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Brass Horns Mounted in Interactive Sculptures by Steve Parker Emit Sound By Touch

Artist and musician Steve Parker’s latest interactive projects invite viewers to feel the music⁠—literally. Activated by touch, “Ghost Box” plays randomized audio segments on a loop, including the ticks of Morse Code, the chorus of spirituals, and the blows of the … Continue reading

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Old-fashioned rice cookers are extremely clever

You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below Bet you didn’t think a rice cooker was so interesting, did ya? Links! Get your links! Hot, fresh, links! Technology Connextras (the second channel that stuff goes on sometimes): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRw… Technology … Continue reading

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Using 20,000 matches to make a coffee table

Go to https://www.kiwico.com/SIMONE to try your first box of KiwiCo for free! You’re no match for me, table. Thanks everyone who helped out on this project! Evan & Katelyn for giving me epoxy advice: https://www.youtube.com/user/EvanAndK… Jenn Schachter for trying out … Continue reading

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Meet Chris Maynard, feather artist

 

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Tokyo May Get Its Very Own High Line

the Tokyo Expressway running through Ginza could be turned into a park filled with greenery. (Illustration courtesy of Tokyo Expressway)   The economic benefits of New York’s High Line have been made clear.  The elevated park that was converted from … Continue reading

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Google and Amazon are now in the oil business

Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are teaming up with Big Oil to squeeze more oil and gas out of the ground using machine learning technology.

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DIY LARGE WINGS | Rocketman Wing Build Tutorial

This video will show you how to build a frame from scratch with affordable items, attach them, and apply the feathers to create a large wing set! This video is in collaboration with http://www.FeatherPlace.com They provided the feathers used for … Continue reading

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Thick Impasto Strokes Form Abstract Portraits in New Paintings by Salman Khoshroo

Iranian painter Salman Khoshroo uses a palette knife and sizable layers of paint to create the emotive portraits in his recent series, “White on White.” In contrast to his previous work that relied on swirling reds, blues, and yellows, Khoshroo’s … Continue reading

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Light

Plotting the path of light, from the burning embers of a camp fire, to the white glow of the smartphone. Illustration & Animation by Stephen Ong @ Make it Move – makeitmove.co.uk Music composition by Josh Alport – joshalport.bandcamp.com Light … Continue reading

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The evolution of the coffee cup lid | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series

Author AJ Jacobs shows how the coffee cup lid was perfectly designed to give you a full sensory experience while drinking.

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