Damien Hirst posing in front of “The Golden Calf”
British artist Damien Hirst entered the record books on Monday after an unprecedented auction of his works raised £70.5 million ($158.75 million) with more than 160 lots still to be sold. (Pics)

 Making science fun again
Science Guy Steve Spangler demonstrated how a little static electricity can make some remarkable things happen. Steve will be one of the featured speakers at Saturday’s Product Launch Boot Camp.

The Partytron Pyramid

What weighs 8,000 pounds, turns on a dime, and looks like an Egyptian pyramid? The Dream Car 123!
It may look like a pyramid, but it’s outfitted like a tank and lights up in neon colors at night. The best part is that it runs on electricity. 3.5 hour charge will take the Dream […]

The line between grown up and kiddie tables begins to blur with Netherlands-based designer Tineke Beunders’ Marbelous. It has grooves cut into the tabletop, legs and supports that’ll have marbles rolling all the way down to the floor. The best part? You could also sneak your vegetables: olives, sprouts, peas — just toss them into […]

But is it Bluetooth Compatible?

One of the world’s biggest electrical companies has announced it will launch a “tasteful” sex toy range for middle-aged British couples called Relationship Care.

The Cloaca Machine

Cloaca is probably Wim Delvoye’s most famous art installation. In 2000, he put together a complex machinery at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp, Belgium. The machine’s sole job is to simulate “digestion” and produce poo. Yep, you read that right.
Wim’s Cloaca machine (cloaca is a zoological term for the posterior opening […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1rZqw5bXb4

 As it turn out Sticky-notes and Slinkies have a lot in common
This amazing video will take your understanding of sticky-notes to a whole new level. Second video after the jump.
 

Even after months of psychotherapy “William the Rabbit”
was unable to regain his masculinity
We are not sure why some of these picture exist, or the real story behind them. But they have a way of making us believe that even if we do something totally stupid in the middle of a very dark night, miles from […]

 
Making your food digital
It’s this kind of stuff that makes it all worthwhile. I present to you an idea for a toaster that hooks up to your computer and can burn just about anything you throw at it onto the bread you drop into the slots - weather, news, photos - your call.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4FJXb06vlQ

 Cosmetic surgery at its finest
Here are a few trick they never taught me in school. In fact, I’m pretty sure they never taught anyone. Funny stuff. Second video after the jump.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqSd6fFAkas

Totally crazy performance
Veniamin’s Human Slinky is one of the best talent in entertainment today. After America’s got Talent 2007, feature act on Britain’s Got Talent 2008 second edition “BGT 2″. Second video after the jump. 
 

Signs of the Times?

To bring a smile to passer-bys, the Glenn Group installed these guerrilla street signs all over downtown Reno. (Pics)
The Glenn Group wrote sign copy, created layouts for the printer, and hung the signs. The design team’s primary challenges were to make the signs as authentic looking as possible, and to duck police […]

Ice Circles

Crop circles are so passé - the next big thing are … ice circles! (Pics)
As circles and rings in ice-covered lakes and river-bays have become a relatively numerous documented phenomenon - especially in Scandinavian and other northern European and American countries, the latest case of an ice-circle in Russia (exact location and date of […]

 
Smell and Draw
On one hand, I really like that these Smencils are made from sheets of recycled newspaper tightly rolled around a #2 graphite core. Not only do they sharpen like a regular pencil, but you also get to see the different layers of newsprint as you grind them down, kind of like the […]

 
Sarah Palin - Superhero
Love her or hate her, Sarah Palin is shaking things up in the 2008 election cycle! Now, you can have your very own Sarah Palin Action Figure delivered right to your door.

 Good way to store “painful memories”
USB Flash Drive Fingers are both cool and creepy. Each finger is freshly cut and removed from the local morgue (no, not really….well…..maybe) and equipped with 1gig of memory. Now, you can finally give that geek in your life “The Finger”. (Pics)

 
Technology is taking such rapid strides forward at such a blurring pace that what is considered a marvelous novelty turns into a mundane common object within no time. To classify and bunch a set of man-made marvels from a world that is being constantly altered is a pretty tough job. Finding them is easy enough […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCJeOca-GQU

 
Can it get any more adorably indie than a short film portrayed on 987 Polaroids that display flipbook-style on a giant drum inside a machine called the “Process Enacted Mutoscope”?

 
Inspired by highway billboards
Designed by the polish firm front architects, the Single Hauz is a prototype house created for the single person.  The design is inspired by freestanding billboards often seen near highways. this slim raised design makes them suitable for many locations where building may be difficult, including on the water. By using steel, […]

 Weasels for sale: $29.95 a cup
Some of our best memories in life come from the crazy things animals do. Here are a few of the more unusual ones. (Pics)

 The rule was that the person who drank the second to the last beer would have to sit on the
Masochist’s Couch. Consequently the parties went on for months on end.
Yesterday a strange thing happened. It started raining on the inside of our studios here at the Impact Lab. So we decided it was time for […]

 
Your taste in music defines who you are
Fans of classical music and jazz are creative, pop lovers are hardworking and, despite the stereotypes, heavy metal listeners are gentle, creative types who are at ease with themselves.

 
 50-foot mechanical spider, engineered and manufactured by LaMachine.
If you are afraid of spiders, you would best not be visiting Liverpool’s Lime Street. Why? Well, Liverpool is currently hosting the Capital of Culture Celebration, exhibiting some of the city’s unique cultural heritage. One of the main attractions at this show is a massive 50-foot mechanical spider, […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uQLeE_LYx0

Watch closely a see if you can spot the models you owned
Using some great morphing software, this video has an ingenious way of adding perspective to the blurring development cycles in the ever changing cellphone marketplace.  Second video after the jump.
 

Is that a Teddy Bear phone you are talking on or are you just happy to see me?

 
The iPhone might best its competitors when it comes to being slick, but I don’t think it stands a chance against Willcom’s Kuma (aka Bear) Phone when it comes to being cute. The Bear features a SIM card slot […]