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"Magic for Morons" — World Premiere

Houston-based auteur Cary Sternick has just completed his latest video and once again I am both humbled and delighted to have the distinct privilege of hosting its world premiere.

I have never seen tricks like the two he performs above — and I hope never to see them again.

Wait a minute, joe....

Cary told me that he studied magic for many years before deciding that it might not be the wisest career path.

I can't imagine why.

Fungus Stool

By Atlanta-based designer/craftsman Robert Brou.

"The base is stack laminated from 4"-thick wood, creating a horizontal grain pattern."

Bubinga top/walnut base.

Take Out Beverage Lids

"Collected in the 1990s and early 00s."

[via bennybb]

What is it?

Answer here this time tomorrow.

Hint: The carabiner-like piece functions as such.

Another hint?

OK.

It's not a prototype or concept but actually available and out there in use in the real world.

That narrows it down, huh?

"The ocean is a fun place"

"Sherman's Lagoon" by Jim Toomey.

Wall-Mounted Grill

That's different.

Apply within.

[via LikeCool]

Trigonometry in a nutshell

When I think back to high school trig and recall the names of the various functions — sine, cosine, secant, cotangent et al — I was so intimate with, it's like remembering a journey to a foreign country that no longer exists.

[via bennyb]

Attention Trainspotters: London Transport Mug

 

From the website: "The London Transport Canteen Collection is inspired by a 1949 London Transport poster advertisement by Hans Unger, recruiting staff for numerous canteens which for years were located all across London."

£7.