Archive for February, 2008
Moneygami: Origami from Banknotes
Moneygami is the gentle craft of making origami from banknotes. Here’s a sampling.
6Feb2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | ContinuedImprov Everywhere Hits Grand Central Station: Frozen in Time
I was in New York City last week at the Greener Gadgets Conference and went through Grand Central Station a few times in my travels. I wish I could have been in the world’s largest train station during the Improv Everywhere performance art- over 200 people froze in mid action for five minutes while the [...]
5Feb2008 | Shea Gunther | Comments | Continued
Pure Awesome: Cartoon Character Skeletons
The Contaminated has something up that easily qualifies as Pure Awesome- Cartoon Characters Skeletons. Here’s Bugs Bunny:
Artist Hyungkoo Lee has put together an amazing bunch of imagined cartoon character skeletons- Bugs Bunny, The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Donald Duck, and Tom and Jerry.
Swing over to Hyungkoo’s website and check out his whole collection, [...]
Rubik’s Cubes for The Rest of Us
Will Smith can rip through a Rubik’s Cube in 55 seconds but I have to admit I’ve never had any luck with the multicolored cube puzzle. The closest I’ve come was when I was little and took off all the stickers and reapplied them in the right place.
But this cube I think I could handle.
Or [...]
4Feb2008 | Shea Gunther | Comments | Continued
How to Dispose of CFLs (Without Dumping Mercury Everywhere)
Five easy ways to dispose of CFLs (Compact Florescent Bulbs) without adding mercury to the environment.
4Feb2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Winners and Losers: snarfd Picks the Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials
At millions of dollars a minute, 2008’s Super Bowl commercials are the highest-dollar TV ads of the year. snarfd picks this year’s best and worst.
4Feb2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | ContinuedTom Cruise Goes All Looney Tunes
A satirical video snippet loosely based on Tom Cruise’s infamous Scientology recruitment video.
4Feb2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
