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Watch A Caterpillar Transform Into A Butterfly From Inside The Cocoon
If you ever stared at a chrysalis as a kid, patiently waiting for a beautiful new butterfly to emerge, you were probably left wondering just what was going on inside there. Was the caterpillar reconfiguring itself like a Transformer? Was it morphing like a Terminator? Nobody knows — except now everyone does thanks to these fascinating micro-CT 3D x-ray scans of the process.
This Teeny Tiny Iron Battles Wrinkled Clothing On The Go
Is there anything more embarrassing than only realising there’s a slight wrinkle in your tie once you get to work? What will your co-workers think, that you actually wear your clothing? Oh, the horror. Thankfully, you can avoid that nightmare with this compact pocket-sized iron that eradicates wrinkles like a hair straightener.
Domino’s Makes Awesome DVDs That Smell Like Pizza When They’re Played
How’s this for a brilliant marketing campaign? To help sell the notion that there’s no better way to spend an evening than with a pizza and a movie, Domino’s in Brazil created custom DVDs with a heat-reactive flavoured varnish that actually smelled like pizza once they were played.
The Most Stunning Way To Start A Fire Since Lightning
The simple form and function of a Zippo lighter has made it an incredibly iconic design. But it could soon be supplanted by Alessi if the Italian houseware manufacturer prices its new Sushi lighter to compete with the Zippo. That, or convince a Hollywood producer to have an action hero prominently use it in an upcoming blockbuster.
Retail Employees Will Someday Be Replaced By This T-Shirt Folding Bot
Great news for anyone who’s ever felt ignored by snooty retail clothing store employees that seem more interested in what’s happening in their headsets than their customers. To celebrate its one year anniversary, ROS Industrial put together this highlight reel of its robots in action, including a bit showing this arm deftly folding a shirt.
Watch An Epic Optimus Painting Come To Life In This Amazing Timelapse
Robert Burden, an artist living in San Francisco, has an affinity for immortalizing his favourite childhood action figures as gigantic oil paintings that makes them seem larger than life. His latest piece, The Autobot, which gives Optimus Prime the glory he so readily deserves, took over 1000 hours to complete.
Explore The Dark Side Of Your Desk With This Wooden Curiosity Model
If you want a Curiosity rover of your own but don’t quite have NASA’s budget, you can save yourself $US2,499,999,850 by going with designer Arnold Patrick Martin’s beautiful wooden model. It doesn’t move, the cameras don’t work, and it probably won’t survive a trip to Mars, but it’s also only $US150.
Someone Finally Designed A Folding Chair That’s Easy To Store
They’re light, they’re cheap, they’re marginally comfortable, but ironically, folding chairs are rarely easy to stack and store. They’re supposed to be, but their random curves and bulges make it a task that’s frankly just not worth it — especially knowing that Folditure’s ultra-flat hanging Tilt chairs are about to hit the market.
How To Add A Glowing Star To Your Converse
Converse’s Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers may never go out of style, but just in case you can future-proof them with this fun hack from Adafruit that swaps out the standard star crest with a glowing logo.
The Most Impressive Lego Terminator Arm You’ve Ever Seen
Skynet comes across as a resourceful artificial intelligence. After all, if it’s clever enough to send someone back in time to wipe out an enemy before they’re born, it’s not hard to believe it could see the potential in Lego Technic when it comes to building an army.
