You can’t spell funicular without F-U-N
Switzerland is Life takes you on a cogwheel train that transports passengers to the top of Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus at 6,983′. It starts getting quite hair-raising around minute 10
Or maybe just go outside and live it yourself
There’s a new life simulator game inZOI that takes the idea of The Sims and updates it for modern graphics. The 4K gameplay trailer shows an incredibly detailed virtual world and with its avatars going grocery shopping, cooking fried chicken, watering plants, and going to the gym.
Or, maybe just go out and live real life in infinite resolution.
Kinetic PC case
Idea Idea wanted to make a unique PC case. Why not make one that is also a kinetic, moving piece of art.
Programmable Music Box
Most music boxes can only play one song, but why not make a music box that is fully programmable? The Muro Box can play any song by using computer-controlled wheels to pluck the metal forks. You can program it using a mobile app or a MIDI device. It has a 40-note chromatic scale, and more than 50,000 songs in a downloadable library.
It’s going for an eye watering $995 pledge on Kickstarter. I think it’s ridiculously steep for a few dozen stepper motors and an app, but they do offer a smaller $299 version.
Bugs exploitable in Payday for Speedruns
Engine exploits are great fun in games. They make the impossible possible and speedrunners love them. Payday and Payday 2 were written using the Diesel game engine and there have been a number of interesting bugs found over the years.
Here is a breakdown of 6 of the more exploitable bugs used by speedrunners.