OnelargeprawnInvented by Naoki Yoshimoto in 1971, the Yoshimoto Cube transforms into two stellated rhombic dodecahedrons. These dodecahedrons then fold again as two cubes the same size as the original cube. Say what?
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More at See Mike Draw – The funniest cartoons on earth – guaranteed!* (*guarantee not actually guaranteed).
Mike is also at Urf creating classics like these:
Split ’em up is a fun, unique retro shooter that pits you against an aggressive alien horde. Wipe out all of the invaders with minimum damage to your shields!
How to play
Left/Right = Move laser cannons around the perimeter
Up/Down = Toggle between modes: red cannons are linked together, blue cannons will travel independently of one another
Space bar= Fire!
Play the game at Let’s Design. (Game removed from post due to noise pollution – thanks tipster Tim!)
Money can’t buy you happiness. But it can surely buy you a flashy ride. If I were so stacked that Warren Buffett were borrowing money from me, I’d like to know what the most luxurious expensive, and in-your-face production cars were so I could by one, you know, for my maid.
The 10 most expensive cars in the world after the jump. And there’s a poll at the end.
There is no need to pay exploitative prices to get into the world’s finest museums when you can find the most awesome art by just walking down the street.
Hit the jump to see more street art from around the world.
Two German-sounding dudes hacked into the central light system of a building and played space invaders on it! This could be a fake, even so zat is some crazy-cool shit ya?
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Evacuation is a game about blasting aliens out of spaceship airlocks to their death. If that’s not fun enough, pretend the aliens are your bosses ;)
Aliens have invaded the cargo freighter, and resident ‘tard Brett jettisoned the guns accidentally. The only option is to evacuate the hold. Click the doors to vent aliens into space, but try not to evacuate the crew. The captain must be kept alive at all costs as he’s the only qualified pilot.
Play Evacuation below at Foddy.net – via Andy’s Blog.
So strange, so alluring. This is a pinhole camera, named after Yama, the Tibetan God of Death. The skull that encases the cameras was blessed by a Tibetan Lama, and will be used by designer Wayne Martin Belger for a photo series on the modern incarnation of Southeast Asians deities. I wouldn’t be surprised if Yama had freaky magical powers.
Yama’s eyes are cast from bronze and silver, with a brass pinhole in each eye. Yama is made from aluminium, titanium, copper, brass, bronze steel, silver, gold, mercury with four sapphires, three rubies, turquoise, sand, slood, and nine opals. The switch to open and close the film chamber is located under the jaw.
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This is my fave at the mo – random weird statues. Check it here
I have a dark secret. I sent a family of guppies to their grave as I poured the contents of my fish tank into the garden. It was not out of spite, or because I didn’t get the espresso straight, no chaser that I clearly ordered; I just got bored of the fish.
Boredom has no place at the International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest, where aquascapers (apparently that’s a legitimate word) come together to compete in the largest planted aquarium aquascaping contest in the world. For most, it’s not about the money, rather the bragging rights and recognition for their pieces of “living art.”
Here are the top 3 winners from the 2008 contest. Click the images to see them bigger.
And spare a thought for A.J. Judy Prajintno Putra of Indonesia whose fantastic, super-wide aquascape only got 7th spot. I’d feel a bit cheated if I were him/her.
See more aquascapes at Aqua Design Amano.
