Because who wouldn’t want to eat a squat Italian plumber, chocolatier and pastry chef Amaury Guichon (previously) constructed Mario entirely out of chocolate, complete with a warp pipe, piranha plant, and question block. I loved watching the process. There’s just something about watching someone who knows what they’re doing while
These are several videos of the work of João Paulo Gonçalves, who uses carefully placed wooden blocks illuminated by a mirrored bulb in the center to produce precisely shaped shadows. How about that! Me and my shadow? We’re not talking. We got into a huge fight after he said he’s
Cats: they’re born rulers. And what better way to demonstrate their sovereignty than forcing their owner to build them forts? This is a video of Chris Burton of Half-Asleep Chris (I’m 95% Asleep Jack) building ten different forts for his cats Ralph and Bella using (in order): cardboard shipping tubes,
Because miniatures make everything better, this is a video of Nerdforge’s Martina and Hansi constructing a coffee table with a miniature library inside, complete with bookshelves, a desk, and little lights. The finished project is stunning — way nicer than my coffee table. “That looks like a keg with a
Inspired by these illustrations by artist Anh Dang of a Playstation crab, this is the Sony Playstacean constructed by Instagram user GingerOfOz using a Sony PSOne and 3D printed parts to make it look like an orange crab, complete with a controller modded into its arms and claws. It’s delightful.
This is a sitcom-long video from Hacksmith Industries of the crew attempting to set the world record for fasted speed on a snow sled. Not a snowmobile, but a previously unpowered sled trike that’s been modded with two jet engines and manages to hit 107MPH (beating the previous record of
Seven years in the making, this is a video of BuildsByBaz’s lifesize (28-foot) replica of a Colonial Viper Mark II spaceship from Battlestar Galactica. It’s glorious. Could you imagine sitting in the cockpit of that thing making pew-pew noises to yourself? That’s what my dreams are made of. Just kidding,
This is a clever dice rolling machine designed and assembled by The Karakuri Channel from 3D printed parts. When USB powered, it’s capable of rolling two mini dice over and over, collecting the dice after a roll, sending them up an elevator, and rerolling (complete with two rings that descend