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If you’re familiar with the slightly off-beat webcomic Cyanide & Happiness, you’re probably aware it isn’t exactly the most…sensitive material around. It is, however, quite frequently absolutely hilarious if you’re not the type to take political correctness entirely to heart. There are quite a few fans much more devoted than I am, one of which…
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Did you happen to purchase the Buzz Lightyear doll at St. John-St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church? They had a rummage sale Saturday morning. If so, my son lost his Buzz Lightyear at that sale on Saturday morning. His arm is broken off but I have been gluing it back with Gorilla Glue and it seemed to…
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(via TIA | Conference Program)
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theatlantic: Celebrity Invention: Jim Henson’s Proto-Muppet It’s a very adorable googly-eyed puppet. Patented in 1959, this puppet was pre-Muppets era — Henson created the doll while studying applied arts at the University of Maryland. Unlike many puppets created during the time, Henson used foam rubber covered in fabric.The flexibility allowed the characters to express more…
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(via UncommonGoods)
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The Origami Lab
The Origami Lab essayist: by Susan Orlean At the time, Lang was in his thirties. He had been doing origami — that is, shaping sheets of paper into figures, using no cutting and no glue — for twenty-five years and designing his own models for twenty. He has always considered himself very much a bug…
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illillill: Jiri Geller Sculptures jiri_geller_sculptures-4 – Trendland
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fyeahanatomy: The Organ Tunic visually demonstrates the organs of the body using a set of realistic, velcro organs. Healthy organ set includes includes 9 fabric organs, embroidered pelvis & backbone, 3D ribcage, set of 7 labels and a reference sheet. Spare parts are available Get it here.(there’s also one for adults)
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paperbits: Automatically Slice Your 3D Model for Lasercutting « Ponoko – Blog Slicer3 is a handy, free plugin for Google SketchUp that does pretty much what it sounds like. It will take any solid 3D model and turn it into slices that follow the contours of the form. Not just useful for lasercutting: seems like a…
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DC Women Kicking Ass: Spotted: Girls in Superhero aisle at Target
DC Women Kicking Ass: Spotted: Girls in Superhero aisle at Target dcwomenkickingass: As I was shopping today I stopped into the “superhero” aisle at Target. The superhero aisle is on the boys side of the toy department and is usually devoid of female characters save a Princess Leia in the Star Wars collection or the…