“American artist Paul Rousso uses heat infusion on plexiglass to create hyperrealistic, hyper-sized, sculptures of crumpled money. The pieces of American dollar bills as well as international currencies reach dimensions of 4 feet by 5 feet, that can be gloriously hanged on the walls. Aside from currencies, Rousso also sculpts other discarded items such as candy wrappers and magazine pages, all in massive sizes.” w/ photos

“In this video, I combine the power of 20 JBL Micro 2s to create the Sound Trooper! The suit features hockey shoulder pads, industrial strength velcro, a Storm Trooper helmet (Star Wars), a Nexus 4 & of course the JBL Micro 2s. It may be hard to distinguish in the video, but the sound output of this contraption was formidable – similar to that of a ghetto blaster, a ghetto blaster you can WEAR!” — unboxtherapy

“Flooring is now the final frontier. It was created by a French team called Graffiti Decoration who specializes in making spaces look more spectacular than when they arrived. I would have to get some matching starship furniture to go with this floor.” w/ photos

“The Anatomage Table (formerly known as the Virtual Dissection Table), developed by Anatomage in collaboration with Stanford University’s Division of Clinical Anatomy, is a breakthrough in visualizing human anatomy.” — Stanford Anatomy

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“I absolutely love how the top two comments label this music as both the past and future, because it IS both. Chipmusic creates a musical and aesthetic dialogue between the past, present, and future; the way artists like Anamanaguchi use defunct technologies to push the boundaries of music is such a beautiful paradox.” — OfficialParallelis

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“Unique hi-tech motorbike helmet with built-in navigation system and voice controlled interface.” — LMN

“The Switch Port lets you write reminders and messages on your light switch. When you walk out of a room or out of the house, ‘Dinner at Smiths’ at 5″ or ‘Bring white shirt to tennis’ is really visible and quite helpful… Just unscrew your existing light switch and screw in the Switch Port. The marker will attach to both sides. Inside the marker’s cap is a diametrically-magnetized neodymium disk magnet that’s strong enough to comfortably keep the marker in place and not too strong that the marker is hard to take off.” w/ photos + video

“Powerful men have always captured the attention of the public, though power is not solely constricted to men. Women, despite many of the gender barriers that continue to exist, have risen to claim their place in the sun as well. These ten women have the ability to get people to do what they want, and influence them to live their lives in a certain way, and for that they must be commended.” w/ photos

“Super sexy, summertime anti-pervert full-leg-of-hair stockings, essential for all young girls going out,’ @HappyZhangJiang wrote in describing the item on China’s popular microblogging service, Sina Weibo. It’s hard to say whether the hairy leggings are synthetic Sasquatch or real human hair, but one thing’s for sure: they’re bound to repel just about anyone in sight.” w/ photos

“Thin Michele Koebke has shrunk her small waist from 64 cm to just 40cm by wearing a corset EVERYDAY for THREE YEARS – even wearing a corset to make her waist thin when she sleeps. The 24-year-old, from Berlin, Germany, says she aims to get down to a tiny 38 cm waist to be like her idol – American Cathie Jung – who currently has the record for the world’s smallest waist. Single Michele believes she has the perfect feminine figure of having a really small waist – but it’s come at a huge cost to her health.” — Barcroft TV

“The goal is to build something fun and desirable to a decent standard, while keeping costs and man-hours to a minimum. To clarify, this is to see if someone who builds on a regular basis can knock out a small profitable project in the interest of raising some extra bucks for their hobby. For legal reasons, I will be building a cabinet that is completely ready to play vertical games and has an industry standard Jamma interface to receive any game board that is compatible with that plug and controls layout.” w/ photos

“Thanks to the design of its legs, which faithfully mimic feline morphology, EPFL’s 4-legged ‘cheetah-cub robot’ shares the advantages of its biological model: it is small, light and runs very fast. In the long term, this type of machine, which is still in an experimental stage, could be used in search and rescue missions or for exploration.” — epflnews

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“The sweetness of honey. The bite of 80,000 bees. Watch as the extraordinary Dewar’s Highlander Honey bees build real sculptures out of natural honeycomb.” — DewarsUS

