This is a video of luthier Burls Art making two electric guitars with thin layers of translucent slate, complete with backlit tops so light filters through the stone from behind. That’s beautiful. Too beautiful to smash on stage at the end of a concert? Considering all the time and energy
After her cat fell in the tub three times trying to join her during bath time, equine behavioral specialist Shelby Dennis of Milestone Equestrian used a clear plastic Rubbermaid bin to make a “boat” so he can join her without the hassle/trauma of getting wet. Shelby actually supports the boat
Further proof there’s nothing you can’t build with LEGO, this is a video of Youtuber Banana Gear Studios constructing and demonstrating a small omnidirectional treadmill. It’s crazy the way the pieces just seem to float around the rotating spindle floor. How people come up with stuff like this is beyond
Because bad ideas come in all shapes and sizes, this is a video of Youtuber Gregulations constructing a motorcycle version of a penny farthing using a Yamaha YZF-R6 and a bunch of custom built parts. Despite having training wheels, the resulting cycle has deathtrap written all over it, and at
In dreams really do come true news, this is a video of Max Miller of Tasting History making a late 80’s/early 90’s rectangular school pizza using the official recipe from the 1988 US Department of Agriculture’s ‘Quantity Recipes for School Food Service’. In his own words: “Tastes just like it.”
Constructed by engineer James Hobson of The Hacksmith, this is a functional replica of the Level 2 Sentry Turret seen in multiplayer first person shooter Team Fortress 2. The turret is built around two Nerf knock-off X-Shot Insanity Motorized Rage Fire guns capable of firing 200 darts/minute and has AI-powered
This is a beautifully made stop motion video by slopsmcgee (aka Greg Saniatan) of him making a LEGO vase in the style you’d make an actual vase out of clay on a potter’s wheel. I love stuff like this. I wasn’t going to internet today, but I’m glad I did.
The work of artist Thomas Deininger, this is a video of a sculpture of an endangered blue-and-yellow macaw that looks just like the bird from the front, but from the side reveals layers of carefully selected toys and non-recyclable plastic trash. Thomas’s work “thoughtfully addresses environmental concerns and critiques mass