A beverage warning from the BBC: 

People who drink too much coffee could start seeing ghosts or hearing strange voices, UK research has suggested. People who drank more than seven cups of instant coffee a day were three times more likely to hallucinate than those who took just one, a study found. A Durham University team questioned 200 students about their caffeine intake, the journal Personality and Individual Differences reported. However, academics say the findings do not prove a “causal link”.

Some reassurance, then, for patrons of Starbucks.

     

“No, I said decaf… Aaiiieee!”

More intriguing is this:

They also stress that experiencing hallucinations is not a definite sign of mental illness and that about 3% of people regularly hear voices.

(h/t, Dr Westerhaus) 

This is pleasing, in a low-key kind of way.

Filmed in Tokyo in 1998 by Dennis Wheatley and Stefan McClean.

(h/t, Coudal) 

In case of emergency, chocolate pills. // Not-so-angelic sea angel. // Origami kraken. // Onion goggles. // “It’s full of stars.” // The cover art of Scientific American. (h/t, Things) // More art of the title sequence. (h/t, Matthew) // Endings of note. // A compendium of less-than-special effects. // An animated history of the internet. // Auditorium, a game. // Armchair from hell. // Stylish travel bag/doghouse. // Vintage upscale compass. // Triple-axis spirit level. // Impressive tool chest. // Scientist action figures. // London without people. // Vincent Price is The Last Man on Earth. (1964) // And, via The Thin Man, it’s Mr Pal Joey.

Assorted entries from the Harbin Snow Sculpture Art Fair, China. 

More. Related: Gianni Schiumarini’s sand sculptures. (h/t, Coudal) 

Title sequences of note. // Vanishing Ganymede. // “An explosion in the 32ft-wide reaction chamber which will produce at least 10 times the amount of energy used to create it.” // “Liposuction doctor used fat from patients to power his car.” // Audi pedal car. // Concept bus. // Add bacon to any website. // A year in 40 seconds. // Live surveillance screensaver. // Microscopy gallery. // X-rayed MacBook. // Underwhelming computer ads. // Libraries with allure. (h/t, Stephen Hicks) // Princess Leia lookalikes. And how to make your very own slave girl bikini. (h/t, TDK) // Arctic Survival. Just in case. // How many 5-year-olds could you take in a fight? // Reefer Madness. (1938) // And, via The Thin Man, it’s The Flying Lizards. 

A selection of vintage balloons from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parades.

More. And. 

The musical potential of 49 microwave ovens.

To you and yours, a very good one.

Jason Tozer’s water droplets. // How to make soap from bacon. // Burger King cologne. Because a man should smell of cheeseburger. // DIY surgery. // A sea of piety. // Assorted spinning tops and dreidels. // Albino animals. The pygmy hedgehogs we like. // Donald, deconstructed. // Herb and Dorothy are art collectors. // An appetite for vinyl. // A Betamax Xmas. // Festive cards. // The 12 days of Christmas. // Seasons greetings from Soviet aerospace. // All I want for Christmas is… // A set of ninja star fridge magnets. // A safe made from Lego. // The Concept Ice Vehicle. // SAM. It’s a car, just about. // Alphabet blocks for the mad scientist of tomorrow. // Return of the Uniqlo Grid. // And, via The Thin Man, it’s Ms Annette Lajon.

A collection of vintage slide rules for calculating the effects of nuclear weapons. 

Also, assorted film posters.  

Film of the atomic cannon test, May 25, 1953. A single 280mm shell was fired seven miles, yielding a 15 kiloton explosion.

And a gallery of toys with an atomic theme.

(h/t, Coudal)

Ingredients, all of which can, or should, be stolen: 

Envelopes
Paperback Book
Toilet Paper
Spinach
Dried Mint
Dried Oregano
Tea Bags
Cotton Balls
Lighter or Matches

Following the tremendous success of how to make wine in prison, here’s another handy tip for detainees.

How to smoke spinach. 

The results, we’re assured, are “not completely awful.”