Baruch Shemtov made his first tie by hand when he was 16. By 17, he has a flourishing business selling luxury ties for $100 each to upscale retailers. Link |
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The Internet has everything, including a website dedicated to screenshots of video game endings. Yes, images of when you finally beat the big boss. This one's for Super Nintendo: Link |
Joe Sorren is a great illustrator. Here's some of his works: http://joesorren.com/cgi-bin/store/agora.cgi?product=Fine_Art_Prints |
Andy Bobrow wrote and directed this shocking-but-false story of america's blackstronauts! Link |
What is silly putty? Chemical & Engineering News: What's That Stuff? explains it: "Silly putty is a dilatant compounds, which means it has an inverse thixotropy--that is, as a viscous suspension or gel, it becomes solid under the influence of pressure." |
Flickr Related Tag Browser is cool! You can type in a search for Flickr Tag and see related images. Link |
How to make your own meathead - from the website "The Meathead illustrated is a ham meathead, which gives the appearance of a severe burn victim. You can also use corned beef, for the look of someone with the outer layer of his skin peeled off, or turkey for a nice zombie appearance" Perfect for your next halloween party. http://cascade.mit.edu/halloween/meathead.html (via Davezilla) |
In Haunted Memories Changing Portraits, Eddie Allen morphs family portraits and pictures, such as Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, into ghoulish images. Link |
MRL mouse is a lab-bred strain with amazing power of regeneration. You can punch a hole through its ears (yes, gruesome, but teenage girls do it too) - and the ears heal in 30 days with no scar tissue. You can poke a hole through its heart, damage its liver and kidneys, lop off its tail and toes - and the MRL mouse just regenerates them. Link (via Eschaton) |
Sho Hasegawa, a student at Tokyo University of Science, has built a pneumatic "Muscle Suit". This contraption can support the muscle movement of the eldery and disabled by regulating air compresion. Now, if someone can help him with his hairdo. Link |
Andreas Butz at the University of Munich and Michael Schmitz from Saarland University have created the world's first self-ordering beer mat. The mat contains a pressure sensor and radio transmitter to alert bar staff of the need for a refill. Link (via Aberrant News) |
Doug Gilford obviously loves Mad Magazine. He has a complete collection of Mad Magazine covers from every issue ever published. The one on the left is the very first Mad Magazine issue in 1952 (mint condition: $6700). Link (via Unique Daily) |
A collection of man-made crop circles photos. Someone put a lot of time into this... Link |