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4 Creative and Unusual Garden Furniture Ideas You Can Do Yourself

Carl Pettit — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:56:38 +0000

Sure, you could take the easy route and head on over to Ikea or your local lawn-and-garden shop and pick up a few pieces of outdoor furniture for your backyard. But if you really want to impress your friends and indulge your creative flair, you might want to consider some of these more unusual options:

5 Giant Games You Can Build in Your Garden

Carl Pettit — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:22:58 +0000

Sometimes gardens are for growing things, and sometimes gardens are for constructing massive playgrounds for you and your friends. Many people’s gardens are mainly for show, yet there’s so much more you can do with your outdoor space. What better way to make your outdoor sanctuary into an arena of fun than by building or [...]

Add a Great Outdoor Fire Pit to Your Backyard or Garden

Carl Pettit — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:52:21 +0000

Nothing adds character to your garden—at least in a caveman-like, primordial sense—than an outdoor fire pit. A backyard fire pit is a great spot to huddle around when the sun goes down and the temperature drops, or when you’re having a killer outdoor party and grilling up a bunch of meat and vegetables for your [...]

SkyDance Bridge Named One of Top 50 Public Art Projects in the Nation

ashley — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:39:05 +0000

Standing 192 feet above the highway and 380 feet long, Oklahoma City’s new SkyDance Bridge is no small matter. Neither is the fact that the spectacular structure was named one of the 50 best public art projects by the 2012 Public Art Network Year in Review by Americans for the Arts. Check out the striking pictures!

Summer Block Busters Worth Leaving the Sun For [VIDEO]

Jeri Anderson — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:31:16 +0000

With the Summer fast approaching, and temperatures climbing, we find ourselves wanting to find ways to cool down. You could spend your time at the beach, or pool side, or perhaps you’d like to come in from the sun and enjoy one of the awesome movies coming out this Summer. The downside to the “cool” [...]

Golden Gate Bridge Celebrates 75 Years + Trivia! [VIDEO]

Jeri Anderson — Sun, 27 May 2012 18:00:15 +0000

Sunday Marks the 75th Anniversary of one of the only ways to get to San Francisco, California, The Golden Gate Bridge. It’s a huge accomplishment for a bridge that ‘couldn’t be built’. Many wanted a bridge to connect San Francisco to Marin, but experts believed that with the high winds that swirl across the San [...]

Why Are High Schools Banning 'Sexy' Prom Dresses?

Nancy Mace — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:56:13 +0000

When I was young (don't you love when a story starts that way), prom was pretty simple. Girls would buy a dress and guys would rent a tux. The guy would pick the girl up at her front door in either his beat up old pickup or maybe Dad let them borrow the car for the night. They'd dance, drink punch, kiss goodnight and go home.

Hidden Pool is the Coolest Thing Involving Water Since the Hoover Dam [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:43:33 +0000

Some people are happy with just a small, above-ground pool to splash around in. But a company called Hidden Water Pools went all out and created a pool that not only looks cool but also completely vanishes when you’re not using it!

It would also make for an excellent trap if you have neighbors walking through your yard all the time.

NASA Corn Maze Patterns Are Out of This World [PHOTOS]

Dylan Schenker — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:50:06 +0000

When you hear about crop circles, the first thing that immediately pops to mind is strange, unexplainable alien patterns encoded in farmland. So what better way to celebrate NASA’s rich history of space exploration than with some amazing corn maze crop circles? Space Farm 7, a collaboration between NASA and seven of the most popular [...]

Never Waste Another Cookie With the Oreo Crumb Case

Dylan Schenker — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:27:40 +0000

We all know, of course, that the best part about eating Oreos is twisting them open and dipping them in milk. So why not take it to the next level to better flavor your milk with all that Oreo goodness? Miami Ad School students Michael Malz, Jacob Gale, Kelly Saucier, and Michael Grosso have invented [...]

London Tower Becomes World's Largest Light Saber for a Night [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:30:56 +0000

What better way to celebrate something ‘Star Wars‘-related than with a massive light saber? The force was strong with BT Tower in London on September 15 when it was converted into a 581-foot saber to celebrate the release of the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy on Blu-Ray. Anthony Daniels, who played droid C-3PO, did the honors [...]

Can You Recognize the Most Famous Haircuts in Hollywood History?

Dylan Schenker — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:46:11 +0000

There are some fictional characters whose hair is so iconic that if someone were to take the razor to their cranium they’d lose their whole identity. What would Mr. T be without his beard and mohawk? How about Leia without the buns? Pop Chart Lab recently released a poster compiling some of the most iconic [...]

Portable 'Sleepbox' Lets You Doze Off Anywhere [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:14:10 +0000

A Russian architectural firm has developed a climate-controlled sleeping capsule the size of a “small dumpster” that has three self cleaning beds, wi-fi connections and room for luggage storage. The ‘Sleepbox’ is designed to provide hotel-like comforts to travelers waiting in train stations or airplane terminals. However, when it comes living in dumpster-sized spaces, we’d [...]

Man Makes 'Luxury' Home in Dumpster [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:12:17 +0000

In artist Gregory Kloehn’s effort to “break down what a home can be,” he was able to create a high end living space in a common dumpster. His miniature house includes a bed, a toilet, a stainless steel sink and other kitchen appliances, storage space, electricity and an outside shower — not to mention granite counter [...]

Awesome Interactive Chart of Every Crayola Crayon Color Ever

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:30:10 +0000

If you had a box of Crayolas as a kid, chances are the words “Burnt Siena” and “Goldenrod” evoke some nostalgic memories.

Crayola introduced crayons to the world back in 1903. At that point, there were just eight colors per box. Within two years, the number of crayons more than tripled. By 1958, there were 64 colors in a box. These days, the Crayola box boasts 133 standard colors.