Grove, a small creative team based in Portland, Oregon, has created the SkateBack, specfically for the iPhone.
Each case is handcrafted — so each one is unique — and made from 100% recycled skateboards.
Deck out your phone for only $49, here.
How High Can We Build? [Video]
What’s the tallest thing we’ve ever built, and how tall will we EVER be able to build? Watch this episode of vsauce to find out!
[VSauce]
Animated Short Brings a Child’s Ingenuity, Imagination to Life [VIDEO]
Dutch-based company Polder Animations created a 2 1/2-minute film that has been the lead-in to “The Smurfs” on all Pathé-owned movie screens in the Netherlands.
The film tells the story of innovative Robin, who attempts to sell her hand-drawn stories at a flea market, but shows us that ultimately, you can’t put a price on a child’s enthusiasm and imagination.
[Via Vimeo]
Darth Vader Tries to Buy Guns from Weapons Factory [Video]
Air has put together a persuasive little video for Amnesty International. It shows a black limo pulling up at the entrance of arms manufacturer FN Herstal. A gangster-type in suit and sunglasses gets out and asks the security guard if he can buy some arms. His boss, who is waiting in the limo, is looking to make a big purchase. The guard is a little surprised but eventually calls the marketing department…you can see what happens in this video. Sufficient to say that the aim of this stunt is to collect a maximum of signatures for a petition demanding that the treaty on arms trade is applied effectively. This just ahead of debates on the subject at the UN on 2nd July.
Something New to Fear: Gnombies! [Picture]
Great. As if we didn’t already have to worry about global warming, the economy, and naked men eating off our faces, we now have a new fear: Tiny men eating off our faces. Thank God they’re just pretend creatures, made from weather-proof resin…FOR NOW.
Landscaping just got a heckuva lot more interesting, though, amirite?
Spice up your garden by purchasing Gnombies on Amazon here & here.
[Via HiConsumption]
Avengers Re-enacted by Ponies (in less than 60 Seconds!)
In line with Game of Ponies and the Star Wars Pony Re-Enactment, Jacob’s Movies presents…
If you liked that you might also enjoy his other pony re-enactments: Call of Duty, Nintendo, Dragon Ball Z, Watchmen and The Matrix. I like the Watchmen one the best.
If you haven’t already seen it, be sure to check out the animated GIF of the scene where The Hulk smashes Loki around right here.
[by Jacob’s Movies | Via TheUniBlog]
‘Mister Rogers’ Gets Remixed [VIDEO]
I’m willing to bet that nearly everyone reading this either grew up with or is familiar with the show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
In the first of what PBS says will be a series of videos, PBS Digital Studios collaborated with Symphony of Science‘s John D. Boswell to create “Garden of Your Mind“, a mash-up and auto-tuning of some of Mr. Rogers’ most touching and inspirational moments.
If PBS were to ever release the song as a single with all proceeds going to the network, would you purchase it?
[Source: YouTube]
Cat Portals [Picture]
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