, “Duolingo for…
Australian Man Humorously Shares the Absolute Joy He Feels While Using His New T-Shirt Folding Device
While putting away his laundry, Australian comedian Christian Hull quite humorously gushed on and on about his brand new and extremely handy portable T-Shirt folding…