Posts tagged Amusing
Graphic artist Adam J. Kurtz has created this humorous t-shirt that mimicks the 1979 Joy Division album Unknown Pleasures with the text “What is this? I’ve seen it on Tumblr.” The t-shirt is currently available for pre-order until May 30th.
(via What Is This Unknown Pleasure, A Joy Division Album T-Shirt For the Tumblr Generation)
On a related note, the interview with Peter Hook on recent Sound Opinions is pretty great if you’re a Joy Division / New Order fan.
. by Shane Lynam on Flickr.
Straightened Out ‘@’ Symbol, 2013
Digital image
Ideas Worth Spreading (by Evan Roth)
Best TED Talk ever.
(PS I’ll be back to Tumblr-ing soon, apologies about all the great stuff I’ve failed to reblog because I haven’t seen it yet. I will!)
This BuzzFeed roundup of “online literary curiosities” includes the amusing project Insulted By Authors, which involves a fellow who goes to signings and gets writers to inscribe their books with hostile comments addressed to him.
Pleasingly, one author who complied was our contributor Tom McCarthy.
Love this project.
From ThisIsWhyImBroke: “Isolate yourself from the real world and stay warm and toasty all at the same time with this innovative full body sweater. This sweater’s captivating design is ideal for providing you the privacy you desire while keeping you warm from head to toe.”
Created by ANDREA CREWS.
. (via bookofjoe: Full Body Sweater)
Perpetual Energy Wasting Machine uses a system of mechanical ropes and pulleys to connect the elevator between the first and second floors of the building. When the door opens on the first floor, it triggers an action pushing the call button on the second floor. Once the elevator responds to that and its doors open on the second floor, the call button on the first floor is pushed.
[Meanwhile] a calculator fastidiously tallies up exactly how much energy is being expended in kilojoules. It then prints the results of this tally and deposits them directly into a trash can.
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