Publio Delgado, a Spanish musician, wrote "Dou hua," a guitar and percussion piece, in 2012.
Or that's what he thought. Video footage of him singing in the bathtub when he was 1 year old reveals that he's had the melody rolling around in his head for a long time.
In this invigorating music video, Delgado harmonizes with himself, adding an instrumental backdrop to the vocals from his much younger self.
-via Twisted Sifter
(Photo: Green Heron Tools)
When Ann Adams and Liz Brensinger created Green Heron Farms on their property in New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, they promptly experienced a serious problem: many of the farming and gardening tools commonly available were made for men's bodies. In particular, they expected users to have a certain height and weight that Adams and Brensinger didn't have.
So the two launched Green Heron Tools, a company that designs and sells farming tools built with women's bodies in mind. Civil Eats explains why these modified tools are important:
“Before, a shovel was a shovel, with a handle that was usually too tall for me to use with any real dexterity and a blade that often cut into the soles of my shoes over time as I dug,” says Liz.
She adds: “I’ve met people who feel like using a different tool expresses weakness, and I think when I first moved into this field, I felt similarly. It’s an ego thing, [but] not realistic when you look at the science and see the differences in our body structure.”
“The HERShovel has completely changed the way I use this type of tool,” says Danielle Marvit, a former organic grower and herdswoman, who is currently the production manager for Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery in Pittsburgh. “It has been great for my body, and it is the most efficient shovel I have ever used.”
-via Modern Farmer
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Katinchka explains that she always keeps her sleepy cat with her. She's cut and died into the hair on the back of her head! Aliya Ashkarova, a hairstylist and makeup artist in St. Petersburg, Russsia, gave her this clever hairdo.
It looks cute from the front, too.
-via Geekologie
For all of these years, we've been eating bologna wrong. Toddler siblings Tyson and Lilly have discovered the right way. They found that the meat product is naturally adhesive to flat surfaces. So they trimmed it into shapes with their teeth, then fixed it to the walls of their home.
There's a lot of potential in this art form. An inventive artist like Hong Yi could work wonders with bologna.
-via Laughing Squid
You want to be healthy? Then eat like a caveman. You'll end up with the vigor and vitality of one.
But what if you're already a caveman? Back in those days, the trendy diet was not Paleo, but Pleistocene. In this College Humor video, three early humans discuss the latest developments in food science and popular dieting.
Content warning: foul language.
Two years ago, Rheann, 6, Ainsley, 4, and Rylie, 3, were all fighting cancer. Photographers Lora Scantling and Christy Goodger shot them holding and providing each other with emotional support. They inscribed the picture with the sentiment “Sometimes strength comes in knowing that you are not alone.” This image touched many hearts and went viral across social media.
We have good news: all three girls are in remission. Scantling told the Today show that the trio are doing well:
- Ainsley continues to be monitored through monthly blood work but remains in remission and is "enjoying the springtime."
- Rylie gets scans every three months, but continues to get stronger. "She has left the hospital and now enjoys her days in Pre-K, gymnastics, dance and T-ball."
- Rheann, the oldest of the group, permanently lost her hair from dozens of rounds of radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Her eyes also droop slightly because of where her brain tumor was located. "The good news is she is a happy 8-year-old with an active life. She loves to ride her bike, hang out with her school friends, and she loves to play with her sisters," Scantling said.
Scantling photographed all of the girls again, this time holding a copy of that famous image.
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Do you like to start the day with a cup of coffee and a donut? Kirbie of the food blog Kirbie’s Cravings is most of the way there with her donut mug cakes.
She microwaved cake batter inside mugs, then used a cupcake corer—a clever tool that I had not heard of—to cut out the hole in the donut. She spread a chocolate ganache over the top and added sprinkles to create an almost cartoonish-looking donut. Yummy!
-via Tasteologie
The Toyota Corolla is surprisingly effective in the sands of Jakku. Even BB-8 has trouble keeping pace.
Redditor dubsallday saw this great car mod inspired by Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. S/he also made a recording of it rolling forward in traffic. You can watch it here (auto-start).
Who does it belong to? You can investigate by following the hashtag printed on the side of the car: #ISpyBB8.
-via io9
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Oh, yeah, I am definitely doing this to my wife the next time we go to Whataburger!
This is the first time that I've heard of this prank, but it's been recorded for YouTube at least a few times. Sometimes people use hot sauce instead of ketchup, which is an even better choice.
-via Tastefully Offensive
Is that a fairy? Or has that woman transformed into a butterfly? It may be hard to tell, thanks to the work of costuming maestro Alassi. At her Etsy shop El Costurero Real, she produce gorgeously designed and perfectly rendered outfits that look like they're straight out of a high-production fantasy movie.
Alassi has, among other designs, capes that give you wings, antler headbands, and dresses fit for the queen of the wood nymphs.
(Photo: Heritage Auctions)
It was on this humble throne that the great J.K. Rowling sat while composing the first two Harry Potter novels. Rowling acquired the chair for free while living in poor conditions in Edinburgh.
She personally decorated it, then donated it for an auction in 2002 that benefited child abuse victims. It sold again in 2009. Now it's up for sale again at Heritage Auctions in New York City. The Daily Mail quotes Rowling about her memories of this chair:
"This was the comfiest one, which is why it ended up stationed permanently in front of my typewriter, supporting me while I typed," Rowling wrote in a letter accompanying the chair, the auction house conducting the sale, Heritage Auctions, wrote on its website.
-via Atlas Obscura
Surely all of us have looked at Counselor Troi and thought, "I wish that I could look like that."
Now you can get a chance! The MAC Cosmetics company is selling a line of cosmetics inspired by four chararacters from Star Trek: Uhura and Vina from the original series, Deanna Troi from The Next Generation, and Seven of Nine from Voyager.
MAC Cosmetics is doing this to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, which takes place this year. The 25-piece collection includes makeup for the eyes, lips, and face. It will debut at the San Diego Comic Con this summer. You can read more about it at Elle.
-via Nag on the Lake
This is a lot of responsibility, being 16 and being the only one who recognizes the problems with totalitarianism.
— Dystopian YA Novel (@DystopianYA) August 24, 2015
The Commander calls me into her Chamber. This seems normal. Leaders of nations meet with 16 year olds all the time.
— Dystopian YA Novel (@DystopianYA) December 26, 2015
You're still reading paranormal teen romance novels? Those are so 5 years ago. The strongest market is in dystopian young adult fiction. That's what the cool grown ups are reading these days.
Why is it so popular? For your typical teenager, real life is a dystopia. And, ideally, he can heroically escape it and possibly liberate his friends.
The twitter account Dystopian YA Novel pokes fun and this genre and its sometimes worn-out tropes. Here are some of the best tweets from it.
Mattia Menchetti is a graduate student in biology at the University of Florence in Italy. He specializes in the study of the social wasp (Polistes dominula). This study is not one of merely science, but also art.
Menchetti says that the cellular nests of wasps are natural wonders. All they need to gain human notice is a bit of flair. So he gave captive wasps pieces of colored paper, which the wasps then used to build their nests. You can see more photos here (translation).
-via Lustik
Toddler Delivery guarantees your package at the altar on time. The condition may vary, but you didn't pay for graceful handling. Now be sure to give him a tip.
-via reddit
