figure.

And Los Angeles proudly presents $500 caviar from a vending machine!

VSauce, Kevin here. This is Mind Blow.

A graduate from Design Academy Eindhoven created a set of cutlery designed to stimulate more

than just your sense of taste. Synesthesia is a nuerological condition in which different

stimuli such as touch, taste, and hearing are affected and triggered by each other.

The different pieces explore the effects of color and various textures on the senses.

Red colors are supposed to increase the appetite, and various textures and shapes are intended

to stimulate the sense of touch inside the mouth with the intention of enriching the

eating experience.

Scientists at MIT have created a tiny transformer. the Milli-Motein is a re-configurable robot

that can be programmed to fold itself into a number of different shapes. Another breakthrough

with this robot is that after it has shifted into a new shape, it can hold that shape,

even when its power is cut off by using what they call an "electro-permanent motor." They

do say that there would need to be a lot of research, as well as cheaper, more durable

parts before a real-life transformer is created.

Ski Dome Denmark is a vison of the world's biggest ski-dome in the city of Randers, Denmark.

Designed by a Danish architecture firm, the proposal includes over 3 KM of indoor and

outdoor slopes, a freestyle park, hotel, restaurant, and shops. Resembling a snowflake, the structure

consists of 3 centrally connected arches that each span the river. Each arch also uses its

roof exterior to connect the city beyond skiing, such as the bottom arch having a rooftop of

green landscaping that would function as a raised city park.

Who's hungry for a solid chocolate baby head??

Speaking of chocolate, Cadbury invented its own melt-resistant chocolate that stays solid

even when left at 104 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 hours! And it has to do with breaking the

sugar particles into smaller pieces, reducing the amount of fat covering them, making it

more resistant to heat.

The C-Explorer 5 aims to give people a chance to finally own a luxury submarine. For 2.4

million dollars you get seating for 5, air conditioning, an audio system, LED lighting,

and enough air, food, and water for up to 96 hours in the off-chance you lose power.

Made by U-Boat Worx, their website boasts that it's the world's first sub-sea limousine,

and features a 360 degree acrylic pressure hole so everyone has a view.

The first ever picture of tightly-packed chords of DNA taken with an electron microscope.

Litographs is bringing books back to the physical world by printing them on T-shirts. The first

4 designs are Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, On the Origin of Species, The Great Gatsby,

and Moby Dick. The shirts contain all, or most of the book depending on the size, and

the text is completely legible. They've already exceded their Kickstarter goal, check out

the website for more.

Created in Japan, the BFS-Auto can read books at 250 pages per minute, which equates to

an Oxford dictionary in just 10 minutes, or an entire 32-volume set of Encyclopedia Britannica

in about 2 hours. It achieves high-definition resolution at 400 pixels per inch, and can

compensate for the three-dimensional deformation of the paper while being flipped, giving it

the ability to scan thousands of books quickly without damaging them. Basically, it's like

Johnny 5 from Short Circuit.

Finally, here's a video from M-I-E called Jammed about the demise of the audio-casette

in the story of a view-master robot venturing into an unknown world.

I'm gonna leave you with with Disney's prototype of a humanoid robot playing catch, and, as

always, thanks for watching.