The Nakamura Hammer is my new favorite paper airplane. Here are the instructions I followed to make it. The “Nakamura Lock” which makes this plane so stable in flight is named after Eiji Nakamura, author of Flying Origami.
How to Make a Nakamura Hammer Paper Airplane
Ellen Tweets an Epic Selfie at the 86th Academy Awards and Makes Oscar History
In an attempt to capture the greatest selfie of all time at the 86th Academy Awards, Ellen DeGeneres took the following picture.
BEAST IT with Andy Samberg and Jack Black
Andy Samberg hosted the 2013 Independent Film Spirit Awards which the short was filmed for. The short includes Jack Black and Jack McBrayer.
Dr. John C. Mather & Dr. George F. Smoot’s 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics
I realize I’m 7 years late but I want to share this interesting medal I saw today. This is the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics currently located in the lobby of NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.
Open Source Death Star Kickstarter
After a failed petition to the U.S. government to build a Death Star, someone has taken up the cause to fund the construction project using the popular crowd sourced funding website Kickstarter. Thankfully, to help keep costs down and to help make the project a reality open source hardware and software will be used. Along with “enough chicken wire to protect reactor exhaust ports.” I can’t wait.
A Love Letter to Mindy Kaling
As a Latina, the daughter of an immigrant, an aspiring writer, a pop-culture enthusiast, and a lover of comedy, Mindy Kaling is definitely a hero of mine.
Atlas Arcade Grand Opening on H Street, DC
Video game consoles and home computers have far exceeded the technical capabilities of anything that can be found in a classic arcade. As avid gamers who professionally work with the…