This full-scale model of the Star Wars X-Wing Fighter jet, made entirely from Legos, is currently on display in Times Square before it is shipped off to California’s Legoland amusement park. The 43-foot-long masterpiece is an exact replica of the 560-piece set you can buy at the toy store, except Lego scientists used more than 5.3 million bricks to assemble it at 42-times the size … Discuss
For most of her high school years, Chelesa Fearce lived in homeless shelters, short-term apartments or even in a car with her mom and three siblings. But even though many nights she had to study using light from a cell phone, the 17-year-old will be graduating as her school’s valedictorian—she scored a 1900 on her SATs and is finishing school with a 4.466 GPA (which doesn’t even seem possible). The secret to overcoming challenges when things were tough? She told ABC News, “I would just pray. My mom, whenever we're in that situation, she always finds a way out of it. So I would just tell myself, tomorrow it will not be like this, so take your time, do what you have to do now so that you get the future that you want tomorrow" … Discuss
Have you ever wished you could dine at a Krusty Burger, argue over sci-fi movie plot-points at The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop or spend an afternoon at Duff Gardens? Well Universal Studios in Orlando is about to turn your Simpsons dreams into a reality. The amusement park has announced that following the success of its Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, it will be creating a Simpsons world that will look like the animated family’s famous home of Springfield. Along with another Simpsons rollercoaster, the park will contain a handful of restaurants and shops inspired by the classic cartoon. Taking a beloved cultural icon and turning it into a commercial amusement park attraction—what could possibly go wrong? … Discuss
Coffee artist Kazuki Yamamoto has taken cappuccino art to a whole new level—literally. His three-dimensional portraits and creations use steamed milk and foam to create amazing mini latte sculptures like these. Suddenly, your $5 morning frappuccino just got a lot less impressive … Discuss
Of late, Coca-Cola's marketing has focused on genuinely heartwarming, life-affirming, live-action experiments to attempt to show that the world is full of genuinely nice people. The free money-dispensing ATM in Spain was their last example—and now, we have this: In recent decades, the countries of India and Pakistan have had a tense relationship. Following years of military conflicts and political disputes, citizens of each country do not have much contact with one another. As part of their "Small World Machines" campaign, Coke created a special vending machine which (in addition to serving ice-cold, refreshing beverages) creates an interactive connection with someone in the other country. You can watch this, kind of touching, video and see the “live communications portal” in action … Discuss