Domino Tree
Expert domino setter-upper FlippyCat created this maze of dominoes which form a tree and its roots. What makes the small display impressive is how he managed to set up all of those overlapping branches without knocking anything over.
Expert domino setter-upper FlippyCat created this maze of dominoes which form a tree and its roots. What makes the small display impressive is how he managed to set up all of those overlapping branches without knocking anything over.
This one-man helicopter is powered by hydrogen peroxide gas rockets attached to the tips of its rotors. While we’re guessing it’s not the safest aircraft ever made, we’re duly impressed that it gets off the ground at all.
“The oooodds grow ever slimmer. Which one? Choose.” Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon plays the intense Egg Russian Roulette with guest Bradley Cooper. As the video’s length attests, this is one for the books.
Flesh and Machine is the upcoming ambient album by producer Daniel Lanois, the man behind some of the 80’s best albums, including U2’s The Joshua Tree, Bob Dylan’s Time out of Mind and Peter Gabriel’s So. Stream the album on NPR.
Designed by Alex Chinneck, Take My Lightning But Don’t Steal My Thunder appears to be a stone building with its upper half suspended in mid-air. The polystyrene structure is actually supported by a thin steel frame at its corners.
You can already get Peter Quill’s Awesome Mix Vol. 1 on vinyl, but Mondo’s variant comes with Tyler Stout’s sweet sleeve art as well as a screen-printed handbill. Still have your Walkman? Wait for the literal mixtape.
(NSFW: Language) Parody street artist Hanksy puts his notoriety and knowledge of street art to good use in The Hundreds‘ documentary series Surplus Candy, where he takes us on a tour of the graffiti scene in various cities.
The Flaming Lips (and friends) apply their unique low-fi fuzz sound to this track-for-track remake of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Stream the album at NPR, or buy it and support animal charity The Bella Foundation.
A crowdfunded effort to replicate the magic of Back to the Future 2’s hoverboards. Invest $299+ and receive a dev kit to play with the tech, though it’ll cost you $10k if you want one of the first 10 functional hoverboards. More on The Verge.
Despite all of the buzz, the social network Ello is actually a pretty useless place. In this video from Buzzfeed, they do a good job explaining what it’s like for any of you who have yet to get an invite. They’ll probably become billionaires anyhow.
Husband and wife team Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp are back with our favorite existential hero in a conch shell. Watch him talk about a grape and sing a heartbreaking rendition of A Perfect Day. He also has a new book.
Spice up your evening with Patrón’s latest tequila liqueur. XO Cafe Incendio is flavored with chocolate and spicy arbol chile peppers. Makes for the world’s most awesome cup of coffee or hot cocoa, but also tastes great all by itself.
In The Simpsons’ latest Treehouse of Horrors Halloween special, the family was visited by their original incarnation. Lisa wondered what’s stopping “an evil marketing corporation” from making more of them. The answer? Nothing.
These ultrabright, rechargeable LED bike lights aim to dramatically improve visibility of bike riders at night or in inclimate weather. The waterproof lights provide full 360° illumination, and attach using strong neodymium magnets.
For a recent halftime show, the OSU Buckeyes marching band performed a medley of rock tunes from Van Halen to The Stones to The Who. The formations are great, though it’s really hard to rock without electric guitars.
TravisMathew’s made-to-order ping pong table has a 300lb. glass top. The top is polished and has its serving lines printed at the bottom side to ensure a level playing surface. We prefer the sound of ping pong balls on wood though.
You could sit through 8+ hours of Peter Jackson Hobbit movies, or you could watch Brotherhood Workshop’s LEGO-fied speedrun, which sums up the entire trilogy in about 1/400th the time.
If you’ve ever wondered where those canisters at the bank go when you put them inside the pneumatic tube, you’re about to get a first-person view. Some folks put a GoPro inside a one and recorded its trip through the tube. Skip to 1:00.
An animated short film that will be shown in theaters alongside Big Hero 6. It’s about a dog that has such poor eating habits that he eventually turns into Baymax. Then he goes vegan. At least that’s what we think it’s about.
The College Republican National Committee recently came under fire for creating a series of sexist and totally uninformative campaign ads aimed at women. Ever the GOP’s bro, Stephen Colbert helped the party by pitching his own ad.
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