Michael's Friday of Awesome

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 14/12/2018

December 14, 2018

Apparently it's Instagram's fault. For those receiving this from a friend or a feed, consider subscribing so that you don't miss out - it's free and you'll...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 9/11/2018

November 9, 2018

Spider-dog, spider-dog, does whatever a spider-dog does ... For those receiving this from a friend or a feed, consider subscribing so that you don't miss out...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 26/10/2018

October 26, 2018

Investigate Your Senses. Discover how you perceive, and fail to perceive, the world around you. Goodbye productivity. For those receiving this from a friend...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 19/10/2018

October 18, 2018

Sans Forgetica is a downloadable font that is scientifically designed to help you remember your study notes. For those receiving this from a friend or a...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 12/10/2018

October 11, 2018

Glasses that block out the screens around you. From Wired:Then he popped out the lenses in a pair of cheap sunglasses and replaced them with the film....

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 5/10/2018

October 4, 2018

An injured wild Eastern box turtle at The Maryland Zoo is getting some help thanks to LEGO bricks.BTW, if you search Google Images for "turtle lego...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 21/9/2018

September 20, 2018

A tormented mother living in Bramford Road with her two young children has been woken on an almost nightly basis by a tinny, distant rendition of ‘It’s...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 14/9/2018

September 14, 2018

Famous worldwide as the painter of such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) is also renowned for his notebooks in which he...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 7/9/2018

September 7, 2018

Next level balloon animalsFor those receiving this from a friend or a feed, consider subscribing so that you don't miss out - it's only 1 email per week on a...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 24/8/2018

August 24, 2018

Quite possibly the only positive thing to come out of our current political crisis. For those receiving this from a friend or a feed, consider subscribing so...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 10/8/2018

August 10, 2018

I'm not a huge fan of Instagram, and I don't have account, but if I did this would be one of the few accounts that I'd actually follow - Insta Repeat - a...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 3/8/2018

August 2, 2018

What's not awesome about paintings of birds with titles such as "I WILL PUT YOU DOWN AS A SOFT MAYBE", "THE 56-ACRE NO-KILL SANCTUARY FOR OPRAH'S EX-...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 27/7/2018

July 26, 2018

Our objective was clear; to design the most efficient drive-train imaginable. Partnering with the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 20/7/2018

July 20, 2018

an entomologist rates ant emojis

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 6/7/2018

July 5, 2018

Researchers have created a series of 4D-printed plastic objects that fold themselves into predetermined shapes when heated, which they believe could be...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 29/6/2018

June 28, 2018

Fun fact: this image was taken in 1911.

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 22/6/2018

June 21, 2018

Binky is an app that does everything an app is expected to do. It’s got posts. It’s got likes. It’s got comments. It’s got the infinitely scrolling timeline...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 15/6/2018

June 14, 2018

https://www.getguesstimate.com/

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 8/6/2018

June 7, 2018

From New Atlas -Twenty years is but a blink of the eye in the lifespan of our planet, but as ever-improving satellite imagery continues to show, it is more...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 1/6/2018

May 31, 2018

Build a defensive ring or run as fast as you can - the disaster modelling that could help you survive a killer zombie outbreak in Australia I was recently...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 25/5/2018

May 24, 2018

"While lifeguards trained with a new drone, off the coast of Lennox Head, Australia, a distress signal went out. 70 seconds later, the little ripper had...

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 18/5/2018

May 17, 2018

“A tram is not just for Christmas, a tram is well and truly for life,” O’Brien said. I'm now planning my ultimate home office :-)

Michael's Friday of Awesome - 11/5/2018

May 11, 2018

Visoth Kakvei is a Cambodian artist known for his optical illusion drawings. Here, he creates "Floral Holes" on flat sheets of paper

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

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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...