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"Lullaby" — Pipilotti Rist

A 2002 piece by the Swiss video and installation artist.

What are they?

Answer here this time tomorrow.

Hint: They are not found in nature.

In other words, man-made.

But joe, that's so obvious.

What do you take us for?

Next slide, please.

Has McDonald's unlocked the secret of immortality?

New York photographer Sally Davies decided to buy a McDonald's Happy Meal, put it on a table, and photograph it every day until it disintegrated.

Don't hold your breath.

According to an August 26, 2010 post on Grub Street, "That was 137 days ago and the end is nowhere near: the fries look as fresh as the day they came out of the fryer and the burger — minus a little patty shrinkage — is virtually unchanged."

Caveat eator.

[via Cary Sternick]

Light show keyboard packs 430 LEDs

From the website:

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When you type, the keys will light up and sparkle, showing off the 430 LED lights built into the keyboard.

You can save up to four different color schemes for your keyboard, changing between them at the press of one button.

• 87 English keys and 11 special keys

• Instructions in Japanese

• Windows with USB

• White or Black

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$269.

The ruthdfw Daily on Twitter

I have no idea how I happened on The ruthdfw Daily.

It looks like one of those do-it-yourself personal newspapers anyone can create and then have automatically sent to whomever you select.

Huh.

Old blogs in new bottles?

Or something else?

You decide.

[via ruthdfw]

Piano Purse

15" x 9" x 4" with 7" handles.

$29.98

"Aliens have the worst Facebook pages"

Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! by Tim Rickard.

Bloody Handprints Wall Stickers

Scary!

"Completely removable, repositionable and reusable — without damaging your walls or leaving any sticky residue behind."

 

4 prints on a 10" x 18" sheet.

$5.99.