robot cheetah can run down a volvo.

all he needs is a saddle.

andrew chase creates bio-mechanical animals. really awesome ones.

he also does a little stop-motion magic with them...

seen at io9

i think i'm turning...

for when you crash into your ego...

i'm not sure what diesel is doing making helmets, but i like it.

now i want to be an asphalt cosmonaut.

diesel also apparently paired with fiat to make a pretty slick 500...

note: please don't mix awesome helmet with awesome car.

that makes you an awesome dork.

found at high snobiety

but can you take it over any sweet jumps?

^ this is the one i threw together ^

definitely not a huffy.

republic bikes bringing the fancy.

you can order them through urban outfitters.

i've got no idea if these are nice to ride on or not,

as i'm not much of a (bike)gear head.

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rock it harder

note to babies: start growing your sideburns now.

a child's rocker made from real german motorbikes? perfect.

felix götze. you are an evil genius.

seen on the blog paper.

hey kid! imma computer.

the human printer cmyk's by hand?

unreal.

a little vonnegut love.

robots posing as humans? or humans posing as robots?

seen at drawn.

cow sushi.

photo from AP

perfect.

at least until we start using eyeball scanners.

from the mind of scott amron

world destroyer

yes, they are real.

the tiny creatures that lived on these former planets have all perished.

perished with a single touch of a giant finger.

these rock.

thank you richard heeks for making soap bubbles cool again.

see the rest of the set here.

(there are some really fantastic unpopped ones)

find courtesy of a cup of jo.

natural beauty

fungi. turf. hydrangea. you want to reach out and touch them. gentle now.

found at elementclaystudio amongst a gazillion other beauties. aaaahhhh, texture.

the root of the problem

art by MISS.EU SONDA KOES KNORE YANO

find by albotas

getting on my nerves

all things anatomical are welcome in my heart and home. phrenology charts. models. this one is from sushipotparts shop. they have tons of cool ephemera and other vintage finds that are right up my science-y alley.

did anyone else have the visible woman and man kit when they were kids? i loved it. am i a weird-o?

half full

i love the way the wooden stopper is resting perfectly sweet and stable. simple and beautiful. i have special feelings for the textures of natural materials (thump, thump). a love affair you might say. the only question is: large, meduim, small, or all?

find them at velocity.

by the way, you'd be hard pressed to find a cooler place for a gift registry. you know aunt margie will still insist on getting you oven mitts and a salad spinner though...

$2.56 per square foot

how rad is penny flooring? easy to obtain, an idiot could install them and they only cost $2.56 a square foot.

that's math. and that looks awesome.

find courtesy of notcot

penny flooring lives at the standard grill in new york of course.

thomas jefferson would've had an awesome blog

these are from a great article in the times by maira kalman.

the first is her painting. the second is tommy jeff's list. he was a listmaker.

i like listmakers.

read the article, it's nice.