A French street artist named Shaka creates three-dimensional paintings. Scenes of riots and agitated crowds in gloriously trippy colors predominate his work. Google Translate isn't working with his site, but the gallery at the link is definitely worth exploring. Link (Google Translate) | Artist's Website | Photo: Fubiz

(Video Link)

William Shatner and Adam West, two giants of their time, came together to star in an unsold 1968 television pilot based on the life of Alexander the Great. Alas, it was simply too awesome to proceed. Too many minds would have been blown. Link -via The Mary Sue

I have a papillon dog, and in keeping with the original purpose of his breed, he just loves to crawl up in someone's lap. When one isn't available, this might be an acceptable substitute. Etsy seller XanARu, a professional dog photographer, makes beds that look like human laps. This one is called the "Urban Cowgirl" style. Link -via Blame It on the Voices

(Video Link)

Mossberg, an American armsmaker, has produced a pistol-grip shotgun that is supported with the type of grip that you'd commonly find on a chainsaw or weed eater. Here's a video of YouTube user bigdaddyhoffman1911 trying it out in a short-range zombie attack scenario. I'm not a fan of shotguns against zombies. Really, if you've let the undead get within shotgunning range, you've screwed up in a big way. -via Everyday, No Days Off

Carli Davidson, a photographer in Portland, Oregon, has a set of deliciously amusing photos of wet dogs shaking themselves dry. The heavy-jowled dogs work especially well under centrifugal force. Link -via Fubiz (Google Translate)

M.C. Escher's illustrations are even more surreal when they're reflected in falling drops of water. redditor smsilton captured this amazing image using a 60mm macro lens. Check out the thread to find out how he did it. Link and Set Up Shot -via Geekologie

Provided that you've got a big budget planned for your wedding, Etsy seller melangerienyc has an original idea for invitations. She'll make custom View-Master slides and package them with View-Masters in pretty boxes for you to distribute to your wedding guests. Link -via Doobybrain | Photo: Jen Huang

Does your mousing hand ever grow weary of the task of upvoting or downvoting content on reddit? Chris of The New Hobbyist found a solution with this USB-powered, 3D-printed upvoting and downvoting device. It's not just decorative. Thanks to his clever programming, the gadget will actually interact with reddit's interface. Link -via Make

Previously: Batman-Style Secret Switch

(Video Link)

And by "largest", I mean that the crafting surface was 11,000 square feet of beach. Sand artists carefully shaped each change around an actual human figure. The cameras were just Nokia N8 cellphones held aloft by a crane over the beach. At Dude Craft, you can watch other videos showing how the directors made this amazing video. They're the same people responsible for Dot, the world's smallest stop-motion animated film. -via Dude Craft

The Juno spacecraft, after a planned launch in August, will travel to and then orbit the planet Jupiter. On board will be three LEGO minifigs representing the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno, and the astronomer Galileo Galilei. Jupiter is holding his traditional lightning bolt, Juno a magnifying glass to represent her search for truth, and Galileo holds a globe and telescope. Link -via DVICE | Photo: NASA

Somehow, I have gone through life without knowing -- until today -- of the existence of Battlepug. This hilarious webcomic by Mike Norton tells of a nameless barbarian warrior. He was orphaned as a boy when a giant beast attacked his village, then enslaved in a cruel king's workshop. The warrior, though alone in the world, found one true, loyal friend: an enormous pug. http://battlepug.com/ -via Comics Alliance

Kids these days, what with their "Internets" and doing the Twitters and whatnot. Why, you can send perfectly good long-distance messages with a teletype machine! That's what a fellow named Mdziewie did. He rigged a 1963 model teletype printer to accept and transmit text messages. The site is in Polish, but Google Translate will give you a sense of how he wrote the software and modified a modem. You can watch a video of the machine at the link. Link (Google Translate) -via Geekosystem

(Video Link)

YouTube user rachelgfisher was driving down the highway when her husband noticed that a snake slithered out from under the hood. He identified it as a water moccasin, a poisonous snake common to the southeastern United States. The snake moved over the windshield and onto the driver side mirror. It looks like it was trying to get into the cabin for safety, but those mean humans denied it entry. -via Joe Carter

(Video Link)

This viral marketing video by Thinkmodo shows a young woman walking around Bryant Park in New York City. Her head is encased in iPads, each of which shows one part of her head. It's a promotional item for a new iPad magazine called Cosmo for Guys. Agency Website -via Doobybrain

In 1975, Marcia Weber bought a caboose made in 1909. Over the past thirty-six years, she's gradually turned it into a functional home with indoor heating and plumbing. There are beds, a full kitchen, and even a washer and dryer. See more photos of this amazing home conversion at the link. Link -via Craft | Photo: Marcia Weber