This is one of the coolest things I’ve come across in a long time:  an atlas of the United States created for the blind – in 1837. No ink was used in the making of this atlas, as the content is created by way of embossing so the blind could feel their way around.  It was made for children at the New England Institute for the Education of the Blind in Boston, and is pretty awesome. It’s wild that this is from 1837, I suppose...

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Ever since MechWarrior, I (and probably every similarly-aged male) have always fantasized about a day when I could hop behind the controls of a giant, unnecessarily dangerous exoskeleton robot and go around generally creating havoc for anyone who has wronged me.  It appears that I might not have to wait too much longer. Below is a video of the ExoHand by Festo, an exoskeleton hand that can be controlled by a user wearing a mechanized glove....

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This is a crazy interactive advertisement for Tipp-Ex white out that flexes some of Youtube’s lesser-known muscles.  At it’s base, a hunter sits down with a bear for the bear’s birthday.  Then, however, a meteor comes, and well, that’s where you come in. I won’t ruin the surprise for you, so check out the ad and have fun with choosing the ending.  Just a heads up, there is one f-bomb in the...

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