Make geometric art.

It can be assembled inexpensively using wooden pencils ($5.74 for 72), a few rubber bands and a little superglue [...]. The hexagonal cross-section of the pencils make them a very natural fit for this geometric form, as the holes in the lattice are themselves hexagonal. The erasers are arranged tetrahedrally with respect to one another; the volume enclosed by the pencils is a rhombic dodecahedron. It's a neat piece of art that I'm pleased to own [...]!

link: Geometric sculpture from 72 pencils
via: Laughing Squid

**related: Melt crayons

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Look, up in the sky! It's a bird... It's a plane... Yep, it's definitely a plane.

For some reason, every time I see a plane go by, I'm immediately wondering what type of aircraft it is, where it's coming from, where it's going, what airline it belongs to and how high it's flying at the moment. Now, Wolfram Alpha can satisfy my curiosity in real time, letting me look it up on the Wolfram Alpha Computational Knowledge Engine.

link: Flights overhead on Wolfram Alpha
via: Mashable

**related: Catapult a paper airplane

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Click, drag, shake and play.

Just click and shake your browser to generate more colorful balls. A simple and fun app to cheer you up in the middle of a working day.

link: Ball Pool
via: Smashing Magazine

**related: Draw the line

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Wander around in Echogenesis.

Echogenesis is an interactive experience that throws you into a world where you can explore five unique environments. However it's important to know that Echogenesis is not a game in the traditional sense. Instead of presenting the user with a series of tasks needed to be completed in order to progress, the user is able to roam freely from environment to environment. This created the necessary setting to allow users to easily notice the various audio and visual effects caused by their interactions, which is what Echogenesis is all about.

link: Echogenesis
via: Smashing Magazine

**related: Explore the Museum of Lost Wonder

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Bake a batch of breakfast cookies.

I am not above eating desserts for breakfast. It's basically the American way. I mean hello Pop Tarts and Cookie Crisp.

Actually I think it's a proven fact that a slice of cake tastes best with a cup of coffee at 8 a.m…am I right or am I right?

Don't answer, I'm right.

So today I am not only making it ok to eat cookies for breakfast, I am encouraging it.

link: Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Breakfast Cookies

**related: Chow down on cookie dough

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Play a retro-styled gravity-based puzzle game.

It looks all simple and unassuming on the surface, what with its 8-bit pixel art and plain tile layout, but once you get twisted within its arrows and buttons, boxes and automated turrets, you'll stop thinking "sokoban" and start thinking "crazy logic puzzle that's trying to kill me!"

link: Sqr
via: Jay is Games

**related: Manoeuver through a maze

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Compose music on and with the city of Hamburg.

The Philharmonic Orchestra of Hamburg (Philharmoniker Hamburg) merged city and orchestra into one musical experience with Sounds of Hamburg [...]. Digital cameras were used to transform the city of Hamburg into a concert hall with online users taking the role of conductor. Custom tailored motion tracking made it possible for users to select moving objects from a live video feed. People, ships, cars and even fish become instruments in a spontaneous concert. Venues include The RauthausMarkt, The Landing Bridges on Hamburg Harbour, The Beatles Platz, and a tropical aquarium.

link: Sounds of Hamburg
via: The Inspiration Room

**related: Remix & record

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Make a stunning pendant from cut paper — great for Valentine's Day or any day!

Need a last-minute DIY Valentine's Day gift? Show how much you care by using 50 cents' worth of paper and glue to make a pendant.

links:
DIY pixel heart necklace
More DIY cut-paper pendants

**related: Wear LEGO

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Think you're fast? Test your typing speed.

Do you know your average Words Per Minute? Didn't Mavis Beacon teach you anything?? Try out this typing speed test.

link: Typing Test
via: Mental Floss

**related: Type as fast as you can

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Get out some paper and binder clips and get ready to fry an egg!

The next time you want to have a little fun in the kitchen, either to show off your cooking prowess to an easily impressed audience or because your roommates left all of the pans dirty in the sink, grab a coat hanger, a sheet of packing or construction paper, and some binder clips. That's all you'll need to make some breakfast.

link: Stefan Gates Shows You How To Fry An Egg On A Piece Of Paper
via: lifehacker

**related: Boil an omelet

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Travel through a unique fantasy universe.

The Infinite Oz is an interactive Flash animation that features a collaboration between nine acclaimed international artists. Exploring fantastic sci-fi worlds that replace each other infinitely is a quite relaxing pastime.

link: Infinite OZ
via: Smashing Magazine

**related: Explore the universe

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Mix a cookie cocktail with Oreo-infused vodka.

The result, [...] when combined with the creme de cacao and tres leches liqueur it's quite close to tasting like an Oreo cookie.

link: Double Stuf Oreo Martini
via: Neatorama

**related: Infuse vodka with candy

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See how you would look if you were a superhero.

What would you look like as a superhero? Take a 10-questions test, and grab your unique hero out of over 100,000 possible images!

link: What would you look like as a superhero?
via: The Presurfer

**related: Become a super hero

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Test your knowledge of Oscar outfits of years past.

Can you pick a starring look? Test your red carpet dress sense with these best and worst of the Oscars gowns quizzes.

links:
The Oscars dress quiz
Guess Who Wore the Memorable (Not In a Good Way) Oscar Dress?
via: How About Orange

**related: Determine your personal style

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Immerse yourself in a poem where looped sound segments accompany written words and abstract images are served up click by click.

Why Do You Stay Up So Late? is a compelling lyrical poem accompanied by a beautiful Flash animation. Such a creative combo gives the website a special feel.

link: Why Do You Stay Up So Late?
via: Smashing Magazine

**related: Visualize a poem

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Crochet cute amigurumi creatures.

If you like to crochet objects with faces, you'll like this new website. It's a growing museum of free amigurumi patterns from around the web. There's a shop with a few patterns for sale, too, and all the money goes to the pattern creators. I don't know the first thing about knitting or crocheting, but apparently it's possible to decipher these mysterious codes and use them to produce bunnies with mustaches and mushrooms with eyes. Amazing.

link: AmigurumiPatterns.net
via: How About Orange

**related: Knit with a comb

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Looking for a little extra entertainment during the Academy Awards? Play along with the ceremony on February 26, 2012!


Oscar bingo and ballot


Fantasy Oscars draft game


Make-yer-own Oscar pool page


Oscars ballot 2012: printable version


Printable Oscar ballot for 2012

Check out the 2012 Oscar nominees over at the official Oscar site.

**related: Play bingo at work

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Create and share the things you imagine.

How often do you start sentences with "What if…?" If you have a rich imagination, consider investing in the Bank of Imagination. This Flash-based interactive website allows you to note and save your "What if" thoughts. You can also observe other global flights of fancy by browsing other user messages.

link: Bank of Imagination
via: Smashing Magazine

**related: State the size of your love

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