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Some things are just cool.

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By now, everyone’s probably seen this. But We Made This’s theory that it was actually viral marketing is interesting enough to note:

A lot of people are saying that either the GPS signal wouldn’t transmit through the metal exterior of a plane, or that the flight plan would simply be too damned expensive, even if DHL are footing the bill. So did it actually happen, or is just a (rather finely crafted) viral? The site seems oddly free of the expected background to the genesis of the project, and Nordenankar seems to have very little web presence before doing it… though he did win a D&AD student award in an advertising category last year…

UPDATE (5/27/2008): The page has been changed to refelct that it is, indeed, a work of fiction. More at The Telegraph. (via waxy)

A very cool advertisement for clustarack. Shared because no one will ever get tired of these things. They also have a making-of video.

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This ads found by Andrew Sullivan, is also great.

I wouldn’t claim to understand the theory behind the architecture of Arakawa and Madeline Gins or their claim that their style can make you live longer, but this house sure looks cool. Fred Bernstein’s story on the house is here (the title link is for the audio slide show).

Casulo is, without question, the most compact set of furniture I’ve ever seen. In a reasonably sized box they’ve fit: a desk, a bed, a bureau, a stool, a shelving unit, two seating-height boxes, and a small chest of drawers. You must give it at least seven seconds.

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A few years ago the Defense Department decided to look seriously at prosthetic arms. Dean Kamen and Co. heard the call and have created something that looks straight out of science fiction. Though it doesn’t work quite as well as Luke Skywalker’s fake hand — for which it is named — it is impressive and seems a big improvement over any prosthetic I’ve ever seen.

(via Engadget)

This has to be seen. I can so no more than that.

Marco Facciola, a 16-year-old International Baccalaureate student, built a wooden bicycle as a school project. It’s simply amazing. No metal or plastic involved; I can’t imagine the ride’s very smooth though.

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In a move best described as “pretty cool,” Last.fm has a new feature:

As of today, you can play full-length tracks and entire albums for free on the Last.fm website.

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These are probably the most innovative and attractive attic stairs ever made. To take up less depth (I think that’s what I’d call that dimension) these stair are off-set from each other. It’s much harder to describe than to see.

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deputydog has assembled a set of incredibly cool-looking scientific research centers. I will readily admit that I don’t understand much of what any of these places do, or how they do it, but they certainly look interesting.

Also, my apologies that the page’s text is disorganized, uncapitalized, and hard to read. Just remember that you’re going for the pictures.

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