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Dedication, Craft and Attention to Detail — Inside a Bespoke Car Model Maker’s Workshop

(via) I thought this Forbes video was a late April Fool’s Joke at first because the first lines of it sounded a little funny.

“Most model makers are outcasts who don’t fit in anywhere else because all we’re capable of doing is making tiny versions of things. And ultimately if I wasn’t doing this I couldn’t think of doing anything else. It’s an in-built desire to make tiny things.”

Of course the fellow is very serious. And why not? It’s a lucrative trade. I started getting envious about 43 seconds in, and not because some of the models are sold for as much as $150,000 each. It was that sexy, stripped down-to-metal racing Spitfire…

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.