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“An insightful short documentary following leading Paper Cut Artist, Nahoko Kojima’s journey in to the magical world of Paper Cut Sculpture. The Japanese Artist, currently living in London, discusses her inspirations, methods and views on Contemporary Paper Cut Art and how she is working to get it established as a genre of Art in the West. Her next major piece, Byaku, a life-sized Polar Bear created using one white sheet of Japanese Washi Paper.” — solokojima

“The Standing Task Chair is the worlds first device for ergonomically supporting the human body in a standing position. It reduces the fatigue of prolonged standing by removing the weight of your body from your legs, while at the same time positioning your body so that you can be effective at performing tasks that require standing… The Standing Task Chair works effectively at these complex tasks because it positions your body so that you can apply forces like downward pressure, pushing and pulling. It allows you to step from side to side without getting off the chair and gives you leverage to reach for objects.” w/ photos + video

“With all the problems in the world, there should be at least a few where you can get paid to find solutions. Lo and behold, there are some problems that you can totally get armloads of money for, sometimes for simply sitting in a chair and thinking about the answer. Problems like…” w/ photos

“Opinion is divided on the subject of living statues. If you have traveled to any major world city then you know who I mean: the street entertainers who spend hours dressing up and applying makeup and then spend the rest of the day rooted to the spot (unless to collect money from bemused tourists or frighten small children, both of which are fine by me considering the labors they have gone through to effect their appearance). They either fascinate, creep out or both in equal parts. Yet this is a new one on me – the living statue apparently suspended in mid-air and looking quite relaxed about it too. So, how does he do it?” w/ photos

“There’s an old song that asks if you believe in miracles. The answer would be easy after witnessing this miraculous event when Jesus brings a cooked fish back to life on the plate!” — JFL

“Dodging buses and cars in the morning rush hour could be a thing of the past for the hard-done-by cyclist – thanks to a new invention by a group of bike boffins. Three companies in the Czech Republic have teamed up to make a prototype of an electric bicycle that is capable of flying. The amazing machine is currently controlled remotely while in development but its designers hope to have it capable of carrying people soon.” w/ photos

“Sunscreen works against UV rays by both reflecting and absorbing them. Inorganic materials repel the rays and the organic ones take the rays in and then shed them as heat. 8,15,30,50. If you guessed that what all of these numbers have in common is that they are grades of sunscreen, you’re right. But, beyond that what do they really mean, and, for that matter, how does sunscreen really work, anyway?” — geobeats

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“This is the touching moment a gentle manatee reached out to hold hands with diver Ellen Cuylaerts. She was greeted by a herd of the marine mammals – affectionately known as sea cows – as they swam upstream in search of warmer waters. But one particular female manatee took a shine to Ellen – who quickly grabbed her underwater camera to capture a memento. The heart-warming interaction was captured on film by Ellen’s husband Michael.” — Barcroft TV

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“They’re the biggest bird on the planet, but they have to start somewhere. These tiny adorable chicks will grow up to be up to 9 feet tall and weigh 350 pounds. With spots and stripes and porcupine like backs they don’t look much like the adults they become, but who can complain? Their too cute for words. Warning: This may be the cutest two minutes of your life.” — camelsandfriends

“Back in the day, pirates ruled the seas. Fearsome and bloodthirsty, their ability to overcome physical disabilities was matched only by their exuberant facial hair and exotic pets. Everyone knows that rum was their drink of choice, but it’s a little known fact that they also enjoyed fine Italian chocolate. So you can imagine the potential pirate punch-ups when they heard about this swashbuckling combination. Handcrafted in Italy (so you know it’s good) it tastes like Pirate Heaven… assuming you’re an angry pirate and think Heaven tastes like melted chocolate ice cream washed down with strong rum and a fist fight.” w/ photos

“Most of the time, it’s pretty easy to tell what a movie is about: Lincoln is about Lincoln. The Hangover is about some dudes who get a hangover. Tree of Life is about… you know, things. However, sometimes a movie you’ve seen a million times will convince you it’s about something very simple, when, in fact, there was a hidden meaning all along that the director intentionally put there, but for some reason didn’t want you to find. For instance…” w/ photos