Pickle

Artist throws pickle on ceiling, now worth $6000 with some calling it “genius”

“There have been many smiles, closely followed by some interesting and engaged conversations,” said Michael Lett Gallery co-director, Andrew Thomas. Source: Fine Arts Sydney. On display at the Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland is a McDonald’s pickle smothered in tomato sauce and it’s there completely on purpose. This latest exhibition piece entitled “pickle” was installed…

Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro launches re-election campaign, says God, military and police are on the side of Brazilian families

60 per cent of people surveyed say they are not happy with the way the president has been running Brazil. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The Brazilian President has officially kicked off his re-election campaign promising the Brazilian people to tackle corruption and crime. He started his campaign at the Rio de Janeiro sports arena where he…

Necrobotic spider

Dead spiders are being turned into creepy “necrobot” grippers by scientists

Scientists showed how the physiology of spiders can be used to make a creepy gripper capable of picking up objects that outweighs it. Source: Preston Innovation Laboratory/Rice University. Dead spiders are being repurposed as necrobotic grippers by mechanical engineers from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Necrobotics has been described as using non-living materials from once-living…