“Ode to the Brain is the ninth episode in the Symphony of Science music video series. Through the powerful words of scientists Carl Sagan, Robert Winston, Vilayanur Ramachandran, Jill Bolte Taylor, Bill Nye, and Oliver Sacks, it covers different aspects the brain including its evolution, neuron networks, folding, and more.” — melodysheep

“The subwoofer chair was developed by John Greg Ball from SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta. He initially designed the chair for teenagers, who usually enjoy playing music and video games very loud. His design is still in the prototype face, but has two 16-inch JL Audio subwoofers which will emit a strong and thundering bass tone under your rear end. The chair will connect to iPods, iPhones, and MP3 players, as well as video game consoles and HDTVs.” w/ photos

“The entire casing is made of LEGO bricks, there isn’t a single screw, or soldering, or glue. It’s completely deconstructable. The fan is blocked by 4 silicon fan mounts, which also provide vibration absorption. All the hardware components are blocked, once it’s closed there isn’t a single piece free to move.” w/ photos

“Here is a demonstration of SUPERPLEXUS CIRCLES, a 24″ diameter commission for a private collector. Playtime is about an hour for a player to get to the end, if you don’t fall off! CIRCLES is meant to be challenging, though doable. It was my second private commission and was lots of fun to make from birch aircraft plywood, acrylic, Jatoba, and stainless steel.” — Superplexus

“A computer keyboard that uses nature’s tactility to strengthen the relationship between user and interface… watch out for splinters.” w/ photos

“Chris McIntosh’s first recliner was not your standard La-Z-Boy—it was electric-powered and capable of going 15 mph. After finishing it a year and a half ago, he used it to pull a doughnut on his high school’s front lawn, circle the gym during a pep rally, and rule the street near his home in Orinda, California. Now a freshman at the University of Southern California, McIntosh spent his youth building ad-hoc vehicles (he once made a mini hovercraft out of a leaf blower), so when the chair’s paltry electric motor burned out, he decided it was time for a monster makeover. “I wanted to go fast,” he says. To upgrade the recliner, he removed the electric motor he had installed, the motor’s controller, a pair of batteries, and other parts. He bought a nine-horsepower, four-stroke dirt-bike engine, which fit perfectly in the space beneath the seat, and welded on a fixed rear axle so the engine could power both rear wheels instead of just one, as the electric motor had. Bike engines need to be kick-started, but the recliner’s lever snapped when he tried to use it. He welded on a motorcycle kick-start lever instead.” w/ photos + video

“Man confuses driving range with shooting range.”

“World champion freediver Guillaume Nery special dive at Dean’s Blue Hole, the deepest blue hole in the world filmed entirely on breath hold by the french champion Julie Gautier.”

“It’s a pitched pillow battle in NYC’s Union Square, as part of International Pillow Fight Day.”

“Niko gets jealous of Sam playing all those great iPhone games, so he decides to build his own version of Angry Birds, with dire consequences.” — CorridorDigital