Alex Santoso's Blog Posts
What is silly putty? Chemical & Engineering News: What's That Stuff? explains it: "Silly putty is a dilatant compounds, which means it has an inverse thixotropy--that is, as a viscous suspension or gel, it becomes solid under the influence of pressure." |
| Flickr Related Tag Browser is cool! You can type in a search for Flickr Tag and see related images. Link |
| How to make your own meathead - from the website "The Meathead illustrated is a ham meathead, which gives the appearance of a severe burn victim. You can also use corned beef, for the look of someone with the outer layer of his skin peeled off, or turkey for a nice zombie appearance" Perfect for your next halloween party. http://cascade.mit.edu/halloween/meathead.html (via Davezilla) |
In Haunted Memories Changing Portraits, Eddie Allen morphs family portraits and pictures, such as Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, into ghoulish images. Link |
| MRL mouse is a lab-bred strain with amazing power of regeneration. You can punch a hole through its ears (yes, gruesome, but teenage girls do it too) - and the ears heal in 30 days with no scar tissue. You can poke a hole through its heart, damage its liver and kidneys, lop off its tail and toes - and the MRL mouse just regenerates them. Link (via Eschaton) |
| Sho Hasegawa, a student at Tokyo University of Science, has built a pneumatic "Muscle Suit". This contraption can support the muscle movement of the eldery and disabled by regulating air compresion. Now, if someone can help him with his hairdo. Link |
| Andreas Butz at the University of Munich and Michael Schmitz from Saarland University have created the world's first self-ordering beer mat. The mat contains a pressure sensor and radio transmitter to alert bar staff of the need for a refill. Link (via Aberrant News) |
| Doug Gilford obviously loves Mad Magazine. He has a complete collection of Mad Magazine covers from every issue ever published. The one on the left is the very first Mad Magazine issue in 1952 (mint condition: $6700). Link (via Unique Daily) |
| A collection of man-made crop circles photos. Someone put a lot of time into this... Link |
| A step by step guide to make grilled cheese sandwich a lá Johnny Depp in the 1993 Benny and Joon movie. Link (via Attu Sees All) |
| No need to turn around anymore with Nissan's Pivo concept car. Instead, just turn the cab 180° and off you go in the other direction! Link |
| Minneapolis' Minnentonka Highschool band plays tracks from DJ Shadow's Endtroducing with real musical instruments. Link (via Aberrant News) Don't like that? How about a Double Guitar? (via Music Thing) |
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