12 Helmets from the Dark Ages of Football [Design]

Today’s high tech football kit may be magnitudes more protective than the bits of molded cow skin you see here but they’re not nearly as intimidating. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 early examples of these bad ass cranial caretakers. More »

15 of the World’s Smartest Men in Their Natural Habitat [Science]

Beyond the rock stars like Neil DeGrasse Tyson and multi-billion dollar, cutting-edge facilities like CERN, a lot of physics (especially the theoretical sort) is still done the same way it was at the turn of the last century—by hand, on blackboards. Our friends at Oobject have assembled a gallery of history’s brightest minds leveraging old-school tech to do what they do best. More »

11 Incredible Escape Pods [Design]

Seriously, it’s always the slowest ones that go down with the ship/flying aircraft carrier/Death Star. That’s why our friends at Oobject have assembled the 11 best ways to bail—and fast. More »