PodRide bicyle/car hybrid
This is a happy guy in his PodRide. His reason for happiness, besides living in Sweden, is he is also Mikael Kjellman, the inventor of the PodRide. The PodRide is basically a recumbent bike with a canvas shell, but it…
Category Science
True facts about the…
There is a video series on YouTube called, ‘True Facts about <insert animal>”. Presented in fake-documentary style, each short piece highlights a mix of true and not-so-true facts about the creature. The narrator charms with a proper presentation that belies…
A Mowin’, Shovelin’, Rakin’ Robot
This is Kobi. Kobi is an autonomous electric-powered robot that comes with attachments for grass cutting, leaf blowing and snow shoveling. The grass module cuts to a depth of less than an inch, mulches the clippings and returns them to the…
Initial estimates WAY off on number of known galaxies
These are the advances made by the Hubble Telescope over the last 25 years. Our increasing technology has allowed our puny ape-like eyes to peer into the depths of space with more clarity than ever before. This knowledge has GREATLY…
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
These are some of the previous winners of the yearly Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. The competition is sponsored each year to raise awareness for animal conservation and works with the Born Free Foundation. (links to both after the pics) Here…
High Definition Vinyl could push record revival
‘Vinyl is making a comeback.’ You’ve heard it passed around by people who like to sound like they know something… or are trying to justify thousands of dollars of vinyl they’ve been hoarding and never listen to. Well… those people…
Pouring Molten Salt into an Aquarium
That is a screen still from YouTube user TheBackyardScientist shortly before his mom asked, “Why are all the fish swimming in the bathtub? Where the hell is the fishtank?” By ‘scientist’, he means, ‘melt and explode things’… the backyard part…
New Octopod likely discovered
See that little fella chilling on the rock? He is not supposed to be there. At least, to our knowledge, no Octopod should exist at the depth this photograph was taken. Yet, there he is. Because of his coloration… the…
407 piece hand carved wooden clock writes time
This is clever as hell art student Suzuki Kango and his functioning 407 piece, hand carved, wooden clock… powered by weights… that writes the time. I impress myself when I don’t burn the toast, so Suzuki is in a whole other…
Art in motion: LEGO machine folds and launches paper planes
This is a paper airplane folding and launching LEGO machine. It was created by Arthur Sacek for an advertising campaign for Arrow Electronics, or more specifically, their aerospace and defense division. Full disclosure: It does contain some non-standard LEGO parts,…