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Badass Spiders Made From TSA Confiscated Scissors
If you travel much by airplane, you've probably seen the big buckets of items confiscated at the airport security checkpoints. Last month when I was at the airport in Toronto, I was blown away by the huge plastic container that was almost as tall as me filled with everything from used toothpaste con ...
How To: Play Angry Birds Dodgeball
I grew up playing with a lot of kids on the streets. I was fortunate that my brother and sister were both close to my age, and we always ended up spending our summers together playing street games with the other kids in our neighborhood. My parents would yell to us when it was time to come inside, w ...
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Sitting Down Is Killing You [Infographic]
When you have a desk job, it's easy to see the advantages of sitting at a desk inside when looking outside and there is a guy shoveling snow in front of your office. There you are, in your cozy warm office, typing away on that little keyboard while that guy is out there busting his butt in the cold. ...
Star Wars, Jurassic Park & More Drawn In IKEA Manuals
We have all been there at some point, even if you don't want to admit it. We went there, looked around, and went back home with a bunch of boxes containing the entire evening's building project. I am of course talking about IKEA, the first company in the world to let us buy their furniture and put i ...
Name The Flick: 91 Cult Movies On A New York Map
I think I have mentioned this before, but New York is one of the most popular sets for movies in the history of Hollywood, or at least it seems that way. Not too long ago I wrote an article about the superhero jam packed districts of New York, including their real addresses. 9 superheroes in close p ...
Most Creative Way To Recycle Your Ink Cartridges
If you didn't read the title of this article first, and if you just looked at the pictures below, what would you think those science fiction sculptures were made of? Would you ever guess those were old ink cartridges?
I really, really don't like buying printer ink. Not only is it messy and expens ...
How To: Make Pop Rocks
Do you remember eating Pop Rocks as a kid? I do. It was like a chemistry experiment exploding in my mouth every time I ate them. I thought that eating Pop Rocks was just one of those things from the '80s that parents let us do, like riding in the car without a seat belt. You know, one of those thing ...
Soft & Fuzzy: Creative Felt Designs
I love felt. I don't know what it is about it, but it's a great material. It's got the yin and the yang. It's soft, yet tough. It can be colorful or dull. It's so versatile you can wear it in the form of socks or clean your car with it. I would probably drape myself in felt if it were socially accep ...
Movie Snack Breakdown: The Scary Truth
I bet you are a frequent movie goer if you are reading this. Why else would you want to know anything about movie snacks, right? Oh wait, you could of course be one of those movie junkies who sits at home in front of your super mega big screen and surround sound blasting away those sci-fi movies whi ...
Custom Hairball Jewelry Made From Your Pet’s Hair
Do you have a cat? If so, look down at your clothes; do you have cat hair on you? I'm not much of a cat person, but my dear friend @mistygirlph loves cats. Her family in the Philippines has over twenty of them in their home, so I will dedicate this article to her.
Whether you have dogs or cats or ...
Evolution Of Nintendo Characters
Ahh... Here I am, in the land of Nintendo. It's a little strange since we usually leave it up to Richard to cover all the Nintendo goodness on Bit Rebels since he is so good at it, but I couldn't resist today. Last night I was feeling particularly retro, and I downloaded the original Donkey Kong on ...
Simpsons Alphabet: Another Reason To Learn Your ABCs
As a kid, going to school is a truly magical experience at first. You can almost not wait to get into all that school business, and get some homework so you can brag about it. However, what usually happens after a couple of years is that the school virus silently starts to settle comfortably inside ...
Tulipmania: An Inspiring Field Of 3 Billion Tulips
If you didn't read the title of this article, and if you just glanced at these pictures below, what would you think that was? Perhaps a beautiful piece of artwork created by a child? Or maybe a tapestry of colorful fabric? Who would ever guess that is a patch of three billion tulips?
Yep, this is ...
Superhero Star Map: New York City Is The Place
Everyone who has been to Hollywood in Los Angeles knows that you can drive around in Beverly Hills and Bel Air and look at famous people's houses. What you won't be able to avoid are the "Star Maps" stands all around Hollywood which point out exactly where all the famous people live. If you don't wa ...
ARTags: Augmented Reality Graffiti Tagging Application
We see it everyday, whether it is beautiful or just a bad "I Was Here" tag. I am of course talking about graffiti in all its forms and shapes. The way we experience this art is different for each person. Some people want to get rid of it, regardless if it's beautiful or bad. Other people appreciate ...