Our friends at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have come up with some awesome specimen jars that will add the perfect touch of creepy to your Halloween table. They are even (generally speaking) edible, though folks’ stomachs might be turned a little too much to want to eat them. See what secret ingredients create these realistic […]
The last time we featured Vicky of Stasty’s work here on the blog, it was her brilliant pattern-changes-in-every-slice Rubik’s cake that had us mind-boggled and duly impressed. She’s at it again with another clever twist on dessert, this time with a bit of culinary trompe l’oeil. The entire content of this plate is actually a […]
When I was in high school, I decided it might be fun to break a glow stick in half and shake its contents all over the walls and ceiling of my room. It made for a very cool Sledgehammer effect. Glow sticks prove to be cool for all kinds of fun projects, including this water […]
The space geek, fan of Fall in me is pretty much giddy over the latest celebration of NASA’s rich history. In a special outreach titled Space Farm 7, seven of the nation’s top agritourism farms have been selected to celebrate and honor the U.S. space program in collaboration with NASA this fall. Each farm has […]
John over at the MAKE blog posted this edible piano by NYC Resistor members Astrida Valigorsky, Ranjit Bhatnagar, Mimi Hui, and Catarina Mota. As part of our experiments we realized that jello and fruit, which contain a lot of water, are conductive. Embedded in each jello/fruit key is a sterling silver pin (food safe) connected […]
Artist Mike Doyle constructed these amazingly detailed—and incredibly creepy—victorian houses entirely out of Lego blocks for his Abandoned Houses series. The houses pictured here are titled Victorian on Mud Heap and Three Story Victorian with Tree, and you can find more information about each piece by visiting his site. If you’re so inclined, you can […]
Sister Diane points us to this hilariously awesome, tongue-in-cheek organization called The Macrame Owl. This organisation is dedicated to saving, rehabilitating and reviving the Macramé Owl. The Macramé Owl is a rare species that is dreadfully declining in numbers worldwide. This heartbreaking situation is partly due to the difficulty in finding jute at local craft […]
