Apr 25
Imagine wandering through a thicket of trees on a breezy night. Can you hear the canopy rustling above your head? Now look up and all you see are trees blasting green lasers into the sky like the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular. More »
Apr 25
Only a decade ago, sustainable building techniques were fairly rare, a fringe culture on the periphery of mainstream architecture. But with Stephen Colbert interviewing radically green architects like Mitchell Joachim and Passive House buildings popping up in New York City, that’s all changing very quickly. More »
Apr 25
Is there any greater social faux pas than showing up to a social event in a $1.3 million hybrid super car without a matching timepiece on your wrist? Thankfully those who took a leap of faith and pre-ordered the new LaFerrari supercar can now breath a sigh of relief as Hublot has revealed the complementing MP-05 “LaFerrari’ watch that’s a mechanical masterpiece in its own right. More »
Apr 24
The Federal Reserve is making it rain new hundred dollar bills on October 8, 2013. They’re more colorful, more secure, and easier to authenticate, but harder to replicate. Here’s everything that’s changed. More »
Apr 24
These days, the sentiment of anyone who doesn’t know how to code being destined to a life of homeless ineptitude has become a fairly common (if mildly exaggerated) one. But of all the ways out there to save yourself from a derelict fate, Jon Duckett’s HTML and CSS: Design and Buil Websites, is, perhaps, the most beautiful, information-packed intro to basic web languages you can find. More »
Apr 24
Vietnam Has a Fire-Breathing Dragon
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe next time you travel to Vietnam, make sure you check out their 85 milion dollar fire-breathing dragon. An 85 million dollar glowing neon fire-breathing dragon, that is. It can breathe both fire and water.
Did I mention that it is also part of a bridge? The bridge spans the Han River in the port city of Da Nang. This color changing dragon lights up using 15,000 Philips LEDs.
Why can’t we have awesome bridges like this in the U.S.? Probably because all the LARPers would gather there and form a dragon-worshipping cult.
Also sword-wielding geeks would climb up on the head to get their picture taken. Check out the video to see the dragon in action.
[via Geekologie]
Apr 24
MB&F is known for its horological creations that eschew the form factors of traditional watch design. But the company has now taken its expertise in designing mechanical timekeeping wonders and applied it to the world of music boxes, resulting in what looks like a cross between a hydroplane and a retroriffic time machine. More »
Apr 22
New York’s First Passive House Would Have No Problem Hiding From the Predator
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Earlier today we talked about the Living Building Challenge, a certification system that rates the sustainability of a building over the course of a year. Here’s a follow-up about 23 Park Place, a Park Slope townhouse that’s probably the most energy efficient home in the city, thanks to its Passive House certification. More »
Apr 22
The BBC has a wonderful dive into the history of canning, tracing its origins from a technology designed to help expand and sustain the British Empire, to a miracle commodity of modern capitalism. And it almost failed before it ever got going. More »
Apr 22
LEGO blocks are fun to play with for sure, but they’re definitely not the kind of thing you want kids putting in their mouth and chomping on. For block-builders who like to chew on stuff, better go with Candy Blocks instead.
These sugary building blocks have a similar shape to LEGO bricks, but are completely edible. And yes, they can be stacked and interlocked to form structures. Though keep in mind they’re a bit more fragile and crumbly than real LEGO bricks. They come in a variety of fruity flavors to match their colors, and sort of remind me of another favorite candy/toy combo – PEZ.
Image via Matt’s Brick Gallery
You can find Candy Blocks over on Amazon in packages ranging from 1 to 5.5 pounds, with prices between about $7 and $29(USD). I’m concerned that I’d end up eating half of my construction project before I could finish it.
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