This Enormous Slip ‘n’ Slide Is The Size Of A Football Field
This absolutely massive DIY slip ‘n’ slide was constructed by a few psyched up Australians in honor of Australia Day.
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The Art Of The Car Sales Brochure
(via Fast Co. Design) It sounds quaint by today’s marketing standards, but for much of the 20th century, if you
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The Painstaking, Secretive Process Of Designing New Money
(via Fast.co Design) Australia has a new $5 banknote, and it looks expensive. Bend the note, and a printed bird
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Why Are There Crushed Stones Alongside Railroad Tracks?
(via Quora) This is a good question with an interesting answer. The crushed stones are what is known as ballast.
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Where Did The Comic Book ‘Font’ Come From?
(via Vox) So…why does all the writing in comic books look like that? Vox’s Phil Edwards looked into it and
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How Does Big Ben Keep Accurate Time?
(via The Science Channel) When it was built, Big Ben was the largest clock in the world. Over 150 years
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Chicago’s Popular 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
(via History Things) In 1893, Chicago held a world’s fair called the World’s Columbian Exposition. The purpose was to celebrate
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An Ode to the iPod Classic
(via The Ringer) On September 9, 2014, Apple announced that it would no longer be making the iPod Classic. For
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How Tennis Balls are Made
(via ESPN)
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NASA Sent a Stamp 3 Billion Miles to Pluto on New Horizons
(via mental_floss) In 2006, NASA placed a 1991 postage stamp inside the New Horizons spacecraft before sending it off to
Read moreWatch the World’s Largest Bronze Bell Maker Casts Its Bells
(via mental_floss & Discovery) Founded in 1872, the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry in Asten, Netherlands is the world’s largest maker
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Toasters of the 1920s
(via Delishably) Retro toasters echo design and architectural trends of their day and are in their own right works of
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