April 13, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Yamaha is a multinational conglomerate that makes a broad range of products, from pianos to motorcycles. In a project entitled AH A MAY (Yamaha backwards), design teams from the musical instrument and motor vehicle divisions swapped roles, designing products for each other. Four actual prototypes were built and presented as a joint exhibit at…
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April 13, 2015 at 11:18 am
Watch this resourceful chimpanzee at Burgers’ Zoo take down a drone using a branch. The curious chimp then inspects the downed quadcopter, taking a selfie with the attached GoPro.
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April 13, 2015 at 10:24 am
An incredible behind-the-scenes look at the stunts of Furious 7. You really get an appreciation for the teamwork, talent and dedication required to pull off such amazing visuals.
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April 13, 2015 at 9:44 am
Artist Hasan Novrozi welded this incredible pegasus sculpture from various pieces of scrap metal. The pegasus is a creature from Greek mythology, a winged stallion sired by Poseidon in his role horse-god and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. Novrozi’s amazing sculpture reminds us of other sculptors who reuse discarded metal in creative ways such…
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April 11, 2015 at 4:01 pm
Gain a new appreciation for art as the Nerdwriter dissects Jacques-Louis David’s famous painting, The Death of Socrates (1787). For those interested, you can see the renowned work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Gallery 614 – David and Neoclassicism).
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April 11, 2015 at 2:14 pm
It was a cold and windy day when Cameron Bloom’s son Noah spotted her, a 3-week old Magpie that had fallen out of her nest and been abandoned by her mother. “She barely had any feathers … and she was close to dying,” Bloom recalls. The Sydney-based family took her to their local vet…
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April 10, 2015 at 4:07 pm
Check out this compilation of SpaceX rocket launches in glorious 4K. If your connection is slow, toggle to 1080 HD for smoother playback.
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April 10, 2015 at 3:35 pm
To be honest, neither do we.
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April 10, 2015 at 3:02 pm
It began on June 15, 1969 with two jugs of wine, a bag of sausages and a grill. Two guys walked by and asked, “what is this?” Bruno replied, “it’s a restaurant”, and Ai Pioppi was born. Located in Battaglia, Italy, the family run restaurant still operates to this day, some 45 years later.…
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April 10, 2015 at 10:17 am
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – Friday! – Hmmm…
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