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METROPOLIS Metropolis is a quirky and very abridged narrative...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0700

METROPOLIS

Metropolis is a quirky and very abridged narrative history of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. Rob Carter uses stop motion video animation to physically manipulate aerial still images of the city (both real and fictional), creating a landscape in constant motion…(read more)

Submitted by Simondo and Churchy

Leonardo DoodleVinci Dave Devries takes the doodles of children...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:32 -0700

Monster

Superman

Leonardo DoodleVinci

Dave Devries takes the doodles of children and fleshes them out into mature works of art.

The concept is cool enough, but the execution is even cooler. To see more click here.

Submitted by Mike Gaines

Batman & Robin in 3D! After AVATAR, they’re making...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:08 -0700

Batman & Robin in 3D!

After AVATAR, they’re making everything in 3D these days. But this picture is better than both Schumacher movies…

To see more of Julian Beever’s 3D sidewalk art click here.

Star Wars Wedding Trailer. I wonder what they’ll name...

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Star Wars Wedding Trailer.

I wonder what they’ll name their kids?

Submitted by Simondo

Crazy optical illusion. Totally works- just do what it says...

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Crazy optical illusion. Totally works- just do what it says (don’t worry, nothing’s gonna pop up and scare you).

Same thing happens to me whenever I play Guitar Hero.

Found on twitter via @pixeltreason

Invasion of the Teddy Bears by Cyriak Submitted by Peter...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Invasion of the Teddy Bears by Cyriak

Submitted by Peter Sciretta

The Nineties in One Picture Submitted by Nicci Relles

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Nineties in One Picture

Submitted by Nicci Relles

Palindrome (sorta) The magic happens at about :38 (you have to...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0800

Palindrome (sorta)

The magic happens at about :38 (you have to be familiar with the music of Michael Jackson to get this).

Dogs. Slow Motion. Majestic Music. You may think it’s not...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:12:52 -0800

Dogs. Slow Motion. Majestic Music.

You may think it’s not cool- but then you’ll watch it and know why it is.

Cédric Delsaux’s photo series depicts Star Wars characters...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:31:00 -0800

Cédric Delsaux’s photo series depicts Star Wars characters in present day Dubai (as opposed to a long time ago in a galaxy far far away). To see more from this incredible series in higher resolution click here.

John Lasseter, head of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:11:15 -0800

John Lasseter, head of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios….20 years ago winning an Academy Award for a short film. The FIRST Academy Award for a computer animated film!

The living room of any child of the 80’s. Kind of a...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:06:29 -0800

The living room of any child of the 80’s. Kind of a brilliant ad as well.

There’s, like, 8 cool things to think about when you look...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:22:47 -0800

There’s, like, 8 cool things to think about when you look at this vintage ad from 1969.

For a history of the picturephone with other vintage ads like this click here.

It’s a Small World After All… Just use those arrow...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:26:26 -0800

It’s a Small World After All…

Just use those arrow keys to “see” more of the world. Good luck!

Submitted by @wmlamont

By now you’ve probably seen that amazing Rube Goldberg...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:24:49 -0800

By now you’ve probably seen that amazing Rube Goldberg inspired OKGO video. But you may have missed this incredible award winning ad from 2003.

For those who believe it’s too impossible to be true— here’s the making of.

Now I don’t know what I wanna do more, play Mouse Trap or do the truffle shuffle.

10 Optical Illusions in 2 Minutes. Let this give you a new...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:01:22 -0800

10 Optical Illusions in 2 Minutes.

Let this give you a new perspective on your day…

Never Before Seen video of the Jackson 5! If the Jackson 5 was...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:07:00 -0800

Never Before Seen video of the Jackson 5! If the Jackson 5 was actually one kid with pipes who digitally cloned himself and sung all the parts…

Submitted by Dave Trachtenberg

The Longest Sentence is Just One Word

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:03:27 -0800

Police police police police police Poilice police police…etc.

This sentence is, of course, the answer to Who polices Police police police? (and could go on ad nauseum)

Found on twitter through @rcjohnso

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:26:59 -0800

Found on twitter through @rcjohnso