Scrabulous: Now Wordscraper
After voluntarily taking down Facebook app Scrabulous due to Hasbro’s legal threats, brothers J. and R. Agarwalla have re-launched less than 48 hours later under a new moniker: Wordscraper.
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The Wavy Window Paradox
When you look at the reflections on office building windows, they often look wavy and distorted. But why is it that they don’t look this way from the inside? Henry Reich from minutephysics explores how reflected and refracted light behave differently, resulting in very different experiences depending on which side of the window you’re standing
A Very Noisy Marble Machine
Jelle’s Marble Runs is back with another marble machine. The primary goal of “Cacophony” is to make noise. Loaded up with 2000 individual marbles, its mix of rotating drums, ramps, nails, pipes, bells, and springs helps it produce a variety of satisfying sounds. For a fun challenge, see if you can spot the elusive blue,
Nailed It, Literally
It’s hammer time! This guy has a truly unique skill. After placing nails a fraction of an inch apart, he’s able to target just the individual nail that he wants and drive it in with a single blow. It looks like his hammer has a special groove in it that might help, but his precision
Nikon Coolpix S60
If a camera and an iPod Touch got together, you’d get Nikon’s Coolpix S60. The 10 megapixel camera only has one physical button for the shutter; the entire back is a 3.5″ touchscreen.
If All the Water on Earth Disappeared
As is frequently the case with the extreme hypothetical questions answered by xkcd’s What If?, everything and everyone on Earth would perish if all the water disappeared. But what’s most fascinating about this video is what would happen to all the ships at sea and marine life the moment the water vanished.
Void (Short Film)
Writer-director Jonathan Munoz’s short Void is a dark science fiction film about a future society where human brains live in synthetic bodies to protect them from disease and imperfections. They’re also programmed to suppress their suffering. But when a son starts to experience symptoms of the illness that took his mother, he starts to question
Blackberry Curve Sunset
T-Mobile’s got a red-colored variant of the Blackberry Curve called “Sunset”. The internals are all the same; this is just for those who are tired of the standard gold or titanium.
K-9INE! (Short Film)
Written and directed by Elliott Power, K-9INE! follows the story of a retired police dog handler who invites a door-to-door salesman into his house. When it becomes clear that the visitor is a petty thief, the two become locked in an intense psychological standoff that could go anywhere. The slow build of tension had us
Flying Dragon Swing
Lasernut is an industrial laser cutting and welding shop in California. In this video, we get a brief glimpse at an amazing flying dragon swing created in the workshop by Matt Taylor from American Standard Design. Matt mostly builds desert race cars, but his swing is a masterpiece that deserves some serious applause for its
Alien Size Comparison
Alien species in science fiction come in all shapes and sizes. In this fantastic comparison video from MetaBall Studios, we see just how different these creatures are in size. With everything from microorganisms (ahem, Midi-Chlorians) to planet-devouring beasts, the variety is impressive. From Grogu to Galactus, there are just so many awesome aliens.
Nat-2 Transforming Shoes
K&T’s Nat-2s might just be the coolest shoes ever. The zippers aren’t only for show: inside each seemingly normal shoe is a pair of sandals, making these incredibly versatile.