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You may recall photographer Akkara Naktamna from his brilliant collection of ominous urban foliage, “Signs” (check it out here if you haven’t already!). This time around Naktamna turns his attention to the various things casually displayed on the public sidewalks of Thailand. Ranging from mundane to bizarre, “Landlord” offers a subtle exploration of ownership and small gestures of power. See more images below.

 

A selection of paintings by artist Kes Richardson, who lives and works in London. More images below.

 

2015 gave us the wonderful kinetic LEGO sculpture of the tragic Greek mythological character Sisyphus perpetually pushing a boulder.

When creator Jason Allemann of JKBrickworks saw fellow LEGO artist Josh David's lawn mower kinetic sculpture, he knew he had to make one of his own &mdashl; but with a twist.

Building on his original idea, Allemann swapped out Sisyphus for his modern-day counterpart -- a suburban man in shorts and knee socks -- and replaced the fate of eternally pushing a boulder with mowing an ever-growing lawn.

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Remember Eiko Eshizawa's Sleeping Bear Pack prototype? Well now they're a real product she makes and sells a handful (presumably expensive, since you have to email for price) of each year. Wow, can you believe I originally the prototype all the way back in 2009? A lot has changed since then. Think about the person you were five years ago. Now think about the person you are now. Would you say you are more or less of an @$$hole now? Because I would say more, but I don't know you personally, I'm just gauging from the terrible things you say about me in the comments. *shaking head disapprovingly* You've changed. Keep going for some closeups. Then head to Jo-Anne Fabric or Hobby Lobby and try to make your own.

“Leicester Square 1982”, from the London Youth series by Derek Ridgers

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Waterspouts, like hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis and Godzilla, are all God's way of saying, "Hey, remember me? You live in MY Sim City, punks!" Just kidding, they're natural phenomena and don't let anybody tell you otherwise (unless that person is me after changing my mind). This is a shot of the giant waterspout that popped up over Tampa yesterday.

A waterspout is a weather phenomenon that happens when a combo of air and mist form a potentially dangerous vortex. This particular one actually came ashore which is unusual as they usually stay over water. No one was injured but it did cause a lot of property damage.

When reached for comment, one fish that got caught in the waterspout had this to say, "I'M FLYING, JACK!" What? You think fish haven't seen 'Titanic' -- are you kidding me? They love that movie because they consider it payback for all of their friends that we eat. Hit the jump for a local news report about the spout.

Exploding Actresses is a Tumblr blog that posts animated gifs and videos of actresses in famous movie scenes having their heads explode. It's surprisingly entertaining. My favorites are this Snow White one and the Ghost one, but there's an entire video of Disney Princess after the jump, along with some others. And, since it's Friday, I suggest you stick it to the man for a little and watch them all. Then empty your suitcase into a trashbag, leave the suitcase on your desk so people will still think you're there, and leave work early. "GW, do you even have a job, nobody carries briefcases anymore." I do! "That's a pizza box with a yarn handle." I'm sorry, I didn't hear you, I was busy talking on my cell phone. "That's a juice box." You know what? THE DEAL'S OFF. Have fun explaining this one at the next board meeting, jerk. Hit the jump for more.

This is the Starry Lights lamp designed by Anna Farkas. It projects accurate constellations on the ceiling and comes in four different models (based on the way the stars appear during different seasons): vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox and winter solstice. All the stars are as they appear at 45-degrees north latitude though so if you want some southern hemisphere shit you are OUT OF LUCK. Just kidding, they also make custom ones, it's just going to cost you. And considering they start at $1,000 it's probably smarter to pound some holes in a coffee can with a nail then dangle it over a bare bulb. That's what I did, and I think it turned out pretty good. See? There's the Big Dicker. "It's DIPPER." You sure? "Positive." This reminds me of the time I found up Alaska wasn't an island. Thanks to Christian, who saved himself $990 and used a star map to put up a bunch of those glow-in-the-dark stickers on the ceiling the way we all did in high school and college. Hey baby, wanna see the stars? That was classic.

First of all, the sink/urinal combo isn't a new concept. I posted one back in 2010 here, and I'm sure it's existed even before then. The idea is that the combo 1. will save water by using the 'gray' water you just washed your hands with to flush the toilet and 2. encourage dudes to actually wash their hands because the sink is RIGHT THERE. Unfortunately, most dudes are determined to not wash their hands and don't care if they flush a urinal or not because most men are f***ing disgusting. Literally, guys treat the sink like an obstacle they have to dodge on their way out of the bathroom. That's why I don't shake dude's hands in bars. Or anywhere for that matter because the chances are they still has pecker residue on their fingers. Thanks to Joey, who told me he always washes his hands before and after handling his goods because he cares about hygiene.

Recent work by Barcelona-based illustrators Juan and Alejandro Mingarro (Brosmind).

Shelf Pod - Kakuya Morita Architecture Studio

Bozardeux, a recent French graduate and Instructables user, has undertaken a project to make an open, 3D printed DSLR camera. All the parts and designs are licensed CC Attibution-ShareAlike.

