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Nature Conquers Micropolis in Dioramas Photographed to Look Real

Blockbuster special effects a lá Day After Tomorrow are awesome — even that silly ice-encased Statue of Liberty — but you don't need $100 million to plausibly depict post-apocalyptic ruin. Case in point: the unsettling dioramas photographer Lori Nix ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  28 Apr 2008

Stitched-Together Pencils Evolve Into Beastly Sculptures

Before pencils, Maestre was originally building with nails and a liquid rubber-type glue. She started to worry about inhaling all the toxic fumes, however, and began to experiment with different techniques until she settled on beading. Her method of ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  28 Apr 2008

10 Best: April Fools' Gags (the Web Is Closing for Spring Cleaning!)

1976 At precisely 9:47 am on April 1, Pluto will pass behind Jupiter, causing a brief reduction in Earth's gravitational pull. Astronomer Patrick Moore urges his BBC Radio audience to jump into the air at that exact moment to experience a floating ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  1 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Patrick Moore,  U.S. Congress,  Edward M. Kennedy,  Discover Magazine,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Japanese Gravestones Memorialize the Dead With QR Codes

Nowadays, QR codes are practically everywhere in Japan, but here’s a unique take on the technology: Japanese gravestone maker, Ishi no Koe ("Voice of the Stone") recently announced plans to begin selling gravestones with QR codes embedded into them ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  23 Mar 2008

Japanese Schoolgirl Watch: A Sweet-Sounding Software App Climbs the Charts

Miku Hatsune is one of Japan's hottest new pop sensations. Since last August, the 16-year-old's cute soprano voice has been near the top of the charts — the software charts. Hatsune, whose full name means "first tone of the future," is a ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  12 Mar 2008

Watch Your Desktop Collapse Before Your Eyes

Mac users, beware. Troika, the London-based art and design collective, developed a new computer virus that will make your desktop fall prey to the law of gravity. But don’t worry, it won’t destroy all your files or replicate itself and spread to all ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  5 Mar 2008

Tesla Guitarist Gives Distortion a Whole New Meaning

Aspiring metal heads looking for some wow-inducing theatrics can take a cue from Glasgow-based musician, Steve Conner (who goes by the name Scopeboy). He plugs his guitar into a Tesla coil! The result: ear-bleedingly awesome distortion. Hear him shred ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  13 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Trent Reznor

Mastering the Art of Pen Spinning

You may be an ace with a Rubik’s cube, or even a yo-yo champion, but have you mastered that other geek hobby? You know, pen spinning? While most of us probably do it unconsciously while deep in thought, the art of twirling a pen like a baton between ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  30 Jan 2008

Web Developer Gives Modern Art a Geeky Twist

Paul, (who requested his last name not be used so his boss doesn't know he's occasionally slacking off) works as a web developer in Northern Italy. He tells the Underwire, the project was inspired by his two passions: art and computers. When he was ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  24 Jan 2008

That Seizure-Inducing Hip-Hop Music

Imagine being punished every time you tried to listen to your favorite band/musician. Sounds like hell, right? For 24-year-old Stacey Gayle, this was an unfortunate reality. However, thanks to a recent brain operation, she can now listen to rapper ...

From ASAMI NOVAK, Wired,  18 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Sean Paul

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