Gilpin Familys Diabetes-Piss-Whiskey
James Gilpin sammelt die Pisse von älteren Diabetes-Kranken und destilliert aus dem zuckerhaltigen Urin Whiskey. Finde ich super, solange ich den nicht trinken muss.
The source material is acquired from elderly volunteers, including Gilpin’s own grandmother, Patricia. The urine is purified in the same way as mains water is purified, with the sugar molecules removed and added to the mash stock to accelerate the whisky’s fermentation process. Traditionally, that sugar would be made from the starches in the mash.
Once fermented into a clear alcohol spirit, whisky blends are added to give colour, taste and viscosity, and the product is bottled with the name and age of the contributor.
Hier die Website zum Projekt, hier mehr zum Pisskey auf Wired: Gilpin Family Whisky made from diabetics’ urine (via Gizmodo)
CCTV Birds
(Vimeo Direktcctv, danke Max!)
Thomas voor ‘t Hekke und Bas van Oerle haben für ihr Projekt Panopticons in Utrecht jede Menge Vögel mit Kameraköpfen aufgestellt.
‘panoptICONS’ addresses the fact that you are constantly being watched by surveillance cameras in city centres. The surveillance camera seems to have become a real pest that feeds on our privacy. To represent this, camera birds – city birds with cameras instead of heads – were placed throughout the city centre of Utrecht where they feed on our presence. In addition, a camera bird in captivity was displayed to show the feeding process and to make the everyday breach of our privacy more personal and tangible.
The Wang and Only: Kids without Teeth-Lipsynch
(Youtube Direktteeth, via Boing Boings Submitterator)
Zwei Kids ohne Schneidezähne lipsynchen Pop. Die zwei werden nächste Woche im kompletten Internet zu sehen sein, verwette ich meinen Arsch drauf. Hier ihre Seite auf Facebook mit noch mehr Videos.
How to start a Fire with Ikea-Stuff
(Vimeo Direktikea, via Core77)
Helmut Smit aus Holland hat Feuer gemacht, nur mit Zeugs, das er in diesem schwedischen Möbelladen gekauft hat. Urban Cavemen FTW!
The thought of people burning their furniture during the war so they could keep warm and cook formed the inspiration for FLAMMA. FLAMMA harks back to one of humanity’s basic needs: making fire. I thought it would be interesting to go into IKEA as if I was a primitive human being and make fire using products found there. The project also fits the back-to-basics image of IKEA and the Swedish lifestyle. IKEA does not, however, sell lighters or matches.
There is a Horse in the Apple Store
Sensationelles Posting von Frank Chimero, der ein Pony in einem Apple Store geknippst hat.
There is a horse in the Apple Store and no one sees it but me.
I think, “Why?” What is the villain here that blinds all of these people to this situation? Am I nuts for thinking this is exceptional? Does anyone else see this? Did I accidentally drop acid and not realize? I must take a photo. I must verify later, when I’m not potentially tripping balls.
I think, “Would they notice if it were a tiger?” Or a lamb? Or an anaconda? What would it take to shake the haze from around their eyes? A sale sign? A new iPod Touch? Would they notice a new iPod Touch?
Are they just divinely focused? Are they meditating in a retail environment? Are they distracted by something shiny? There is so much shiny in the Apple Store. Is it enough to distract everyone from the little tiny horse that is at the Genius Bar?
Can horses type?
The world’s oldest living things: Rachel Sussman on TED.com
Rachel Sussmans Fotos von den ältesten Organismen der Welt hatte ich hier schonmal, jetzt hat sie auf der TED Konferenz einen Vortrag darüber gehalten.
Rachel Sussman shows photographs of the world’s oldest continuously living organisms — from 2,000-year-old brain coral off Tobago’s coast to an “underground forest” in South Africa that has lived since before the dawn of agriculture.
Portal, Left4Dead-Commercials from the 80s
(Youtube Direktportal, via Technabob)
Sehr schöne Fake-Commercials von Gamervision für Portal und Left 4 Dead. Sweet!
