design
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Using Projectors And Fog, This Artist Created The Creepiest Ghost Effect We’ve Ever Seen
Ever since seeing Princess Leia’s floating hologram in Star Wars, artist Joanie Lemercier has worked to design and realise animations that appear to float in mid-air. His latest experiments are reminiscent of the interactive computers used in the movie Minority Report, but also include one of the most impressive ghost effects we’ve ever seen.
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This Is How You Fold A Record-Breaking Paper Aeroplane
In 2012, designer John Collins constructed a paper aeroplane that flew an astonishing 69.14m, establishing a distance record that still stands. A new video demonstrates the steps required to fold your own version of this record-setting paper-based aircraft.
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This Insanely Priced Clock Makes Time Look Like A Sculpture
The phrase “etched in stone” usually applies to something that’s never going to change. But while the Etch clock looks like the current time has been carved into its face, every minute the etching disappears and refreshes itself, so that phrase doesn’t sound as permanent as it once did.
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This $30,000 Coffee Table Floats Like A Hoverboard
If it’s not made of gold, furniture recovered from the Titanic, or extraterrestrial materials salvaged from a meteor, you’ll need one heck of a gimmick to convince people to spend $US30,000 ($41,116) on coffee table. And that’s probably why Siren Design Studios made its Teles Taxídi table float like a hoverboard.