This is ‘Doubts’, a rug that looks like it’s melting onto the floor as designed by structural textile artist Faig Ahmed. But does it have a deeper meaning? Gosh, I sure hope so: “We started the production of this work a month before the whole world plunged into doubts about

This is a video of very capable builder of things and Youtuber DIY Perks constructing a computer inside a table for an ultra-clean look. He kinda reminds me of Theon Greyjoy. Some timestamps to help you navigate the almost 30-minute long video while I build a PC in the bottom

These are two videos highlighting the work of Swiss artist Simon Berger, who creates portraits in broken safety glass using nothing but a hammer and hand-eye-coordination. For reference, I tried making a similar portrait once but it didn’t turn out that great and my parents made me apologize and pay

This is a video of Instagrammer yorkshire.fossils (I prefer the pudding myself) smacking a rock open with a hammer to reveal the perfect ammonite fossil inside. What are the odds?! “Well based on all the other ammonite fossils just lying around, I’m guessing pretty good.” You ruin everything, you know

This is a video of Fonzie from DipYourCar painting a car with a thermochromatic car pigment that turns from black to clear to reveal the color below when it gets hot (previously: painting a glow-in-the-dark car). Pretty cool, especially watching the color change in slow motion. I’m tempted to get

This is a video of Brazilian artist Luis Henrique producing very impressive string art portraits of Michael Jackson and Elvis by looping a single length of string around the nails surrounding a bicycle rim. He estimates each portrait took about 2,300 lines. How about that! It’s just a bunch of

This is a short video of chemistry educator Phil Cook demonstrating both the hydrophobic and combustible properties of lycopodium spores. Lycopodium spores are the dried spores of clubmoss plants (aka ground pine), and have long been used for theatrical special effects (in the form of dust explosions) due to their

This is a video of Steve Molans of Skeptik Innovations and Infinity Illuminations showing off his 1991 Nissan Skyline GTS-4’s custom infinity mirror tail lights (with color changing and movement light effects) and NES controller wireless key fob. Pretty sweet. For reference, I covered my broken tail light with red