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Flash Bytesoffered a simple look at Calculus over the course of 15 minutes, noting that it is far more simple than people think.

Throwflame has created the Thermonator, a commercially available robotic quadruped dog equipped with their proprietary Arc Flamethrower.

While at Disney Imagineering Lab, Marques Brownlee tried out an amazing HoloTile floor which acted like a 360 omnidirectional, infinite treadmill.

Dakota of Inspire Exotics deadpanned the camera, noting that her parrots learned how to imitate the low battery sound on a smoke detector.

Pablo Rochat painted a box to look like a single dice and sent it to his friend, asking his followers to guess what number it would land on.

Popular Mechanics spoke with Jim Goodwin about the seemingly time-consuming, yet completely satisfying art of fitting ships inside bottles.

Map Men took a look at a phantom island in the South Pacific that was "discovered" by Captain Cook and plotted on Google Maps until 2012.

eli_handle_b.wav quite amusingly edited scenes from the gameCyberpunk 2077 to include a tough talking Pee-wee Herman looking for his bike.

In an episode of his"True Facts"series, narratorZe Frankoffers a humorous looks at the amazing problem solving capabilities of bees.

Jim Henson Idea Man by Ron Howard is a wonderful documentary about the late, great visionary Jim Henson premiering May 31 on Disney+.

A clever Labrador retriever named Ruby Nance was taught how to play the piano with a cardboard square and positive reinforcement.

John of Woodsbound Outdoors showed how to turn a short pine log into a windproof torch by cutting a crosshatch into the end.

KurtToons made an amusing animated short with the character "Tippy" in a self-checkout stand who personifies the excesses of tipping culture.

While in Bend, Oregon, Luca Stricagnoli showed how his custom Davide Serracini-designed triple-neck, reverse slide acoustic guitar works.

A maternal dog was reunited with her surrogate Australian magpie child after the government removed the bird due to licensing.

Robyn Adele Andersonperformed the classic Cream song "Sunshine of Your Love" in the distinctive style of Latin dance music.

America's Funniest Home Videos created a amusing compilation of home security footage presented as a David Attenborough nature documentary.

A caretaker at the San Antonio Zoo used very long tweezers to feed grapes to pair of Malayan flying foxes who were hanging upside down.

Filmmaker James Parris created "Sidewalk", a campy short instructional film that explains how to use a sidewalk.

A very creative cat named Momo adorably makes unique clay pottery with his artistic human Sophia Renata on a potter's wheel.

AbeBooks amusingly read The Hobbit in the very same detailed manner and choppy cadence as the BBC 4 Shipping Forecast.

EmilyXLevi showed how to make an inexpensive and completely natural candle out of half an orange rind and a bit of olive oil.

Half as Interesting explains the function of the Network Time Protocol (NTP), a long-standing networking protocol for clock synchronization.

The Sumisu family created a clever Indiana Jones cosplay that recreates the iconic scene where Indie outruns an enormous rolling boulder.

Experienced outdoorsman Bora Cakir demonstrated a simple water tap that can be made using two straws and a resealable bottle.

A howling beagle named Pinto scared off an an alligator that was approaching the screen door of his artist human Natalia's home in Florida.

A intelligent raven named Gosha played a mean game of tic-tac-toe, outsmarting his human with very clever strategy.

Jon Nelson of WFMU, compiled a wonderful three hour radio show featuring the great Dr. Johnny Fever of "WKRP in Cincinnati" as the DJ.

A pair of black cats at the Diorama Restaurant inOsaka, Japan, lie in wait for a model train to come through the tunnel before pouncing.

Elias Herrera tried to make himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with an adorably nosy cow named Bruce standing over his shoulder.

A little boy who was holding a chicken, gave a kiss to each and every animal before taking them for a ride on his tiny tractor.

There I Ruinedreimagined the lyrics of Jay-Z's "99 Problems" set to "I Get Around' by the Beach Boys with catchy yet disconcerting results.

Japanese designer Kabanbaka creates adorable shoulder and crossbody bags, totes, and purses that look like smiling sea creatures.

Leeanna Gabbrielle gave a pampering spa day to a weakened baby cow on one of the hottest July days in southeast Texas.

A once-human alchemist deliberately turns himself into monstrous creature in the short film "An Alchemist's Confession" by Cory Williams.

Inspired by "Oppenheimer" Thomas Blanchard created "Trinity", an artistic reimagination of a nuclear explosion made using household items.

Nerdstalgic takes a deep dive into the strategic art of starting a film with the final scene, which in turn involves the audience further.

The History Guy reflects on the long history of mirrors, going far back into ancient history, due to the very human desire to see oneself.

GuitaristAndrea Boccarusso played through the history of thrash metal, playing the different styles as it evolved over the decades.

Wired spoke with the incredibly affable Kurt Steiner, the Guinness World Record holder for the most consecutive stone skips on water.

Hirotaka Sato turned Madagascar hissing cockroaches into cyborgs by placing microcomputers on their backs to remotely control movement.

The caretakers at Peak Wildlife Park spoon fed their small animals, capturing their delightful responses from the spoon's point of view.

"Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the series "Is It Cake?" by presenting different items to the camera and asking "Is it real or is it cake?"

Jason Kingsley OBEofModern History TVexplained the difference between taverns, inns, and alehouses during the Medieval period.

Postmodern Jukebox and Jack Amblin performed "It's Not Unusual" in the snappy style of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' dance music.

Walton Goggins shared a wonderful timelapse of award-winning makeup artist Jake Garber turning him into The Ghoul from "Fallout".

A devoted rooster excitedly runs alongside the family dogs so he can be the first to greet his human when she gets home from work.

Kurzgesagt colorfully posited whether alien beings in the Milky Way could maintain a terraformed empire or end up like the Oceania islands.

In a cute clip from the BBC Earth series "Mammals" a sneaky pika boldly stole home building materials from hard working neighbors.

Bertie Gregory captured never-before-seen footage of emperor penguin chicks jumping off a 50 foot cliff in Antarctica into the water below.