Because apparently some people don’t subscribe to the whole ‘the world is my toilet’ lifestyle, this is a public restroom with a glass floor and window to the river outside. How about that! The sound of that water rushing by would probably make going to the bathroom easy-peesy. Get it?
This is a stop motion video created by video game designer Phil Compile and his 4-year old son Ollie using this set of Super Mario Bros fridge magnets. Man, if I had made this at 4-years old it would still be the greatest achievement of my life. Dare to dream,
This is the Rubik’s Tactile Cube, a Rubik’s Cube with sides that are identifiable both by their color and tactile pattern (currently on sale on Amazon for $11). Not only are they perfect for the vision impaired, they’re also great for anyone looking to increase the challenge of cube-solving by
Theis is a video of Sand Drawing Robot 2.0, a robot built by Ivan Miranda that crawls along the beach leaving pre-programmed text in its wake. It “uses 50 mini servos to doodle, two mini tanks to drive, and Arduino Mega controllers for its digital brains.” That’s cool. Obviously, if
This is Starsounds, an ambient music track created by composer Brian Eno (who, FUN FACT: actually coined and popularized the term ambient music) using the infrasound acoustic waves stars produce, which have been sped up to be heard by human ears. That’s cool. You know what would be even cooler?
This is Gotye’s 2012 (has it really been that long?) hit ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ as arranged and performed as a medieval/bardcore song (complete with lyrics) by Hildegard von Blingin’ and Friar Funk. I don’t know about you, but it makes me want to go to a Renaissance
This is Rot-Weiß (“red-white”) from German condiment manufacturer Thomy. It consists of a ketchup and mayonnaise mix in a metal tube that dispenses just like striped toothpaste (available on Amazon for ~$10/tube). It’s not toothpaste though, it’s ketchyo (or mayochup). And, as a child at heart who’s never stopped mixing
This is a short video demonstration of EndeavorRX, the world’s first FDA-approved prescription video game, developed to help treat ADHD in children ages 8 to 12. Some more info while I hit up my old model airplane glue dealer to see if he’s got any EndeavorRX connections: The game challenges