Let's face it, most homes aren't designed to double as playgrounds, but these twelve cool examples definitely try to add some unexpected twists - such as slides, themed rooms, etc. - into the mix. There's even a home with built-in ramps for skateboarders. Continue reading to see them all.
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The small house movement is a popular description for the architectural and social movement that advocates living simply in small homes. Small houses may emphasize design over size, utilize dual purpose features and multi-functional furniture, and incorporate technological advances of space saving equipment and appliances. Vertical space optimization is also a common feature of small houses and apartments. Continue reading to see more.
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Now that you've picked up a Doublestar X AK-47, it's time to start looking into underground lairs should there be a zombie apocalypse, or any natural disaster for that matter. These twelve awesome designs should definitely do the trick, and range from a home tucked away in a mountainside to a missile base turned home. Continue reading for more.
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As many computer users already know, there's been a lack of innovation, or at least aesthetically, for a while now - aside from the occasional touchscreen all-in-one system, etc. These fourteen weird and crazy designs attempt to inject from creativity back into computing. Continue reading to see more.
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According to records, the first coffee mug was shaped by hands and was later facilitated by invention of the potter's wheel. It was relatively easy to add a handle to a cup in the process thus producing a mug. For example, a rather advanced, decorated clay mug from 4000-5000 BCE was found in Greece. Continue reading to see more ultra geeky coffee mugs you never knew existed.
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Another day, another round of steampunk creations. Here's one cool fact you may not know: The first use of the word in a title was in Paul Di Filippo's 1995 Steampunk Trilogy, consisting of three short novels: "Victoria", "Hottentots", and "Walt and Emily", which, respectively, imagine the replacement of Queen Victoria by a human/newt clone, an invasion of Massachusetts by Lovecraftian monsters, and a love affair between Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Continue reading for more.
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Just about everyone online or offline has seen a motorcycle, but here's one fact you may not know: The first internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle was the Petroleum Reitwagen. It was designed and built by the German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Bad Cannstatt, Germany in 1885. Continue reading to see more awesome motorcycle designs that think outside the box.
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