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Submission + - Artist Creates Satirical Amazon Delivery Missile "Sculptures"

BlahSnarto writes: YouTube video, artist Sunday Nobody unveils a satirical project featuring non-functional sculptures designed as Amazon-themed delivery missiles, humorously suggesting "30-second delivery" via explosive launches as an alternative to traditional shipping. The video chronicles the detailed fabrication process. including aluminum machining, fair use disclaimers for trademark compliance, outsourcing to China under ITAR regulations, and assembly of hundreds of units along with a unique incremental pricing model starting at $30, an improbable electromagnetic navigation concept, and whimsical efforts to hide contact information from potential lawsuits, with the sculptures available for limited-time purchase on the artist's website.

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Comment another company enters the ring.. (Score 4, Funny) 77

Dave Grohl of the foo fighters and CEO of yoyodyne industries has expressed interest in licencing their everlong(tm) fabrics which provide superior camouflage and wicking abilities. We reached out to Dave and he was quoted in saying "If everything could ever feel this real forever... If anything could ever be this good again"

Comment A rather large but good list.. enjoy.. (Score 1) 278

yea, im the one who usually gets asked if they have seen any good movies, documentaries.. ill keep to documentaries / TV shows for now movies would be a rather large list..

We Live In Public:
A documentary focusing on the life of dot-com entrepreneur Josh Harris, and his exploits over the last decade.

Sample This:
A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
A documentary which examines copyright issues in the information age.

Francis Bacon: A brush with Violence

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea:
Renowned cult film director John Waters narrates this quirky exploration of the Salton Sea, the massive Southern California lake that was created by accident a century ago, became a popular desert resort and has since developed into a refuge for a community of oddballs.

Room 237:
An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).

Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
A few years after his death, the widow of Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) asks Jon Ronson to look through the contents of about 1,000 boxes of meticulously sorted materials Kubrick left. Ronson finds that most contain materials reflecting work Kubrick did after the release of "Barry Lyndon " in 1975, when Kubrick's film output slowed down. Ronson finds audition tapes for "Full Metal Jacket," photographs to find the right hat for "Clockwork Orange" or the right doorway for "Eyes Wide Shut" -- thousands of details that went into Kubrick's meticulous approach. Ronson believes that the boxes show "the rhythm of genius." Interviews with family, staff, and friends are included.

Line of Sight:
Line Of Sight is a rare view into underground bicycle messenger racing which has become a global phenomenon.

Bound by Flesh:
A biography of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who started as "freaks" in side shows, then went on to be stars of Vaudeville and films.

Exit Through the Gift Shop:
The story of how an eccentric French shop-keeper and amateur film-maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.

Freakonomics:
A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

Food Inc

Jesus Camp

Jodorowsky's Dune
The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau:
A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within:
William S. Burroughs: featuring never before seen footage as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues.

Finding Vivian Maier:
A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films:
The history of the independent film company, The Cannon Film Group, Inc..

Orion: The Man Who Would Be King:
the story of Jimmy Ellis - an unknown singer plucked from obscurity, and thrust into the spotlight as part of a crazy scheme that had him masquerade as Elvis back from the grave.

Saving Banksy

Abstract: The Art of Design :
A look beyond blueprints and computers into the art and science of design, showcasing great designers from every discipline whose work shapes our world.

Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America:
Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician who was played all over the world. He also has an unusual hobby, particularly for a middle aged black man. When not displaying his musical chops, Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan.

Ghostheads:
A look at the intense fandom for the media franchise, Ghostbusters

Factor Records related:

24 hour party people
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

Atari: Game over:
A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s.

Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery:
life and times of Wolfgang Beltracchi, who tricked the international art world for nearly 40 years by forging and selling paintings of early 20th-century masters

The Filth and the Fury:
A film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols.

Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World
A look at the life the dark surrealist Swiss artist, H.R.Giger shot a year before his death.

Beware of Mr. Baker:
Ginger Baker looks back on his musical career with Cream and Blind Faith; his introduction to Fela Kuti; his self-destructive patterns and losses of fortune; and his current life inside a fortified South African compound.

The Yes Men Fix the World:
Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

Gasland 1 and 2:
the film focuses on communities in the United States affected by natural gas drilling and, specifically, a method of horizontal drilling into shale formations known as hydraulic fracturing.

Soaked in Bleach:
Tom Grant, a private investigator once hired by Courtney Love, reveals his take on the death of Kurt Cobain.

The Wolfpack:
Confined in an apartment from a New York housing project, the six Angulo brothers learned everything they know about the world through watching films and spend their time reenacting their favorite movies with intricate homemade costumes.

Call me Lucky:
Barry Crimmins finds success as a stand-up comic and club owner, while also becoming an activist against child sexual abuse.

Theory of Obscurity: a film about The Residents:
The history of the group and the mystery surrounding it.

Slingshot:
SlingShot focuses on noted Segway inventor Dean Kamen and his work to solve the world's water crisis.

Blackfish:
A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.

Burt's Buzz:
A look at the world of Burt Shavitz, the face and co-founder of Burt's Bees.

TV Party: The Documentary:

Birth of the Living Dead:
In 1968 George A. Romero, a young college drop-out, directed "Night of the Living Dead," a low budget horror film that that shocked the world, became a counterculture icon and spawned a billion dollar zombie industry that continues today.

Last Shop Standing: The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of The Independent Record Shop

Tim's Vermeer :
Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

Deli Man:
Jewish culture reflects the heart of a vital ethnic history. As that culture continues to shift and adapt alongside mainstream America, delicatessen food - as its name suggests - remains a beloved communal delicacy.

An Honest Liar:
An Honest Liar' is a documentary about the world-famous magician, escape artist, and enemy of deception James 'The Amazing' Randi.

Chasing Ice:
In Chasing Ice, acclaimed National Geographic photographer James Balog, once a skeptic about climate change, deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.

That Sugar Film:
In the vein of "Supersize Me", Damon Gameau becomes a human guinea-pig when he puts himself through a grueling 6 week diet consuming the equivalent of 40 teaspoons of sugar a day.

All things must Pass:
Everyone thinks they know what killed Tower Records: The Internet. But that's not the story. "All Things Must Pass" examines this iconic company's explosive trajectory, tragic demise, and legacy forged by its rebellious founder Russ Solomon.

Destroy All Rational Thought
features one of the last interviews with Burroughs and previously unseen vintage footage of him in his prime during the 50s and early 60s.

Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The police:
Based on the memoir by guitarist Andy Summers, Can't Stand Losing You tells of the rise of The Police. From chance encounters with Copeland and Sting, through the band's break up, Summers shares photos and memories as they prepare for a reunion.

The Chickening (2015):
A spoof of the The Stanley Kubrick movie the Shining

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Future Shock: The Story of 2000 AD:
charts how the multi-award winning comic came to be, how it has survived for 37 years, and how it continues to be an innovator and game-changer in both comics and the wider cultural world beyond.

Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary:
This documentary is a detailed look into the making of Pet Sematary one of the most enduring cult-horror classics of our generation.

My Scientology Movie
Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology.

John Waters: this filthy world

Comment Re:My top movies (Score 1) 1222

Pi i thought was boring and i felt it was a ripoff of eraserhead.. Anything on shrooms could change your life look at all that horrible grateful dead music ;)

Immortal (Ad Vitam) was pretty cool.. i liked the actress quite beautiful.. lots and lots of CGI.... based off a another graphic novel as well?

Equilibrium was ok.. but it smacked of the matrix.. Aeon Flux.. more meh..

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