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Smoke Pours Out of a Furby’s Eyes As It’s Slowly Being Burned by a Red Hot Nickel Ball
For their latest experiment, Carsandwater placed a red hot nickel ball on top of the head of a Furby. As it slowly burned, smoke started coming out …
ScienceRick and Morty 8-Bit Intro
Adult Swim has just released a wonderful 8-bit intro for <i>Rick and Morty</i>.<p>About these ads<p>Laughing Squid<p><b>New in the Laughing Squid Store</b><p>← An Aquaphobic …
An Aquaphobic Cat Figures Out How to Cross a Bridge Without Getting His Paws Wet
In 2014, a brave cat overcame his natural aquaphobia and made his way across a moving body of water on a tiny ad-hoc bridge, straddling the higher …
ConsciousnessAn Adorable Recap of the SyFy Series ‘The Expanse’ Performed by Surprisingly Cooperative Cats
In advance of the second season premiere of their original series <i>The Expanse</i> on February 1, 2017, SyFy has created an amusing recap of the first …
EntertainmentThe Hilariously Irreverent Clay Likeness Sculptures of British Artist Wilfrid Wood
In the short documentary “Wilfrid sculpts Will“, the cameras of Milkshake Tidal Wave goes inside the studio and into the mind of British artist …
ArtAn Animatronic Prairie Dog Cam Spies Affectionate Prairie Dogs Making Out With Each Other
In a second clip from first episode of the David Tennant-narrated BBC Series “Spy in the Wild“, a very realistic animatronic prairie dog uses its spy …
EntertainmentAn Amusing Ad for Los Pollos Hermanos That Hints at the Return of Gus Fring in ‘Better Call Saul’
With the third season of the sublime prequel series <i>Better Call Saul</i> airing sometime in the Spring of 2017, AMC has released an amusing commercial for …
EntertainmentComposition Cam, A Camera App That Captures Geometrical Shapes Within Film and TV Scenes
A photo posted by Composition Cam (@comp_cam) on Jan 10, 2017 at 6:20am PST<p>The Composition Cam is a fascinating camera app available on both iOS and …
EntertainmentMythical Unicorn Taxidermy Trophy Knitting Kit
Firebox is featuring a Knit Your Own Unicorn Trophy kit that allows you to dabble in a little magic while knitting your very own mythical unicorn …
TaxidermyNo Piece Is Safe as Monopoly Opens Voting to Replace the Game’s Token Lineup
Hasbro has announced they have opened voting to completely replace the roster of Monopoly pieces from a selection of 56 tokens. No piece is safe as …
Tyrannosaurus RexGirlfriend’s Hair Clip Scares the Hell Out of Boyfriend
My girlfriend's hairclip nearly put me in cardiac arrest… pic.twitter.com/B5sBG0Ku9t<p>— holmes (@unclehxlmes) January 7, 2017<p>Holmes got quite a scare …
EntertainmentDroneball Go, A Drone With a Multi-Axis Cage Designed to Crash, Tumble, Roll, and Keep Flying
A photo posted by DRONEBALL (@imazetoys) on Nov 1, 2016 at 12:29pm PDT<p>Droneball Go is a camera drone with a multi-axis cage designed to let the …
Gear & GadgetsHow Creative Editing Allows ‘Sherlock’ Viewers to Participate in Holmes’ Unique Investigative Process
Video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter insightfully examined the how creative editing allows the audience of <i>Sherlock</i> …
Sherlock HolmesLangur Monkeys Tenderly Comfort One Another Over the ‘Death’ of a Robotic Spy Monkey
In the first episode of the David Tennant-narrated BBC Series “Spy in the Wild“, a small robotic spy monkey was placed amongst a tribe of langur …
Apes74-Year-Old Grandpa Shares Memories of Playing Asheron’s Call Before the Servers Shut Down Forever
We Sleep Talk has captured footage of her 74-year-old grandfather, Julien, chatting about the many great memories that he has had over the past 17 …
GrandparentsPrimer and Twin Primer, Ticker Machines That Display Prime Numbers With Each Button Press
The Primer and Twin Primer are physical ticker machines that display the next prime number with each button press. They were created by artist Karl …
GrandparentsWhy Yoda Uses a Cane, Even Though He Can Jump Around and Do Amazing Acrobatics at Will
Ben Carlin of the Super Carlin Brothers explains his thoughts on why Yoda uses a cane, even though he can jump around and do all sorts of amazing …
Star WarsBrilliant 3D Illusion Drawings That Add Depth to Everyday Scenes
A photo posted by HuskMitNavn (@huskmitnavn1) on Dec 29, 2016 at 11:29am PST<p>Danish artist HuskMitNavn, whose work we’ve previously written about, is …
PhotographyPhotographer Captures the Rare Sight of a Natural Ice Circle Formed Over a Flowing River
A photo posted by Kaylyn Messer (@kaylynmesser) on Jan 7, 2017 at 5:17pm PST<p>Photographer Kaylyn Messer captured the absolutely amazing and very rare …
PhotographyA Powerful Machine Hypnotically Carves a Large Spinning Piece of Metal
A powerful machine hypnotically carves a large spinning piece of metal in a video by Manufacturing Production. Distortions caused by YouTube’s video …
Star WarsA Star Wars Lightsaber Pizza Cutter That Looks and Sounds Like Darth Vader’s Iconic Weapon
The Fowdry is featuring an officially licensed Star Wars Lightsaber Pizza Cutter that was designed to both look and sound like Darth Vader‘s iconic …
Star WarsAmazing Bets That You Will Always Win Episode 16
Richard Wiseman of Quirkology has returned with episode 16 of <i>10 Amazing Bets That You Will Always Win</i>. This time around, Richard demonstrates how to …
Aluminum CansSanrio Introduces New Character Aggretsuko, An Adorable Rage Filled Heavy Metal Singing Red Panda
Sanrio has introduced their newest character, Aggretsuko. She is an adorable 25-year-old single red panda who works as an office associate by day, …
BearsMini Metros, Shrunken and Simplified Metro and Light Rail System Maps From Around the World
Graphic designer and transit enthusiast Peter Dovak has created <i>Mini Metros</i>, illustrations of shrunken down and simplified metro and light rail system …
BearsAwesome Science Tricks Using Static Electricity
Brusspup has released a new video featuring awesome science tricks using static electricity. They show how to make a plate hover in the air, how to …
ScienceSupercut of 10 Film in the Running for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars This Year
Art of the Film has created a supercut video featuring the shortlist of 10 films that are in the running for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars this …
EntertainmentA Very Clever Parrot Uses His Own Discarded Feather to Scratch the Back of His Head
In 2007, a 29-year old yellow-headed Amazon named Poncho gratefully accepted one of his own discarded feathers from his human Cheryl Rampton and …
ParrotsDark Night, A Haunting Film About Six Strangers Whose Lives Tragically Collide at a Movie Theater
The haunting Tim Sutton film <i>Dark Night</i> follows a single day in the lives of six different strangers whose lives tragically collide at a movie theater …
EntertainmentMimus, A Giant Industrial Robot That Senses, Reacts and Imitates the Movements of Nearby Humans
In 2015 we wrote about Autodesk Pier 9 researcher Madeline “The Robot Whisperer” Gannon, the amazing engineer who developed the Quipt gesture-based …
RoboticsPregnant Woman Wears an Electronic Chewbacca Mask While in Labor at the Hospital
Katie Stricker Curtis wore an electronic Chewbacca mask made famous by “Chewbacca Mom” while in labor before giving birth to her child Jayden.<p>Just …
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