South African artist and teacher Megan Maconochie wanted a novel 365 art project--a medium or theme that she would work in every day for a full year. She found the perfect approach: pencil shavings. Moconochie grinds colored pencils, then arranges the shavings into collages showing animals, cartoon characters, and people.
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The Made Shop created this music video for the song "Change Is Everything" by Son Lux. It's an impressive work of stop-motion animation. The Made Shop composed it with map pins and rubberized thread painstakingly moved and plotted in sequence over a foam board.
The video consists of approximately 4,000 frames assembled over 3 weeks. You can read more about how it was made and see a behind-the-scenes video at NPR.
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What's it like to be trapped inside a coffin as it rolls into a crematorium at a funeral home? Now you can find out! Or, at least, you can get a sense of it. It's called the Samadhi Game, which can be found the Window of the World, an amusement park in Shenzhen, China. For a charge of about $40, participants can be locked inside a coffin, then blasted with hot air. The Belfast Telegraph reports:
Once inside, players are then blasted by hot air (up to 40C) and light to create an “authentic experience of burning,” according to its creators, Huange Weiping and Ding Rui.
When the “burning” is over, volunteers see a womb projected on the ceiling and must crawl until they reach a large, white padded area – supposedly representing a womb – where they are “reborn”.
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The Kids in the Hall are a Canadian comedy troupe who had a sketch show that ran from 1989 to 1995. In their first United States reunion since 2008, the Kids — Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Dave Foley and Scott Thompson — appeared at New York City's Town Hall this past Friday night to kick off a U.S. and Canadian tour. McCulloch spoke of the group's still-tight ties:
"We've never broken up... we've never stopped. I will only stop being in the band when they put me in the ground. I think this is what we started doing—performing, being in front of people, watching how weird ideas take flight, and being with our brothers—and as we get older and have had our asses kicked with life or the industry, we've come to realize how sweet a thing being able to perform together is."
Read an interview with the Kids and see which of their skits they rated in the top ten, and in what order, here.
THE NEW HAMBURGLAR SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE HE IRONICALLY ENJOYS HAMBURGERS pic.twitter.com/okkLbvHBZy
— Brian Gaar (@briangaar) May 6, 2015
In its efforts to stay relevant and in the black, McDonald's is having to make a lot of changes. One such change made of late is introducing a new Hamburglar. While the old Hamburglar looked like something of a ghoul, the new "ready for live action" Hamdude is even being called "hot" by some observers. Whatever the general consensus ends up being, you didn't expect the internet to be quiet about such a major McDonald's milestone, did you?
Above and below are some of the reactions to the new Hamburglar. See more here.
McDonald's new Hamburglar only steals artisanal locally sourced hamburgers pic.twitter.com/Hx2pqbeDER
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) May 6, 2015
[INT. MCDONALDS HQ] EXEC stands in front of WHITE BOARD: Gentlemen, I present: the turnaround plan! WHITE BOARD READS: "HOT HAMBURGLAR"
— Rusty Foster (@rustyk5) May 6, 2015
As soon as people cross that line into adulthood, they are met with the slow bombardment of signs telling them that being an adult isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Suddenly your bills aren't paid unless you pay them, your toys and treats are no longer free and sleeping with a teddy bear to ease the stress is no longer acceptable. This Lunarbaboon comic emphasizes the joys of childhood in the context of the "children's table."
Emily McDowell is an illustrator, greeting card designer, and a cancer survivor. Now she’s put her experience to work in creating a line of greeting cards that cancer patients and survivors say really hit the mark. The line of eight greetings are called Empathy Cards.
The most difficult part of my illness wasn’t losing my hair, or being erroneously called “sir” by Starbucks baristas, or sickness from chemo. It was the loneliness and isolation I felt when many of my close friends and family members disappeared because they didn’t know what to say, or said the absolute wrong thing without realizing it.
You can order yours here. And continue reading to see the rest of the collection. One contains NSFW language.
Pan's Labyrinth was a gloriously strange yet beautiful film that was equal parts creepy and magical. These amazing knit gloves by Redditor k80k80k80 are a perfect tribute to the memorable style of the film.
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WOW Sports produces what it calls the Aqua Table. It’s an inflatable bar with a big central cooler. You can put ice in and drain the cooler through a port. It would be ideal for a pool or lake party. Just add ice and drinks in the center.
There’s an anchor and anchor line. That could come in handy once if you’ve had a bit too much and get swept away down to the deep end of the pool.
Boy bands sing about love and perfection because that’s what girls like to hear. Amy Schumer parodies that trope when the boys sing “Girl, You Don't Need Makeup,” which is all sweet and lovely until she takes her makeup off. Then they rethink their lyrics in a hurry! It’s funny, while at the same time it comments on one more way young women develop anxiety about their appearance. -via Viral Viral Videos
We can all use a little more exercise (well, most of us at least), but as long as we're all going to be doing laundry, why not get a good workout at the same time? With the Bike Washing Machine, you can!
Aside from the obvious health benefits, the Bike Washing Machine also helps save electricity -meaning you're not only getting in shape, but also helping the earth. The downside is that the design is still in the concept stage, so you won't be able to get one any time soon, but with something this promising, we can only hope it will be available in a short amount of time.
Celebrate magazine shows you how to make spooky burgers that it calls Spider Sliders. The recipe calls for the conventional components of cheeseburgers as well as fries. Going beyond that, I would suggest adding an actual spider or two for authenticity.
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The goal of this invention is to make a round of golf faster. Instead of 5 hours on the course, according to the manufacturers, the Golfboard reduces a round to under 4 hours. It’s a 4-wheel drive vehicle that moves up to 10 MPH. It has room for a set of clubs and one rider, who steers it by leaning. The deck is similar to that of a skateboard, so riding it is akin to riding a motorized skateboard. The 11-inch wheels are designed to provide traction without tearing up greens.
Attention college seniors! You’re about to graduate and enter into the world of professional job interviewing. You want to leave a memorable impression—something that will make you stand out from the competition. Etsy seller Eric has just what you need: boots that leave rhinoceros foot prints.
Also: unicorn boots. You want to look like a satyr? Eric has you covered. They’re made of patent leather and have hooves covered with a polyurethane resin. He also makes custom orders to suit the desires of your imagination.
-via BuzzFeed (NSFWish)
Um, why would you pour molten aluminum into a watermelon? Because you can? Will it explode? The Backyard Scientist shows us what happens (in his backyard, of course), and it’s neater than you might expect. Now, what other things can we pour molten aluminum into? (via Viral Viral Videos)
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