spin kuroki

When this magnetic top is set spinning over another magnet, it levitates. No superconduction necessary.

(via @ebertchicago)

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Still kind of makes no sense to me even after reading the explanation.

Here’s the entire text of a talk given at math, magic, and puzzle gathering (attendees included Stephen…

How recipes should look (by Starsammy)

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I’m so proud of our indie gaming community. There should be more of this. And speaking of which, Steam’s indie game bundle is a good deal as well. …

Make: Online, which is currently covering alternative transportation, posted this neat video of a concept product from MIT Senseable City Lab called the Copenhagen Wheel. Its basic…

From Gif Bin.

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OK. I haven’t wanted an iPad until now. This is amazing.

Best known for his “irresponsible” art/game Lose/Lose — which deletes files from your hard drive every time…

Who knew that watching a towel-folding robot could be so funny and fascinating?

I found this on Mike Migurski’s site and I cannot improve upon his description of the video:

There is…

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From FastCompany: The Story of Bottled Water breaks down the problems with our beloved water in signature Annie Leonard form, with juicy tidbits like: one third of bottled water…

[Image: Work by Shannon Rankin, taken from the artist’s Flickr page].

Artist Shannon Rankin does amazing things with maps. Treating them as mere pieces of decorated paper to be…