you’ll never not see art as incredible as this

5 artists who have somehow produced the smallest art you’ll struggle to see…
1. willard wigan (website)

using a hair plucked from a dead fly as a brush, birmingham willard wigan paints miniscule sculptures he has carved from grains of rice and sugar. each ‘brushstroke’ is applied between heartbeats and he has said that the pulse in […]

the wheel of death

the last time i saw any footage of a circus it consisted of a high-wire act and a couple of clowns smashing custard pies into each other’s faces. it seems that since then the action’s moved up a notch.
this act in particular is ridiculous.
it’s called the wheel of death and it scares me shitless.

there are […]

your kid does what?

child prodigies? pushy parents? exploitation?
have a look and decide…
rafita mirabal

when i was 10 years old my idea of danger was knocking on number 34’s door and running away. the adrenaline nearly knocked me out. 10 year old rafita mirabal has different ideas - he’s a bullfighter. with real bulls. there are differences between this mini-matador […]

it’s all about the timing

for some reason i’m always impressed by synchronization/mass-choreography on film.
so i thought i’d share some of my favourite videos that display some kind of awe-inspiring timing or planning.
tracy thorn video:

starlings swarming:

synchronized swimming:

synchronized fireworks display:

the mass games:

samsung dance:

red arrows flying display:

incredible timed driving:

xmas lights:

group popping locking:

trained goldfish:

synchronized trampoline:

incredible treehouses

until a few days ago i didn’t really appreciate treehouses. sure i played in a couple when i was younger and i wanted to live in the ewok village for a couple of days but since the age of 14 i just assumed they’d always remain the same.

now i actually want to buy/build one and raise a family in it. sod houses, i’m retiring in a treemansion 100ft in the air with a slide down to the ground.

treehouses are the future.

the best ever hoaxes

everyone loves a good hoax, as long as they aren’t the victim, and some people seem to take great pleasure from planning ‘em.
here’s a collection of some of the best.

the yes men - dow chemical hoax
‘On December 3, 2004, the twentieth anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster, Andy Bichlbaum appeared on BBC World as “Jude […]