I think we all know, one goal of dressing up for Holloween is to bring people to the edge of projectile vomiting through a mixture of laughter and disgust. While some strategically placed foam, putty, and exploding blood packs would ensure that, maybe you just need something quick to slap on your noggin. Look no further. MyMiniFactory user, Clockspring, is a UX specialist, software engineer, and graphic designer who has combined those talents to bring you a 3D printed hat, of sorts, that will expose the brainiac you are by… exposing your brain… that is, what looks like a crude representation of your brain. Anywho, it’s a fast 3D print…
Remember all the times you spent building impossible sandbox structures as a kid so that you could drive your toy cars through them? While seeing a grown adult do the same thing may seem kind of…well, weird, Audi has given us an excellent reason to jump right back in the sandbox and become a kid once again. Enter Sandbox is a VR experience that starts not with a headset, but with a children’s sandbox. After engineering whatever monster track you envision in the sand, a depth-sensing camera scans the sandbox via infrared light and converts the terrain into an explorable 3D environment. Once finished, all you need to do is…
Mondays might not be your favorite day of the week, but the good news is that we’re all in this together ladies and gentlemen. As purveyors of prime Grade A web content, the SolidSmack crew has done some of the heavy-lifting to make sure you get your Mondays started on the right track. Welcome to The Monday List. Every Monday, we link you up with some of the most insightful, informative, and socially-relevant stories to keep tabbed, bookmarked, reading listed, pocketed, or what have you to get your week started on the right foot. Be sure to check in each week for a new crop of freshly sprouted words curated straight…
Cherished by writers, designers, illustrators, and other creative professionals for its soft dark lead and unique flat eraser, the Blackwing 602 is worth trying at least once—but be forewarned: you may never go back to plain old #2 pencils again. Originally manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company from 1934 – 1988, the Blackwing brand was acquired by California Cedar Products Company in 2008 and reintroduced to a new generation of creatives in 2012. And now, you can score your own 12-pack of the legendary pencil for just 23 bucks. Palomino Blackwing 602 Pencils 12-Pack — $24.95 Features: One pack of 12 Palomino Blackwing pencils Pencils feature a soft and…
Nobody likes getting stung by bees, but all things considered, bees are actually kind of amazing—and are essential to any ecosystem. The only reason a bee would sting you is if you agitate it or get too close to its beehive. Wasps, on the other hand, are like living darts with a bad attitude; they make their nests in the most inconvenient places and make it their job to sting anything that strikes their fancy. While a beekeeper handles an unwanted beehive in Belgium, an unwanted wasp nest is a job for the fire department. So when these nasty buggers make their home in Ben of YouTube channel PressTube’s backyard,…
Satchels swung from the fenceposts snagged on the barbs by the passerby’s whipping past on steel steed with wind on their heels chasing a pint of mead. Rusted eyes would catch a glimpse of the bags against the sun, oiled eons past when the mechs tilled the land, bound to happen again once hatch the plan to forge these links. Thomas Chamberlain-Keen – Just all kinds of delights from this UK-based Concept Artist. Gun mech and dragon slayer, tanks, monasteries, amazing creatures and, oh, so much more. Sun, Space, Galaxy – Winners of the Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy Photography contest of the year with shots of planet, sun, moon, aurora,…