Archive for February, 2008

Benjamin Franklin is That Guy

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Here’s a great T-shirt from Streeter Seidell which shows Benjamin Franklin popping up from behind Mount Rushmore…holding up bunny ears!
It’s available at Busted Tees for $17.99.
On a somewhat related note, the Ask Me About Dinosaurs tee is pretty fantastic.

Chris Jordan: Running the numbers in 2008

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Chris Jordan, the celebrated artist that creates large-scale portraits of America using various consumer goods has released two new works for 2008.
The two new representations of American waste are “Plastic Cups” and “Barbie Dolls”.
“Plastic Cups” is 60×90″ and depicts one million plastic cups (the number used on airline flights in the US every six hours).

“Plastic [...]

Water balloon launcher looks fun and a bit dangerous

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I was trying to find a video of the balloon tank that I posted, but what I ended up watching instead was this video of a water balloon launcher/cannon/whatever.
There’s a company that’s selling a version of this and calling it the Balloon Bazooka.

The water balloon launcher uses compressed air to shoot water balloons up to [...]

Tank made of colorful balloons by Hans Hemmert

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

How wonderful is this?
This balloon tank was part of a 2007 exhibition put on by Inges Idee, a group of 4 German artists who create various public art projects. [via]
The balloon tank is made by German artist Hans Hemmert. At the end of the exhibition, the balloons were popped and the balloon tank was reduced [...]

Subtle homeless street signs in Toronto

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Mark Daye posts and erects makeshift street signs around Toronto to educate and make people aware of the area’s homeless. [via]
The signs look like any standard city sign but a closer look reveals statistics on homelessness or an urge for the passerby to take notice of those less fortunate than themselves. You can see more [...]

The Krink story in The New York Times Magazine

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I don’t have access to The New York Times Magazine here in Australia so I didn’t find out about this until Razor Apple linked to it, but the most recent publication (the one with a soldier holding a gun on the front cover) features a story on Krink’s unique history as not just a tool [...]

Leftovers

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

The trailer for A Scanner Darkly. I’m posting this because I like the M83 song used in the trailer.
Here’s the complete list of Oscar winners this year.
Guess my crime. [via]

Whoa, check out this BBQ chicken holder! What a smart idea!
24 Kilates x New Balance. These are wonderfully colorful! Thanks Yelena!
Fei Fei is dead! I had [...]