Monthly Archives: April 2011

Making a horseshoe

April 29, 2011 @ 8:44 pm

Photo: Reuters/Stefan Wermuth In Focus posted this fantastic photo of a member of the British Army’s Household Cavalry putting some finishing touches on a horseshoe (presumably for some of those royal horsies!!!!).

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Video of a wall-climbing robot

April 29, 2011 @ 4:41 pm

Pretty neat: This wall-climbing robot uses a technology known as electroadhesion to adhere itself to walls for extended periods of time without much energy consumption. It doesn’t move very fast and there’s no word on whether it can support any … Continue reading →

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Jello square bouncing in slow-motion

April 29, 2011 @ 4:37 pm

Jello is always fun to watch in slow motion. Here’s another slow-motion jello bounce if you care to take a look.

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Video fly-through of NYC street signs — in order

April 29, 2011 @ 12:29 pm

Adam Abada spent a day on his skateboard going from Lower Manhattan all the way up to the tip of Manhattan taking videos of every single consecutive street number/name. This is the video he made. It goes by quickly. [via]

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Browse old restaurant menus at The NYPL website

April 29, 2011 @ 12:10 pm

Did you know that the New York Public Library houses one of the largest and most complete collections of restaurant menus in the world? Their collection dates back to the 1840′s and has items ranging all the way up to … Continue reading →

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Scott Weaver builds San Francisco out of toothpicks

April 29, 2011 @ 12:02 pm

Artist Scott Weaver used over 100,000 toothpicks over the course of 34 years to make this utterly amazing toothpick sculpture of San Francisco. What’s even more astounding is that the sculpture acts as a miniature tour through the city as … Continue reading →

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