CUSHIONED CHAIR MADE OF NOTHING BUT WOOD

Mary Dickerson cut away thin layers inside wood columns. When combined, these columns form a lightly cushioned surface that is responsive to the touch.

THE NAP TOOK ME

No - I did not take a nap - The nap - took - me. Oh Shel, how you get me. Is it too late to trade my Ikea Hopen bed for this beauty? Seriously that has got to be the comfiest of beds I have ever seen. Okay, it may only sleep one and I have a tenancy to roll in my sleep but whatever. I still dig it.

PHOTOGRAPH OF A DRAINING SINK IS LOOKING AT YOU

After taking a photograph of his draining kitchen sink Reddit user Liammm realized he had inadvertently captured something else entirely, a pretty spooky eyeball peering up from the swirling water. See it quite a bit larger here.

THE ENERGY GENERATED FROM A SINGLE ORANGE: A CITRIC ACID BATTERY BY CALEB CHARLAND

This orange battery was built by photographer Caleb Charland  as part of his ongoing alternative energy photographs using fruit, vegetables, and other objects to create light for his long-exposure photographs. The electricity powering the lightbulb inside the orange is generated through a chemical reaction between citric acid and the zinc nails inserted into each wedge. I think this is by far the most lovely piece he’s done in the series, but before you start work on a bunch of orange lights to keep on the nightstand, the light generated was so dim this particular photograph required a 14 hour exposure.

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