Coolest Finds of the Week #6

Craziest Japanese Music Video (Youtube) Scandybars: Candy Bars Cut in Half, Scanned (Scandybars) 10 Most Beautiful Urban Parks on Earth (Environmental Graffiti) Eiffel Flower – Sunflower Soars to 23 Feet into the Air (Daily Mail) Formula 1 Fan Gets Mercedes Bionic Hand (SWNS) 40,000 Watt Car Audio System Makes Girl’s Hair Go Crazy (Youtube) German […]

Japanese Artist Creates Structures from 30,000 Post-Its

Japanese artist Yo Shimada, of tat-o architects, has created a series of fragile structures using thousands of brightly-colored post-its. This isn’t the first time someone has used the good old post-it as an art medium, but it may well be the first time it serves as a building material. Aided by students from the Kyoto […]

New Yorkers Can Now Rent Backyards for $50 an Hour

If you’re living in a crammed New York apartment but always dreamed of relaxing in a green backyard complete with white picket fences and a barbecue, you’ll be glad to know backyards are now available for rent right in your own city. The Participation Agency, a group that unites “brands and investors with creative ventures […]

Man Sleeps in Coffin to Honor His Dead Friend

Zelli Rossi, from Sao Paolo, Brazil, has been sleeping in a coffin for the last 23 years, as a way of honoring the memory of a friend who died in 1988. The story of Zelli Rosi and his bizarre sleeping habit would have probably remained a family secret if his 14-year-old grandson hadn’t decided to […]