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Creepy 3D Zombie Pumpkin Carving
Yes, this post is perfect for Halloween, but there is much to be said for the artistic skill behind these incredible (and somewhat terrifying) carvings made from the holiday’s favourite harvest vegetable. Ray Villafane is an artist that studied Visual Arts in New York City and started to “dabble” in pumpkin sculpting during autumn months. In 2007, Villafane was contacted by High Noon Entertainment and asked ...
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Ninja Turtle & Buzz Lightyear Costumes Made From Balloons
The wonderfully talented Jeff Wright of Balloon Distractions are really upping the ante for Halloween 2012. The pressure is on, now, folks. Unlike most of Balloon Distractions’ creations, the Buzz Lightyear and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sculptures are costumes that are meant to be worn. Each balloon is twisted and knotted into a series of smaller pieces that makes each unit independently durable (in other words, ...
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13 Jaw Dropping Pumkpin Carvings by Ray Villafane
Ray Villafane, Visionary and Patriarch of the Villafane Studios Sculpting Family was born in Queens, New York. Ray’s hobby of pumpkin sculpting was brought to an entirely new level in 2007 when he was contacted by High Noon Entertainment and asked to participate in the Food Network’s Challenge Show, Outrageous Pumpkins. Ray competed as one of four professional pumpkin sculptors, impressed the judges enough to sweep ...
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These Cool Pods Suspended in Trees Sleep 2 People
These unbelievably cool pod-shaped spheres are called Cocoon Trees – they are spheric aluminium structures that are covered with a water-resistant tarpaulin that allows for ventilation and air flow that is designed to hang in trees. The pod weighs only 60 kilos and is apparently really easy to install because it is rigged with ropes and secured by nets.The pods are accessed by either wooden walkways ...
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Cool Miniature Photo Booth for Birds
The Bird Photo Booth is the world’s first bird feeder and camera all-in-one that is designed to work with your iPhone, iPod touch and GoPro. The worst part about bird watching is having to sit around and wait for birds to cross your line or vision (or do something interesting). Now, you can set up the Bird Photo Booth and check in on who’s coming over ...
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Cool Scientific Photography That Demonstrates Time Over Space
These photos made us say, “wow” because they are super stylist and very cool, but once we discovered that these images have not been photoshopped, we let out a deep and resounding “WHOA!” in the Whoa Headquarters. Seriously?! An architect, painter, political activate and cinematic special-effects designer (AND student of cognitive sciences, we might add) by the name of Jay Mark Johnson has managed to create ...
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Sun-Seeking Robot Keeps Your Plants Alive
Buying a potted plant for a friend as a gift has just become so last year. Thanks to the Plant Host Drone designed by Belgium-based artist, Stephen Verstraete, now you can give a potted plant as a gift and ensure it won’t die thanks to your friend’s neglect or her dark basement apartment. The Plant Host Drone is a robot plant holder that taxis your greenery ...
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Amazing Wood Sculptures by Dan Webb
Wood is one of those materials that is usually easy to identify. The wood grain, the material’s density, the natural colour…all of these characteristics that typically identify wood sculptures are present in these sculptures by Dan Webb, but at first glance, we weren’t sure if the “Wood” was actually wood! We’ve never seen such beautiful sculptures made out of wood that resemble draped fabric so perfectly ...
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The Crazy 44 Beer Can Computer Keyboard
This outrageous keyboard made from 44 beer cans was displayed at the Webstock blogging and social media event in Bucharest, Romania. The keyboard idea was funded by one of the event’s sponsors, a Prague-based brewery called Staropramen that was giving away a prize trip to Prague for attendees who provided their email addresses. The actualy keyboard was designed by the great minds over at Robofun Create ...
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Jewelry Made From Found Bombshells by Cambodian Artisans
A group of artisans in Cambodia have been busy creating awesome pieces of jewelry that have been upcycled from old bombshell remnants, bullet casings, silk string and discarded paper. We love seeing something old turned into something new, and in this case, we are double-impressed to see the remnants of such ugly things – bombs, bullets and other lethal items – turned into something beautiful. These ...
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Frida And Other Famous Artist Halloween Costumes For Kids
It’s almost that time of year again, where a bunch of teenage girls will find an excuse to wear something ridiculously revealing, and a bunch of teen boys will be too cool to dress up – but you can make sure your toddler is dressed to impress with this adorable costume ideas. Famous artists are usually eccentric enough that their look can be replicated with every ...
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This Australian Children’s Park Could Be The Coolest In The World
The Blaxland Riverside Park in Sydney Olympic Park in Australia was designed by JMD Design and is proving to be one of the coolest children’s entertainment parks in the world. The park was officially opened on June 1st 2012 and makes extensive use of the 300 meters wide of land to house a variety of play experiences and elements that cater to the entire family. The ...
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12 Jaw Dropping Photos Captured by Google Street View
Montreal-based artist Jon Rafman has managed to make us say, “WHOA” twice in a row, (a double-WHOA, if you will) with the imagery he has captured through Google’s own Street View program. The popular Google Maps program uses satellite imaging that is equipped with 9-sided cameras that allows users to view the world one street at a time in a bird’s eye view. Another feature of ...
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$9000 Cocktail Made With 240 Year Old Cognac
Mixologist Salvatore Calabrese managed to create the world’s most expensive cocktail for a mere £5,500 (that’s about $8,800). What does this pricey libation consist of? Well, there’s 40ml of 1788 Clos de Griffier Vieux Cognac, 20ml of 1770 Kummel Liqueur, 20ml of 1860 Dubb Orange Curacao and two dashes of Angostura Bitters from the 1900s, explains The Spirits Business. He broke the Guinness World Record, according ...
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Amazing Bat Cave Replica Made From 20,000 Lego Bricks
Carlyle Livingston II and Wayne Hussey spent 800 hours constructing this super intricate and WHOA-worthy replica of Bruce Wayne’s Batcave out of 20,000 Lego Bricks. The Batcave was unveiled at the Emerald City Comicon in 2012 and weighs more than 100 pounds. This replica model is not your average fun-of-the-mill Lego diorama. This beauty comes complete with lighting effects and all the necessary props and awesomeness ...
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Stunning Photos of Cars Getting Absolutely Destroyed
UK-based photographer Jody Daunton is responsible for this photo series of cars getting smashed up. We love when artists are able to capture the ephemeral, and the fleeting moment that was captured in this images made us smile. We can almost hear the metal and glass smashing, crunching and squealing under the pressure of other cars, bricks or concrete barrels that were dropped on the vehicles. ...
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Zombie Jerky In Time For Halloween
So you’ve destroyed the brains of your first zombie. Congrats! But now what? What do you do with the festering, rotting body? It was just this question that plagued (get it?) us at TG Zombie Defense HQ. We thought about mailing them to someone we didn’t like, but that was just too costly (and he had already been zombified, anyways). After a lot of discussion, we ...
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The Popinator, a Voice Activated Popcorn Shooter
We don’t know anyone who doesn’t love impressing others with the “throw-a-piece-of-popcorn-in-the-air-and-catch-it-in-my-mouth” trick. Do you? Exactly! We love the Popinator – a machine that will launch a kernel of popcorn in your direction once it registers your voice saying the word “pop”. The binaural microphones work together with the computer to “hear” your command and determine the likely location of you mouth before firing a delicious ...
