Cardboard Record Player
GGRP Sound’s flatpacking puts Ikea to shame: their Cardboard Record Player starts off as a folded envelope, but unpacks into a functioning turntable that is spun using a pencil.
GGRP Sound’s flatpacking puts Ikea to shame: their Cardboard Record Player starts off as a folded envelope, but unpacks into a functioning turntable that is spun using a pencil.
Proof that you can build just about anything with LEGOs: Sariel’s Robotic Arm was built in just two days but includes movable fingers (w/thumb) and is driven by a pneumatic compressor.
In addition to exploring strange new worlds, NASA has some mad Photoshop skillz too; these official Mission and Expedition Posters are done up like sci-fi and action movie posters.
Perfect for games of Paper Mario, Zim and Zou’s Papercraft Gameboy puts our own origami attempts to shame; it not only includes a Tetris cartridge but a 3D game of Tetris.
Zimoun’s installations of DC motors, plastic bags, and styrofoam balls seem more cacophony than music, but his Sound Sculptures do have a meditative, if machine-like quality.
Four-legged typographers everywhere are howling over Grafisches Buro’s Fonts by Dog, which attempts to match classic typefaces with panting, drooling, and barking faces.
We’ve featured Tesla art before, but ArcAttack’s Dorkbot SXSWi performance puts a spring spark in our step; it uses two “singing” coils with 1/2 million Volt sparks and a Faraday suit.
You could call ‘em blockheads, but for Adult Fans of LEGO it’d be a compliment: AFOL: A Blocumentary takes apart LEGO fans and reveals a surprisingly witty and skilled group of hobbyists.
The Beatles have had an extremely long musical half-life, but Mega64 injects a little extra steam into the fab four in The Beatles Rock Band thanks to a special guest star.
Spend Spring Break on the fourth planet courtesy of NASA: watch the most accurate simulated flyby of Mars ever, using HiRISE data with 0.25 m resolution and no vertical exaggeration.
Packed with more trivia than a Comic Con, this Periodic Table of Sci-Fi Film and TV Poster takes us back to the future and breaks down all things geeky into its basic (fifth) elements.
Very NSFW: after running out of puns and pizzas, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles finally use their weapons; too bad there’ll be shell to pay from the legal system and network censors.
Groove 80s style at country clubs and old folks homes to Lonely Island’s Boombox; if only all of life’s problems could be solved with red LED sunglasses, turbo bass, and the Bart Man.
League of STEAM’s Fool’s Gold will have you swearing off Lucky Charms: steampunk tech meets leprechaun magic, and the results are definitely not all butterflies and rainbows.
Drunken public singing while dressed as a skeleton usually lands you in jail, unless it’s St. Patrick’s Day: Tim Burton seems oddly normal on a day dedicated to green beer and passing out.
Gorillaz’ “Stylo” has a bit of awesome for everyone: the hybrid animated/live action music video features an Camaro/El Camino car chase, sprinkle donuts, the grim reaper, and Bruce Willis.
It’s not as tall the “real” Autobot leader, this 2.5 meter, 550 kg Optimus Prime statue can fight for freedom and toy licensing deals any day; it’s made with over 5,000 recycled steel parts.
Ian’s guide for the first human to make alien contact could literally determine the fate of humanity; we like his pragmatic parting line: “Good luck and don’t f*** this up for us.” Thanks, Jerry!
The Hardcore Gamer’s IQ Test will require all your 8-bit superhero powers; the result of 8 months of work, it packs in 375 games and more than 425 characters and is available as a poster.
Usually it’s the Rubik’s Cube that is the puzzle, but this poster by brusspup has another trick up its sleeves: let’s just say you’ll need a new perspective to see past your expectations.
Filled with stargates, red alerts, and one improbably round spaceship, Salt Lake City band Fictionist’s Blue Eyed Universe is an animated ode to going where no man has gone before.
CoCo lives: Conan O’Brien will be going on his aptly named The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on TV Tour from April to June, visiting 32 US and Canadian cities on the way.
Freddie Wong’s Real-Life Portal Gun doesn’t reveal anything new to GLaDOS vets, but it does explain why inter-spatial weaponry in the workplace will make you go GLa-DOH!
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