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A friendly tortoise chased after the family cat amongst the green grass of a backyard. While the elusive feline didn’t appear to enjoy the chase, the surprisingly fast-moving terrapin kept up with the cat’s delicate strides the entire time. A Surprisingly Quick Tortoise Almost Keeps Up With a Playful Dog as They Chase One Another...

ScreenPrism created a wonderful video where they explore Jon Snow‘s (Kit Harington) powerful journey on Game of Thrones and the raw power that comes from being both a dragon (Targaryen) and a wolf (Stark). The Targaryen Wolf, A Tribute to Jon Snow’s Journey on Game of ThronesA Painfully Slow Jon Snow Game of Thrones Parody...

In a stunning piece for The Atlantic, filmmaker Victoria Fiore traveled to Norilsk, Russia and captured the stark beauty of the world’s northernmost city, which is home to mining industries that pollute the air and ground with toxins such as sulfuric gas. Being that city is closed off to most of the world, it took...

Artist Steve Richter of Regal Robot posted a wonderful timelapse video that shows him making a detailed sculpture of Chewbacca from Star Wars. A post shared by Steven Richter (@richter_steven) on Nov 29, 2017 at 6:06am PST A post shared by Steven Richter (@richter_steven) on Nov 17, 2017 at 9:39pm PST A post shared by...

In her latest tutorial video, the talented Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome demonstrated how to make a beautiful series of Disney Princess hand pies. This holiday season, consider serving up your pie in a slightly more magical form… Disney Princess style! A post shared by Pies Are Awesome (@thepieous) on Nov 30, 2017...

Creed Bratton, the actor who played the very eccentric Creed on the highly acclaimed U.S. version of The Office, is a really talented musician who was once in the band The Grass Roots, performed an amusing live acoustic version of the series’ theme, adding in his own lyrics. While none of the lyrics had a...

A post shared by Johan Karlgren (@pappasparlor) on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:08am PDT Motala, Sweden artist Johan Karlgren (a.k.a. “Pappas Pärlor“) created a fantastic collection of pop culture pixel art characters out of plastic beads and then placed them real world situations. Prints of his photos are available to purchase from Thefashionroom.se. A post...

The Action Lab took on a dangerous in-car flight challenge where they tested out what happens when a drone if flown inside of a moving vehicle. The question they attempt to answer is “Will the drone stay with the car as it moves or will it stay in the same location relative to the ground?”....

Great Big Story traveled to the Hospital de Bonecas in Lisbon, Portugal to meet with Manuela Cutileiro, a “doll doctor” at the oldest surviving doll hospital in the world. They take a behind the scenes look at how plastic, porcelain, metal, wool and fabric dolls are treated for missing eyes, chipped paint, and broken arms...

Polyphonic takes a look at the manner in which the iconic punk band Dead Kennedys embraced juvenalian satire in the lyrics of their very pointed songs. Wielding ridicule as an abrasive weapon, the band took no prisoners in the political realm. I think no band has ever been so good at this rebellious satire as...

In 2013, composer William Zeitler demonstrated for the Toronto Star the beautifully harmonic sound of a glass armonica, a musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. The instrument is created by spinning custom blown wine glasses of increasing sizes nestled into one another to create the delicate, melodic sound. William is one of the...

Woodworker Paul Jackman of Jackman Works made a manly version of the iconic leg lamp from A Christmas Story based on his own leg and documented his major award winning design process. This leg is an exact full scale model of my own leg. The leg and base are made from maple butcher block scraps...

Nicholas Rougeux, a self-described “Midwest web designer, data geek, fractal nut, and animal lover” has created “Off the Staff“, an amazing series in which he visualizes and plots different classical music pieces into colorful patterns. While these patterns might seem random, Rougeux uses a specific formula, which he graciously explains. Each dot represents a note...

Folks at the DTC Dynamic Test Center in Switzerland really got into the Christmas spirit by launching all sorts of glorious toys into a solid wall at 120 MPH. It was a festive break from their usual car safety routine where they send vehicles, filled with crash test dummies, careening into walls at high speeds....

Former Laughing Squid blogger Evan Wagoner-Lynch has embarked upon a wonderful new endeavor that combines American/British history with fashion. Wagoner-Lynch has created a line of colorful tote bags inspired by the dazzle camouflage employed by Allied ships, primarily during World War I. The first of the bag series are based on three different ships –...

Engineer and designer Zach Levine of howchoo converted a Furby into an Amazon Echo, appropriately named Furlexa by dissembling a regular Furby and “combining a Raspberry Pi Zero W with Amazon‘s open-source Alexa Voice Service software.” I thought I’d make Furby a little less annoying and give him an upgrade with a real brain. Step...

Melissa Weaver Dunning, a master weaver at Mount Vernon, George Washington’s riverside estate in Virginia, demonstrated on an 18th century loom how fabric was made in the colonial era. Dressed in period costume and bare feet, Dunning made the weaving process look much easier than it probably is. Watch master weaver Melissa Weaver Dunning operate...

“Dissonance” by German digital artist Till Nowak is an absolutely stunning short film that tells the story of a delusional, wild-haired pianist who believes himself to be a grand master performing on a giant round piano that revolves with the help of a tiny creature named Mr. Lori, who toils to keep the piano spinning....

Oltedal, Norway musician Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios created a heavy metal cover of The Pink Panther theme song, which was originally composed by Henry Mancini in 1963. Here is the original song. A post shared by Leo Moracchioli (@frogleapstudios) on Nov 24, 2017 at 8:08am PST A Heavy Metal Cover of The Fresh...

