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Video: Wall of Death

The Awesomer — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:00:07 +0000

Thanks to sheer force of will (and inertia) the Wall of Death never quite lives up to its name but is exhilarating nevertheless; it’s performed by the Diamond Maruti Car Circus. Thanks, Paul!

Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=9841

Cardboard Record Player

The Awesomer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:02 +0000

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.

LEGO Robotic Hand

The Awesomer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:00:17 +0000

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.

NASA Mission Posters

The Awesomer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:30:40 +0000

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.

Papercraft Gameboy

The Awesomer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:00:46 +0000

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.

Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=9818
Hat Tip: http://laughingsquid.com/papercraft-game-boy

Video: Sound Sculptures

The Awesomer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:30:55 +0000

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.

Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=9816

Art: Fonts By Dog

The Awesomer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:30:46 +0000

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.

Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=9813
Hat Tip: http://laughingsquid.com/fonts-that-match-the-dog/

ArcAttack: Dorkbot SXSWi

The Awesomer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:30:30 +0000

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.

AFOL: A Blocumentary

The Awesomer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:08 +0000

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.

Mega64: The Beatles Rock Band

The Awesomer — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:30:53 +0000

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.