The OpenReflex is an Open-Source analog camera with a mirror Viewfinder and an awesome finger activated mechanic shutter (running ~ 1/60°s). What's more, it's compatible with any photographic lens with custom mount ring.

All the pieces easily printable on an recent RepRap-like ABS 3D-printer without using support material ! Everything should print in less than 15h and anyone should be able to assemble it within 1h.

All parts are separate ( Film receiver, Shutter and Viewfinder ) to simplify builds and modifications. The source files are available under the CreativeCommon By-Sa license, fell free to modify them if you want a new feature, and don't forget to share your improvements on the web ;)

3D Printed Camera : OpenReflex by Bozardeux (Thanks, Gregory)

Works by Evan Eisel.

View the whole post: Evan Eisel over on BOOOOOOOM!.

Jay-Z, Andy Warhol, and Stonehenge Sculpted from Wonder Bread by Milena Korolczuk

It went for the tit! Outback Steakhouse teamed up with Brazilian ad agency Lew'Lara\TBWA to develop the B-Day Chair, a chair with mechanical arms that gives you a hug every time somebody wishes you a happy birthday on your Facebook wall. You just sit down, sign into your Facebook page with the attached tablet, and let the hugs roll in. It even takes a picture of your reaction every time to flood your Facebook timeline with more crapola! True story: I worked as a busboy at Outback Steakhouse my last two years of high school. It was cool. They let me eat all the bread and drink all the soda I wanted. But one time I was taking the kitchen trash out to the dumpster and the bag ripped and a literal gallon of that sauce they dip the Bloomin' Onions in before frying them poured in between my socks and shoes. My manager wouldn't let me go home even though I was sloshing around smelling like shit for the rest of the night. Then the hostesses started calling me the Outback Outhouse and I sat and cried in the walk-in fridge for like twenty minutes. I don't ever want to talk about this again. Hit the jump for the groping chair in action.

Wendy Wallin Malinow nos invita a descubrir "Bone-A-Day", una magnífica serie de creaciones donde ilustra la anatomía de diversos animales que viven en la naturaleza, revelando lo que comen.

Wendy Wallin Malinow invites us to discover “Bone A Day”, a superb series of creations to illustrate with carvings anatomy of various animals living in nature, revealing the food ingested by them.

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Fuente: www.fubiz.net

This is a shot of a highlighter right at its moment of explosion in a microwave. It kind of looks like cotton candy. Why would anybody put a highlighter in a microwave? Keep in mind this was a 4th of July weekend and not everyone can afford fireworks. "Sooo...." Yep -- you're looking at a redneck sparkler, bro. Thanks to PYY, who can't believe there isn't some sort of age restriction on being able to buy microwaves.

"Shitstorm" has been inducted into Duden, the official German dictionary. It was a favorite among linguists, who admired its applicability to the plagiarism scandal that led to the resignation of Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. Strangely, an equivalent German word was not created by stringing together 75 other German words. (via The Mary Sue)

Comics by Joan Cornellà. I have been staring at this first one for an hour. It is so absurd. I love it, I love everything about it. More comics below (some of them are kinda dark).

View the whole post: Joan Cornellà over on BOOOOOOOM!.

I was commissioned by Rosapark and BHV store to create a promotional map of Le Marais area of Paris. The store is a prominent part of Le Marais and the client wanted to reflect it’s standing within that area, the creative and historical culture, as well as highlighting some other local businesses.

Hand Drawn Map of Le Marais area of Paris by Jenni Sparks.

Two Triangles, 2013

Gorgeous site-specific installations by one of my favourite artists, Vancouver’s James Nizam. The last time I featured his work it went on to be one of the most popular posts of 2012. See more of his work below!

View the whole post: James Nizam over on BOOOOOOOM!.

French artist Thomas Lamadieu, also know as Roots Art, must really love looking at the sky, but for different reasons than you might think. Every time he looks up, Thomas sees a potential canvas where the building rooftops frame the sky. He photographs it and uses the odd sky shapes to create whimsical line drawings.

“My artistic aim is to show a different perception of urban architecture and the everyday environment around us, what we can construct with a boundless imagination,” says Thomas. Aren’t you just gonna see these creatures now every time you look up?

Website: tlamadieu.wix.com via: neatorama

Whimsical Sky Art by Thomas Lamadieu originally appeared on Bored Panda on April 18, 2013.

1. Surreal Photo Manipulations by Thomas Barbéy
2. Portraits Carved in Walls by Alexandre Farto
3. Creative Street Art by Sandrine Boulet
4. Discover the Full Story: What’s Below the Famous Russian Buildings

By far the cutest and coolest ongoing photo series I”ve seen in quite a while!

The tumbler “Maddie the Coonhound” is a photo series by Atlanta-based photographer Theron Humphrey who’s traveling to all 50 states, dog in tow, over the next year.

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