I'm trying to find the source video for this animated gif of an artist putting the finishing touches on an amazingly lifelike sculpture of a man. [via] Realistic sculpture
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I'm trying to find the source video for this animated gif of an artist putting the finishing touches on an amazingly lifelike sculpture of a man. [via] Realistic sculpture
This gentleman was so busy taking umbrage at a motorist's driving style that he failed to pay attention to the approaching pole.
Bikram Choudhury, the founder of Bikram yoga, is out of money, even though he claims in the video above that women are clamoring to pay him $1,000,000 for a single… Read the rest of the article: Arrest warrant issued for disgraced yoga tycoon Bikram Choudhury
GordieLaChance says: "In 1990 a supermarket bagger named Bill English appeared on ABC's 20/20 claiming to be 'Buckwheat' from the classic 'Our Gang"/"Little Rascals' shorts. Problem? The actual Buckwheat had… Read the rest of the article: The great Buckwheat hoax
I love hearing Marc Newson talk about why his hourglass is worth $12,000. Hurry, it's limited to 100 units! [via]
High school teacher Joe Howard presents a summer break math problem: We are trying to fill a bath tub! How long does it take if we make our containers smaller… Read the rest of the article: Math puzzle: Filling a bath tub with increasingly smaller containers
This is a good homebrew documentary about Little Rascals' Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. He was born in 1929. As an adult he held a variety of odd jobs such as dog… Read the rest of the article: Whatever happened to Alfalfa from Little Rascals?
The keyboardist for The Incredible Bongo Band likes his job. (There's also some seriously egregious cultural appropriation happening.)
I've bought an awful lot of books just because I liked the cover. I don't regret it. It's like buying an art print that you can pull from your shelf… Read the rest of the article: Here are the favorite book designs of master book designers
Speed, synthetic cannabis, and alcohol top the list for the most dangerous drugs in the 2017 Global Drug Survey, while cannabis and magic mushrooms are the safest. The results are… Read the rest of the article: Global recreational drug survey: magic mushrooms are safest
This week on Cool Tools' Maker Update: Kitty Grabs Gold, a beer cooler that follows you, the Circuit Playground Express, Adafruit and Microsoft, Other Machine Co. and Bre Pettis, Tinkercad… Read the rest of the article: A beer cooler that follows you around
I was directed to the Instagram account of svetlanko69, and was not disappointed. It's nothing but photos and videos of bears (both cubs and full-grown giants) often interacting with humans.… Read the rest of the article: Best Instagram account about Russians and bears
The Chopstick Master costs $195. It makes perfectly tapered chopsticks and puts a diamond-shaped finial on the end. It includes a bottle of "food grade chopstick oil." Rain Noe of… Read the rest of the article: Man invents chopstick-making kit for home use
Amazon has a lightning deal on this clip-on tuner. It's just $5.59 for the time being. I bought one.
The original art for the cover of R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat 1969 paperback sold at Heritage Auctions for $717,000: Robert Crumb R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat Cover Original Art… Read the rest of the article: Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat sells for $717,000 at auction
Let me clean my bike in this shallow pond. What's worse than a dirty bike? Not having a bike.
It's hard to tell what's going on here with all the shouting, but a passenger was posting live updates about an irate gent's antics on this United flight from Shanghai:… Read the rest of the article: Gentleman in red MAGA cap disrupts flight
Every scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is great, except the one where Charlie's mother sings a bittersweet song about Charlie. It comes out of nowhere and is… Read the rest of the article: The part everybody skips in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Amazon is selling certified refurbished Echo Dots for $38. That's a great price for a gadget that plays podcasts, audiobooks, music, NPR updates, tells you the weather, and settles arguments… Read the rest of the article: Good deal on an Echo Dot: $38
There's lots of juicy, behind-the-scenes details in this New York Times expose about the Fyre Festival – a promised lavish music event in the Bahamas that was cancelled after people… Read the rest of the article: Ja Rule on the Fyre Festival debacle: "False advertising, maybe — not fraud."