Dylan Schenker
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A Fort That Looks Like a Mushroom Cloud [PICTURES]
How would you like to live in your very own nuclear explosion? Sculptor Dietrich Wegner has designed a fort in the shape of a mushroom cloud, the visual associated with the mass destruction of powerful nuclear weapons.
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Art Made From the Dust of 9/11 Attack
When the Twin Towers fell on 9/11, the surrounding streets were enshrouded in plumes of smoke and massive clouds of dust.
Artist Xu Bing collected much of this dust and ten years later has used it as material for an installation called Where Does the Dust Collect? Blowing the dust onto the floor of an exhibition space with a leaf blower, he then stenciled a zen poem into it.
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What Did 9/11 Look Like From Space? [PICTURE]
The Twin Towers were enormous buildings and the attacks of 9/11 were of such magnitude that people were able to see the skyline change from neighboring states and camera-equipped satellites were even able to capture the aftermath from space.
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Billboards for ‘Contagion’ Made From Actual Bacteria [VIDEO]
These ads take 'viral' marketing to a whole new level: To promote the new Steven Soderbergh movie 'Contagion,' a group of microbiologists and immunologists were tapped to create a billboard out of bacteria.
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Is Nike Manufacturing ‘Back to the Future’-Style Self-Lacing Shoes? [VIDEO]
When 'Back to the Future 2' premiered way back in 1989, its vision of 2015 was exciting: Marty McFly got to enjoy inventions like the hoverboard and self-lacing sneakers. The hoverboard has yet to fully materialize, but we can at least be excited that Nike might be manufacturing those shoes of the future someday soon.
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Bomb Alarm Clock Promises Explosive Mornings [VIDEO]
We're all guilty of hitting the snooze button and sleeping a little bit longer in the morning. But with this alarm clock, if you don't wake up on time to defuse it, you're in for an explosive surprise.
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Sweet Celebrity Portraits Are Made Out of Licorice
These licorice portraits look good enough to eat. Artist Jason Mercier is known for his celebrity mosaics made of candy, food, pills and make up and even celebrity's own junk. For his latest project, called 'Licorice Flix: Edible Movie Mosaics,' he took scenes from some of his favorite movies and recreated them with pieces of black and red licorice in startling detail.
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Cinderblock + Running Washing Machine = Awesome Appliance Self-Destruction [VIDEO]
The internet is populated with amateur scientists who test the limits of what you can put in a blender, what happens when you mix Diet Coke and Mentos and now, what a cinderblock does to a running washing machine.
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Wheelchair for Dogs Is the Cutest Thing Ever [VIDEO]
While there are wheeled contraptions available to give mobility to handicapped pets, the Amigo -- a new wheelchair from industrial designer Nia Shalom -- is specially optimized for the way pups move.
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Jedi Kittens Duel With Light Sabers [VIDEO]
An intergalactic battle that has raged for millennia between the light side and the dark side has culminated in one final, epic battle between ... two kittens?