Is smaller better? Depends on the context. Tax bill, absolutely. Computers? Maybe. But did that stop Youtuber Dr. Kun Dániel from building a functional Windows XP “gaming PC” inside a walnut shell? It did not. The nutputer (he calls it a NutPad) features an ultra-tiny display, 5-button keyboard, and USB-C
Using nanolithography, Dr. Kelly Morrison and her team at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England have created the world’s smallest violin, measuring only 35 microns long and 13 microns wide. For reference, the average width of a human hair is about 50 microns. Damn, that’s one small violin! Unfortunately it’s not
This is a short Instagram video of a recently hatched Peruvian dragon mantis swaying on a person’s thumb. When full grown, a female dragon mantis can reach lengths up to 5-inches, and males up to 3-inches. Some dragons! It’s hard to believe these things are real, isn’t it? Mother Nature
To demonstrate the precision of its new Microsurgery Assistance Robot, Sony used the device to delicately stitch up a single kernel of corn. What that corn did to require stitches, I’m not sure, but I suspect it involved an accident with one of those spiked corn on the cob holders
Part of the Mundo Pixar exhibit in São Paulo, Brazil, this giant recreation of Andy’s bedroom from Toy Story allows visitors to experience the room as if they’re toy-sized themselves. That’s fun! Or, like most things in life, at least it would be with less people hanging around. “Still mad
This is a video of artist Bobby Duke carving a pencil into a snake wrapped around its graphite center, slithering towards a mouse atop the eraser. The result is pretty impressive. Not to brag or anything, but I’ve done a little bit of pencil carving myself. Unfortunately, by the time
Because you never know when your husband is going to accidentally shrink the kids and they’ll need help getting around the house, artist and model builder Luke Towan went and constructed this tiny working escalator. Oh man, this thing is going to be the absolute highlight of the dollmall I’ve
This is a video from 2019 of 7’1″ Shaquille O’Neal stuffing himself into a Smart Car in New York City the same way I assume sausage is made at the factory. Honestly though, it doesn’t actually seem that all that bad. Now if the entire 2002 Los Angeles Lakers team