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Michael's Friday of Awesome - 4/5/2018
May 3, 2018
There can be few organisations that have used more sound effects than the BBC, so there’s bound to be great interest in the news that the corporation has now...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 20/4/2018
April 19, 2018
Canadian Hotel Forgives Guest 17 Years After Flock Of Seagulls Trashed His Room
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 13/4/2018
April 12, 2018
French graphic designers Julien Sens and Nicolas Damiens have transformed the handwriting of musicians David Bowie, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Leonard Cohen...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 16/3/2018
March 16, 2018
Scott and Mark Kelly are identical twin brothers — at least, they were until Scott spent a year living in space. I do wonder, however, if the inverse would...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 23/2/2018
February 23, 2018
DisclaimerThe Trunk Road Gritter Tracker page provides live tracking of gritters on the trunk road network. It displays the current location of gritters and...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 2/2/2018
February 1, 2018
After Hameister’s recent record-setting descent to the South Pole, the teenager offered a biting response to her critics with a Facebook post in which she...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 19/1/2018
January 19, 2018
Leave it to the stationery-loving Japanese to come up with a new way to enjoy writing notes. The Omoshiro Block (loosely translated as ‘fun block’) utilizes...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 12/1/2017
January 12, 2018
20+ People Who Discovered Their Art History Doppelgängers at Museums. Apparently I have a Doppelgänger at Minotaur in Melbourne but I'm terrified to visit...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 29/12/2017
December 28, 2017
A new discovery about a drug developed for Alzheimer's patients might replace fillings for cavity repair. Tideglusib stimulates stem cells in the pulp of...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 22/12/2017
December 21, 2017
As a general practitioner, I have often wondered why some patients immediately attempt to consult their GP about minor ailments of short duration. As the...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 15/12/2017
December 14, 2017
We're excited to reveal a new heritage-inspired artwork at Wynyard Station. The sculpture uses 244 treads from the iconic wooden escalators that were...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 1/12/2017
December 1, 2017
When the last brick falls, it slides just far enough for the previous brick to fall in place, starting a chain reaction in the reverse direction
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 17/11/2017
November 16, 2017
Of the eligible Australians who expressed a view on this question, the majority indicated that the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry,...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 10/11/2017
November 10, 2017
coughHappy Birthdaycough
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 3/11/2017
November 2, 2017
Formerly the long-time record holder for Largest LEGO Set until being dethroned a few months ago by the new UCS Millennium Falcon , this set is still the...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 20/10/2017
October 19, 2017
If you want to lose half a day of productivity, click the link.
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 22/9/2017
September 22, 2017
There are blue plaques to commemorate the famous and influential figures of the past.For everyone else, there are memorial benches.A quiet reminder of the...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 15/9/2017
September 14, 2017
Apps like Google Assistant and Siri are set to always be listening and ready for action, but shouting into someone else's phone is hardly subtle. So the team...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 25/8/2017
August 25, 2017
Since the 1970's Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a forest larger...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 18/8/2017
August 18, 2017
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 4/8/2017
August 4, 2017
First, an apology of sorts - there has recently been an absence of awesome because of, well, reasons. So for the lack of regular awesome, I humbly apologise....
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 14/7/2017
July 13, 2017
“Here’s a story, of some lovely ladies…”
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 23/6/2017
June 23, 2017
They're Good Dogs, Brent
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 16/6/2017
June 15, 2017
Redditors design worst volume sliders possible
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 9/6/2017
June 9, 2017
Monkey see ...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 2/6/2017
June 1, 2017
Paul Robertson has designed an Aussie Pokedex and it's Awesome!
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 26/5/2017
May 25, 2017
Lit from both above and below, the suspended wire domes, columns, and arches have a translucent ghost-like appearance, referencing classical architectural...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 19/5/2017
May 19, 2017
ENGINEERING brings great benefit to humanity, from aircraft to bicycles and from bridges to computer chips. It has, though, had difficulty creating a...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 12/5/2017
May 12, 2017
My name is Thomas Dambo, I’m a Danish artist who works with recycled materials. Over the last 3 years I made 25 big recycled sculptures around the world....
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 5/5/17
May 4, 2017
Believe
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 21/4/2017
April 20, 2017
The Internet is a weird, yet wonderful, place - public transport seating patterns from around the world.
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 7/4/2017
April 7, 2017
Again with the eyes! squint
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 31/3/2017
March 30, 2017
I've long had an issue, where looking at pictures/vision of eyes makes my own eyes water, so today's Friday of Awesome was quite excruciating - I couldn't...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 24/3/2017
March 23, 2017
The loss of workplace teaspoons was rapid, showing that their availability, and hence office culture in general, is constantly threatened.The case of the...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 10/3/2017
March 9, 2017
I certainly got lots of feedback on the previous Friday of Awesome featuring the rokblok, so I thought I'd feature another spin on the humble record...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 24/2/2017
February 23, 2017
I'll show you ball skills
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 17/2/2017
February 16, 2017
R. Sikoryak has been illustrating the iTunes Terms and Conditions in the style of various comic strips, and has just taken it to the next level with a...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 10/2/2017
February 9, 2017
Today, you are an Astronaut. You are floating in inner space 100 miles above the surface of Earth. You peer through your window and this is what you see. You...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 3/2/2017
February 2, 2017
Artist Michael Pederson has produced numerous urban interventions, some of which may come in handy given recent world events.
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 13/1/2017
January 12, 2017
Cue driving music in 3..2..1..
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 30/12/2016
December 30, 2016
Apparently, many people have been complaining that 2016 has been quite a horrid year, so I thought I'd end 2016 by leaving you with this.And as much as I...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 9/12/2016
December 9, 2016
Now, as a general rule I don't normally consider kickstarter projects as awesome until they have actually shipped something, but today I've made an exception...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 2/12/2016
December 1, 2016
#46 is awesome - and the other 51 ain't bad eitherhttps://medium.com/fluxx-studio-notes/52-things-i-learned-in-2016-299fd1e6a62b#.wom88ffrj
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 25/11/2016
November 24, 2016
As someone who has coded several data transfer solutions in my yoof, I could not resist this questionable, yet ingenious, method of data transfer.
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 18/11/2016
November 17, 2016
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/11/artist-charles-youngs-growing-metropolis-of-635-paper-structures/?src=footer
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 11/11/2016
November 10, 2016
I've been saving this to share at the right moment.
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 4/11/2016
November 3, 2016
coughChristmas Presentcough
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 28/10/2016
October 27, 2016
Although I'm a firm believer that magpies are related to velociraptors, and attacks by magpies are well documented, we actually have a wonderful relationship...
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 21/10/2016
October 20, 2016
The finalists have been announced. Simply awesome.
Michael's Friday of Awesome - 14/10/2016
October 13, 2016
Every year I link to the latest Ig Nobel Prize, because they are such an amazing source of awesome. And the 2016 Ig Nobel Prize did not disappoint....
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