Just when you think it's finally weekend...
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Apr 29, 2012
Let's Move To Kiev
Apr 28, 2012
The Roland TR-808 Drum Machine
The sounds of the Roland TR-808 drum machine inspire musicians around the world, even though the device hasn’t been made since 1984 and most of its avid users have never actually seen one.
New York Subway By Stanley Kubrick
This collection of vintage photographs were shot in the 40s using a
hidden camera placed inside Kubrick's coat and give us a candid look at
life on the New York subway.
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White Man's Dick
Face Perception - The Thatcher Effect
Demonstrating the Thatcher Effect, which is the illusion of angles when viewing a face and how the mind reads a face.
Even though the eyes and mouth are upside down (right-side up when the face is upside down) we still perceive the face as rather normal until it is flipped around.
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Even though the eyes and mouth are upside down (right-side up when the face is upside down) we still perceive the face as rather normal until it is flipped around.
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Cool Dad?
Cool dad? Cool kids. Always when I sing-a-long or talk to myself my daughter is looking at me in a very strange way. No sing-a-long with her (... she's 14 ...).
Don't Look Down
When this luxury penthouse
in Guadalajara, Mexico was remodeled in 2006, an unused elevator shaft
was converted into a glass-floored bathroom. Visitors to the bathroom
can look down the elevator shaft—15 stories down. The penthouse was
designed by Guadalajara-based Hernandez Silva Arquitectos.
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Samuel L. Jackson vs Siri
Actor Samuel L. Jackson recently starred in a commercial for iPhone 4S where he’s conversing with Siri as he’s making dinner. In response, Slacktory has created Samuel L. Jackson’s Real Siri Ad, a very funny video where Pulp Fiction‘s Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) talks to Siri in a much different manner.
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Klouchebag
Klouchebag - The Standard for Asshattery, a parody on Klout. Klouchebag measures how much of an asshat you are on Twitter.
Apr 27, 2012
Scent Of Departure
Smell like your favorite city. Perfumer Gérald Ghislain and designer Magalie Sénéquier created perfume souvenirs that ‘catch the essence of your travel’.
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Apr 26, 2012
Surveillance During Cold War
Kaleidoscope Dance
Mesmerizing.
Dancers + camera + kaleidoscope = this infinitely gorgeous short video. It's made for TEDxSummit, an unprecedented gathering of TEDx organizers from around the world, and the video celebrates 'the power of x' to multiply great ideas. By agency: WE ARE Pi.
Dancers + camera + kaleidoscope = this infinitely gorgeous short video. It's made for TEDxSummit, an unprecedented gathering of TEDx organizers from around the world, and the video celebrates 'the power of x' to multiply great ideas. By agency: WE ARE Pi.
Food Rap
What's Cookin'? - The latest short from production duo BankShot with music by DJ Nick Castle finds a stop-motion film that shows everything from pancakes and bacon to a green pepper with a platinum grill lip-synching along to classic lines from Biggie Smalls, Guru, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Action Bronson, Method Man and a whole lot more notable emcees.
Poo WiFi
Poo WiFi in Mexico (I think). Put the dog poo in a special Terra container and you get free WiFi. Is this a joke or is this for real? I mean, you can put everything in these containers.
28 Days Later
28 Days Later is a UK forum where you can read personal accounts from urban explorers + ofcourse the beautiful photo's.
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Cristiano Ronaldo vs Rafa Nadal
Two of the world's biggest athletes go head-to-head in a battle of explosive speed, in this Nike Football commercial. On-court, Rafael Nadal's supremacy is almost unrivalled. But against Cristiano Ronaldo and the new Mercurial Vapor VIII, he faces a challenge like never before.
Texting Re-Invented
Nice! Moleskin Notebook that shoots messages across the room. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the text message, Moleskine has
created a different kind of SMS—the Shooting Message System. Instead of
wirelessly sending SMS messages, you can fling little notes across the
room.
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