Iraqi Terrorism-Punk’d
(Brightcove Direktterrorism, via Dangerous Minds)
Im Irak läuft eine Fernsehshow, nicht unähnlich unserem „Verstehen sie Spaß?“ oder eben MTVs „Punk’d“. Nur verarschen die die Leute mit Terrorismus und Fake-Bombs. Das ganze ist natürlich so dermaßen wrong, dass es rauscht. Und ich würde mir das auf jeden Fall ansehen. Sick, sick world.
An Iraqi reality television program broadcast during Ramadan has been planting fake bombs in celebrities’ cars, having an Iraqi army checkpoint find them and terrifying the celebrities into thinking that they are headed for maximum security prison.
The show “Put Him in [Camp] Bucca” has drawn numerous protests but has stayed on air throughout the fasting month, broadcasting its “stings” on well-known Iraqi personalities.
Paper-Sculptures made from dead Wood
Randall Rosenthal schnitzt Bücher und anderen Papierkram aus Holz. Insert Irony everywhere. Seine Website ist ein ziemlicher Horror, aber ich mag die Arbeiten sehr, vor allem die Process-Bilder sind ziemlich interessant. Hier die Pics für die Kiste Sammelbilder oben, hier die Bilder für eine Kochbuch-Skulptur. (via MeFi)
Mind-Controlled Analog Synthesizer
(Youtube Direktmind, via Audioporn Central)
Robert Schneider, Leadsänger der Apples in Stereo, hat sein Gehirn an einen Analog Synthesizer mit einem gehackten Mattel Mind Flex-Toy angeschlossen. Das Ergebnis ist erstmal nicht weiteres, als ein bisschen Tonleiter hoch und runter, aber fuck: It’s music from the Brain! Whoa! Hier ein weiteres Video.
Zombie-Blitzer-Marketingstunt
Um den Energydrink „Zombie Blood“ zu promoten, hat die Agentur ein paar Leute als Zombies verkleidet und ein Fotoshooting veranstaltet. Und zwar, in dem sie bei Rot über ‘ne Ampel fuhren.
Fun Facts About the Shoot:
- Caution was our primary concern and Patricia driving through the light could only be done at a time when it was guaranteed cars were not proceeding through opposite traffic.
- Took about 30 minutes to set up, with two teams on safety patrol.
- Brandon is getting chain sawed in the neck on the right side of the picture. Unfortunately the chainsaw’er (Derek) as well as the homeless zombie (Jay) were cropped by the camera frame.
-The zombie behind the dead body is holding a smiley face balloon, and the zombie in front of the dead body is holding a Zombie Blood IV stand.
A Red Light Traffic Ticket is 445 bucks. So is our marketing budget! (via Boing Boing)
Japanese Ghost House-Coolers
Japaner gehen wegen einer akuten Hitzewelle gerne in die Geisterbahn. Weil die so schön gekühlt sind: As temperatures soar, Japanese turn to ghost houses. (via Fefe)
Marijuana Cuisine
Sweet! Cannabis Catering bietet ein paar Gerichte an, die mit Ganja zubereitet wurden.
Check out Cannabis Catering, a San Francisco-based outfit that specializes in marijuana cuisine. The brainchild of Chef Frederick Nesbitt, a California Culinary Academy-trained chef who has worked as personal chef for Jerry Rice and John Madden, Cannabis Catering offers four and five-course meals laced with ganja.
Meet the Personal Chef of Pot (via Boing Boing)
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
Stoner Cuisine
Threadcakes 2010 Winners
Die Gewinner der 2010er Threadcakes-Competition stehen fest, in der Leute nach Motiven auf Shirts von Threadless Kuchen gebacken haben. Oben der Gewinner „Firelight Cottage“. Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass ein Kuchen jemals so aussehen könnte. Wow! (via Gizmodo)
Twitter Discographies
Sehr schöner Twitter-Feed von Discographies: Komplette Diskographie-Rezensionen in 140 Zeichen.
Weezer: 1 “Remember that nerdy guy from high school?” 2 “The one who couldn’t talk to girls?” 3-7 “Why are you still hanging out with him?”
Van Halen: 1-6 Sean Connery; 7-10 Roger Moore; 11 George Lazenby.
Nirvana: 1 “If all of your feelings of rage…”; 2 “…were overheard by everyone on earth…”; 3 “…you might feel ambivalent about that.”
(via MeFi)
