Dylan Schenker
![A Fort That Looks Like a Mushroom Cloud [PICTURES]](http://townsquare.media/site/17/files/2011/09/Mushroom-Cloud-Final.jpg?w=980&q=75)
A Fort That Looks Like a Mushroom Cloud [PICTURES]
How would you like to live in your very own nuclear explosion? Sculptor Dietrich Wegner has designed a fort in the shape of a mushroom cloud, the visual associated with the mass destruction of powerful nuclear weapons.
![13 Pups Set World Record for Most Dogs Skipping Rope at Once! [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/17/files/2011/09/13-Dogs.jpg?w=980&q=75)
13 Pups Set World Record for Most Dogs Skipping Rope at Once! [VIDEO]
It’s hard to imagine one dog jumping rope, but 13? At the same time? That requires real talent and training.

Incredible Photos Capture Exploding Objects
Artist Alain Sailor loves blowing stuff up and using high-speed photography to freeze the destruction in time. He explodes, shoots and even electrocutes subjects from apples to cigarettes to produce these surreal looking images.

Burger King Simpsons Toys Celebrate the 22nd Treehouse of Horror Episode
It’s hard to believe ‘The Simpsons’ is about to air the 22nd edition of Treehouse of Horror, the show’s beloved annual Halloween special, this October. Burger King is celebrating the best way they know how with a line of ‘Simpsons’ action figures that come free with the chain’s Kids Meals.
![Wearable Vibrating Device Simulates Getting Shot or Stabbed [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/17/files/2011/09/Shoot-Vibrations.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Wearable Vibrating Device Simulates Getting Shot or Stabbed [VIDEO]
Have you ever thought, “I wish I could know what it felt like to get shot or stabbed, but without the risk of death or permanent injury?” Well, a Japanese research group may have figured out a wearable way to simulate the feeling without all the actual shooting or stabbing.
![Billboards for ‘Contagion’ Made From Actual Bacteria [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/17/files/2011/09/Contagion1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Billboards for ‘Contagion’ Made From Actual Bacteria [VIDEO]
These ads take ‘viral’ marketing to a whole new level: To promote the new Steven Soderbergh movie ‘Contagion,’ a group of microbiologists and immunologists were tapped to create a billboard out of bacteria.

What if Monsters and Aliens Were Around for Big Moments in US History?
Our country would look pretty different if it weren’t for the defeat of General Frankenstein at Bunker Hill or Metallo the mechanical man’s passages in the Declaration of Independence. At least thats the way these events occur in artist Matthew Buchholz’s ‘Alternate Histories’ poster series.
![Wheelchair for Dogs Is the Cutest Thing EVER! [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/17/files/2011/08/Roller-Dog.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Wheelchair for Dogs Is the Cutest Thing EVER! [VIDEO]
While there are wheeled contraptions available to give mobility to handicapped pets, the Amigo — a new wheelchair from industrial designer Nia Shalom — is specially optimized for the way pups move.
![Jedi Kittens Duel With Light Sabers [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/17/files/2011/08/kitties.png?w=980&q=75)
Jedi Kittens Duel With Light Sabers [VIDEO]
An intergalactic battle that has raged for millennia between the light side and the dark side has culminated in one final, epic battle between … two kittens?
![Polish Spiderman Impersonator More Supervillain than Superhero [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/17/files/2011/08/Polish-Spiderman.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Polish Spiderman Impersonator More Supervillain than Superhero [VIDEO]
What if, instead of being bitten by a radioactive spider that gave him superhuman abilities, Spiderman was just some regular powerless guy who dressed up in a red and blue costume with silly string cans? Of course, since he wouldn’t be able to fight crime, he would have to wreak havoc on the unassuming citizenry.