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Smoke Break #694: How To Buy A View When You Have None At All

(via LikeCool) Get a load of the Winscape virtual window from Rational Craft:

As the viewer moves around, dual 1080p images move the opposite direction, providing the convincing illusion of looking out a real pane of glass at the incredibly detailed scenery beyond.

PS. Our inbox has been nicely lit up with readers submitting photographs of views from their windows since we started the View From Your Window feature this week. Thanks so much, and keep sending them in! As a publisher who knows the majority of his readers as statistics, it’s a refreshing relief to see that you’re all human after all.

Proud Backyard Chef Shows Off Outstanding DIY Barbecue Set-Up

From his waterwheel-powered rotisserie to his four-storey filing cabinet full of spuds and corn, this guy is killing it.

This Might Be the Strangest TV Ad Ever Made for a Candy Bar

Everybody keeps secrets, even from their loved ones. This advertisement takes that theme to a bizarre extreme.

How Stainless Steel Knives, Forks and Spoons Are Made

From grinding serrations to spoon bowls, this short video details how our everyday eating implements are made.

Short Film Uses Beauty of International Banknotes to Tell Strange Story of Money

Corrie Francis Parks animates pieces of paper currency and grains of sand to create a visual poem on global economics.