Archive for November, 2005

The Danger of Drugs.

The danger of glue sniffing, according to Moscow’s Wax Figure Exhibition. (Don’t miss Queen’s lead singer Freddie Mercury wax figure!) Link

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Gagne’s Insanely Twisted Rabbits.

Michel Gagné’s fifth book "Insanely Twisted Rabbits" has a pretty cool collection of what else, insanely twisted rabbit pics! Link (Thanks Tony!)

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Nick Jones’ Book Sculptures.

Nicholas Jones is an Australian artist who sculpts artwork out of old books he found at the bins of the University of Melbourne library. Link (via The Nightwatchman – Thanks Glenn!)

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How Hard is Shooting a Lock Off?

You’ve seen it a thousand times in the movie: shooting a lock off. So, how hard can it be? Answer: very, very hard, as shown by this experiment: the Locks O’ Truth (via Attu Sees All)

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The Prosthetic Ass.

Amos Latteier when he built this "Prosthetic Ass" for the 2000 Science Faire at the Old Lab, Portland, OR. He was inspired by a cartoon of a donkey robot that would walk behind a user carrying heavy loads. Link (via Grow-a-Brain)

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Time to Join a Gym.

More awesome print ads and tv spots on Best Ads on TV.

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Hazards of a Turkey Fryer.

Hazards of a turkey fryer: Link (via Boing Boing). Stay safe this Thanksgiving, folks!

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Cooking a Turkey for Engineers.

Michael Chu’s Cooking for Engineers website described how you can smoke a turkey while steaming it from the inside with an open beer can. Link

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Unfortunate Thanksgiving Cards.

For a gallery of unfortunate Thanksgiving cards, see: Link Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Bugs & Slugs.

Wonderful bug and slug photos in BBC’s "Life in the Undergrowth" series are not to be missed. Link The one to the right is a bizarre, marathon mating ritual of the leopard slug. Link (via The Huge Entity)

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Dali Clock.

What time is it? Why, it’s Dali time of course! Get your own Dali clock for $50! Link (via Crib Candy)

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Air Sack Alarm.

If you can’t get up in the morning, you need Hinada Electric Corp.’s Air Sack Alarm (about $800). At the specified time, the pump turns on to inflate the air sack, which is placed under you. It will cycle every 7 seconds until you tumble out of bed. Link (English Translation) | Movie (via Red Ferret Journal)

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35mm Lego Camera.

A working 35mm camera made out of Lego, how cool is that? Link (via MAKE: Blog)

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Once Bitten Cookie Cutter.

Tired of people eating your cookies before you get a chance to? Bake ‘em with this once-bitten cookie cutter and make ‘em think twice! Link (via Green Head)

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RIP Sam, the World’s Ugliest Dog.

I’ve blogged about Sam, the world’s ugliest dog, before. Sadly, Sam passed passed away at nearly 15 years old. Link | Link to Susie’s (the owner’s) blog

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Nina Gordon’s “Straight out of Compton”.

Nina Gordon recently released a very pretty, acoustic cover song called "Straight out of Compton", a rap originally recorded by NWA (N*ggers with Attitude, yes that’s their name as I’ve found out). Warning: lyrics are laced with profanity. It’s definitely NSFW (not safe for work). Turn up your speaker!!! Link to music: Straight out of Compton | Nina Gordon’s website (via Acland Brierty)

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A Pixel Kind of Town.

From the website: " Isocity is meant as a place for pixelartsists around the world to showcase their talents." Link

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Now That’s a Paper Airplane!

From the website: "This is a collection of a few of my favorite paper airplanes. Much of this was developed during 5 years of sitting through French classes." Link

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Don’t Pee Here.

For more things badly designed, see: Link

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Korea’s Bartending Robot.

Korean Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intelligent Robot taskforce has created the "T-Rot" (or Thinking Robot) with a cool new synthetic skin that allows it to detect texture just like human’s skin. T-Rot’s first application? Why, being a bartender, of course. Link (via OhGizmo)

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Topsy Turvy House.

For more funny-lookin’ houses from around the world, see: Link

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Volfson’s Electric Stained Glass.

Boris Volfson’s patented electric stained glass is "visually indistinguishable from stained glass. However, unlike conventional stained glass, Electric Stained Glass emits light from both sides rather than transmitting and filtering it from one side only." Link

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Charlie Brown’s Pathetic Christmas Tree.

For just 24 bucks, you can now buy Charlie Brown’s pathetic christmas tree. Link

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Designer Coffins: Go Out in Style!

Life Art is an Australian company with a very, very special niche: it designs and makes custom, designer coffins! Link (via Acland Brierty)

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Worst Sin (in 1844)

Le Livre Sans Titre (“The Book With No title”), published in 1844, depicted the worst sin that you could ever commit. Check out the last line in the image to find out what it is:

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Feng’s Fevolution.

Eric Feng’s Fevolution is a whimsical combination of illustration and animation. Link

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Peck’s Cow.

I love Marion Peck’s painting called (surprise, surprise) "Cow". Link

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Pixel Real Estate.

Want to build your own medieval, modern, or snow village? Try Denise Wilton & Cal Henderson’s City Creator. Link

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Tarbell’s Algorithmic Art.

Jared Tarbell’s a programmer who loves art, or an artist who can program. Either way, his creations (algorithm?) are very cool. Link This one above is titled the "Node Garden". From the website: Nodes are instantiated on irregular curving lines. When connected together, they form a Node Garden. The lines can be considered the substrate from which the nodes grow."

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Grohe’s Gigantic Murals.

Eric Grohe is an amazing muralist – see how he transformed Mount Carmel School of Nursing’s building and Miller Beer’s Brewing Room. Simply awesome! Link

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