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Big Friendly Dog Demands Attention From Anchor During Russian News Segment
This dog has an urgent need to get patted on the head, and no, it cannot wait till the end of the segment.
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FLOWER POWER
Watching These Mechanical Sunflowers Slowly Open And Close Is Mesmerizing
This kinetic sculpture, created by artist Casey Curran for the Bellevue Arts Museum last year, is made out of liquid plastic, brass wire and a wooden scaffold.
ALL THE GREATEST HUTTS
Why Are We Laughing At These Horrible 'Star Wars' Puns?
We can't decide whether this is the funniest thing we've seen all day or whether we may all need to take a nap. Both are very real possibilities.
ONLY PLAYS THE CANTINA SONG
Millennium 1200, A Turntable Built Inside A Re-Purposed 1977 'Star Wars' Millennium Falcon Toy
The Millennium 1200 is a Technics SL-1200 turntable built inside a re-purposed 1977 "Star Wars" Millennium Falcon toy by Texas musical instrument repairer, Marco Garza. Garza began the process of building the record player after buying the used spaceship for $2, gathering additional parts from Green Guy Recycling. All told, the mod took nine months to complete.
RIDE OF THEIR LIFE
MIT Students Build A Wooden Roller Coaster By Hand For Incoming Freshmen
Students at MIT revived an old campus tradition by building a large wooden roller coaster by hand on campus for incoming freshman — who also served as the main labor force for construction. Much to the chagrin of the engineers behind the project, early plans for a large loop had to be scrapped for safety reasons.
SKIM IT
‘The Mini Book Of Major Events’
Created by Denver illustrator Evan Lorenzen, "The Mini Book of Major Events" is a finger-sized picture book that attempts to distill the major events of the world’s history into a few key pages.
DOES NOT WORK WELL WITH TANK TOPS
Bizarre Photos Of Upside Down People Wearing Clothes That Appear Right Side-Up
In the bizarre photo series “Head Over Heels,” people perform handstands while wearing their clothes inverted (shirt on legs, pants on upper body), resulting in a topsy-turvy image of an upside down person wearing clothes that appear right-side-up.
THIS COUNTS AS ART, RIGHT?
Popular Moments Of 2013 Memorialized In Play-Doh Sculptures
2013 was a strange and beautiful year. What better way to memorialize some of its more popular moments than with sculptures made out of Play Doh?
THAT KID'S GONNA BE A STAR
Parents Recreate Famous Movie Scenes With Their Baby And Household Objects
A mother and father — Lilly and Leon — of Cardboard Box Office use common household items and their cute baby boy Orson to recreate famous movies scenes.
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE YOUR FINGERPRINT
How To Make A Functional Cell Phone From Scratch
The DIY cell phone is able to make and receive phone calls and text messages, store names and phone numbers, display the time, and serve as an alarm clock.
EVE WANTS YOU TO FIND FOUR LEAF CLOVERS
The Origins Of Common Superstitions
The original purpose of tossing salt over your left shoulder after spilling it was to get salt in the devil’s eye.
HIS SPIDEY SENSE IS ENRAGED
Stan Lee Rants About 3D Movies
On a recent episode of Stan’s Rants on World of Heroes, legendary comic creator Stan Lee “lays down some hard truths about 3D movies and what he thinks the future of entertainment might be.”
GOD BLESS IMPROV EVERYWHERE
The ‘Indiana Jones’ Boulder Chase Scene Recreated In Real Life
For the second mission in their ongoing “Movies in Real Life” series, Improv Everywhere recreated the iconic boulder chase scene from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in New York City’s Central Park.
'DEAR J.J. ABRAMS'
An Animated Fan Petition With Four Rules The New ‘Star Wars’ Films Should Follow
The video asks director J.J. Abrams and the team behind the upcoming Star Wars films to remember: the setting is the frontier, the future is old, the Force is mysterious, and Star Wars isn’t cute.
PROVO DON'T CARE
Provo Explains The Difference Between Google Fiber And Broadband To Its Citizens
Earlier this year, Google announced that Fiber would be coming to Provo. So, to demonstrate to its citizens just how fast their internet would be, Provo filled a swimming pool.
WORST PLACE TO FIND PARKING
Photos Of The Final Years Of Hong Kong’s Notoriously Overcrowded Kowloon Walled City
In the late 80s and early 90s photographer Greg Girard documented the last years of Kowloon Walled City, a notoriously overcrowded and lawless Hong Kong enclave in which 33,000 people were crammed into a monolithic structure made up of 300 tightly packed, interconnected high-rises.
FLOATERS
Chris Hadfield Explains How Astronauts Sh*t In Space
Former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield explains how astronauts pee and poop aboard the International Space Station during a talk at the Ontario Space Centre.
BETTER THAN YOUR TOOLBOX
Inside An International Space Station's Toolbox
British astronaut Tim Peake — who will be going to the International Space Station in 2015 on Expedition 46 — recently posted photos of a toolbox and is contents that will be taken aboard the ISS.
REINVENTING THE WHEEL
Hamster Navigates Through A Tiny Ninja Mansion Full Of Secret Passages
A stealthy hamster takes us on a quick tour as it navigates through a tiny ninja mansion, which is full of trap doors and secret passages. This little hamster will have no problem, when it comes to getting out of a sticky situation.
BUDGET HEROICS
The Price Of Being A Superhero In Real Life: Then & Now
Superman, though, does do a pretty good job of keeping costs down. The price of tights can only inflate so much over time.