H.B. is a clever short film, by Gaspar Palacio, that he created for Filmstro & Film Riot‘s one minute short film competition. The minute-long film follows a man who is dead set on surviving, after hearing a warning siren off in the distance. He ditches his family to stay alive longer in the shelter that...

The wonderfully charming Benedict Cumberbatch sat down with Vogue to answer 22 rapid fire questions that were completely random in nature. While the beloved actor had to think a bit about a few of the questions, he answered two rather immediately – his idea of a dream vacation (with his wife and kids) and the...

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober created a liquid sand hot tub that is just as amazing as it sounds. He brought the fluidized bed to life by adding air in all of the right places at the base of his hot tub. Rober then filled the tub with sand, sat on top of it, and...

A tiny baby elephant fell into a deep mudhole in Urulanthanni, Kerala, India and couldn’t escape despite the unsuccessful efforts of the herd. The next day, a group of compassionate workers from the Forest Department tirelessly dug at the hole until the calf was able to break free and rejoin the group. The mother of...

Marvel has released the first official trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, the upcoming superhero film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and a sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). The thrilling trailer finds a massive group of Marvel superheroes banding together to fight Thanos (Josh Brolin), keep him from completing...

Fearless French wingsuit pilots Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet, known as the Soul Flyers, based jumped from the top of Europe’s highest mountain, Jungfrau, and flew safely into a passing Pilatus Porter light aircraft. They called their incredible Red Bull stunt, “A Door In The Sky.” A post shared by Vince Reffet (@vincereffet) on Nov...

An adorably lively cockatiel named Totoro in Taipei, Taiwan mimicked the motion of his human’s fingers upon a black box and performed a cute little tap dance. Each time his human drummed on the box, the bird would quicken the succession and lengthen the time until he got tired of it all and walked away....

While finishing up a workout, actor Michael B. Jordan invited Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment into his home to answer 73 random questions for Vogue. Amongst the subjects he discussed was his relationship to baseball star Michael Jordan (none), his brand new car, his best friends, his obvious love for his family and his...

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie took on a sticky challenge where he successfully ate three pounds of honey (4,000+ calories) in 4 minutes. A post shared by Matt Stonie (@matt_stonie) on Nov 27, 2017 at 3:59pm PST Competitive Eater Matt Stonie Devours a Giant Three Pound Gummy Worm in Eight MinutesCompetitive Eater Matt ‘Megatoad’ Stonie...

In a festive episode of “Simon’s Cat Logic” entitled “What do cats want for Christmas?“, animator Simon Toland and animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explain how to keep cats safe during the holiday season, specifically regarding trees, decorations, wrapping paper, ribbons and plants. Additionally, Trevorrow talks about reducing a cat’s stress when company is visiting by...

The incredibly talented Australian musician Alan Gogoll performed an incredible 1000 harmonics on his guitar in just a shade under a 90 seconds. Gogoll stated that he did this “just for fun” via reddit Stringscapes, A Sound Hole View of the Strings on an Acoustic Guitar as They Are Beautifully PlayedGuitarist Alan Gogoll Demonstrates His...

During the winter of 2014/2015, Dutch filmmaker Jan van Ijken captured the absolutely gorgeous sight of a murmuration of thousands of starlings taking flight at dusk and creating an incredible air show with incredible agility and grace as they flew in sequence with each other. A longer version of this film entitled “The Art of...

Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE posit the question “Could The Jedi Exist?” by comparing the separate physical, psychological and technological capabilities of becoming a Jedi to what is available at this time. Some of these capabilities involve super quick reflexes, electromagnetic force fields, building a lightsaber, mitochondrial energy and psychic ability. From lightsabers...

The Blizzident is a very cleverly designed custom 3D printed toothbrush that is able to clean each and every tooth, all at the same time. The unusual shape of the brush allows for multiple bristles to address gaps left by more traditional toothbrushes and only requires six seconds of biting and grinding in different directions....

The absolutely brilliant animation “Happiness” by the incredibly talented illustrator Steve Cutts tells the story of a singular quest for personal happiness while trying to survive and perhaps even stand out amongst one’s peers. Rather than this tale being told with people, Cutts drew his primary characters as anthropomorphized rats, perhaps to emphasize that consumerism...

While at DesignerCon 2017, Tested editor Norman Chan sat down with urban artist Sergio Jauregui to check out his beautiful collection of miniature models depicting Los Angeles neighborhoods that were all built from scratch. A post shared by sergio jauregui (@that.but.smaller) on Nov 9, 2017 at 10:16am PST A post shared by sergio jauregui (@that.but.smaller)...

Teamwork Four very determined men work together as a team to climb over a very tall wall. The only things that they left behind were a hoodie and the camera. via reddit Two Determined American Bulldogs Work As a Team to Successfully Retrieve a Tire from a Backyard PoolDetermined Goat Tries Repeatedly To Climb Onto...

A post shared by Henry + Baloo ?? (@henrythecoloradodog) on Oct 11, 2017 at 10:24am PDT Henry the dog and Baloo the cat are an adorably inseparable duo who enjoy camping in the great Colorado outdoors with their adventurous humans Cynthia Bennett and her boyfriend. The couple first adopted Henry, whom they refer to as...

Federico Ciccarese of Youbionic created the Double Hand, a robotic 3D printed glove that adds two hands to the end of your arm and allows you to control them with only two fingers. We realize that mankind must grow and evolve. The Tech companies are working to increase our mind. We’re trying to increase our...

Determined Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd of the Learn Quick series challenged himself to quickly learn how to open a champagne bottle with a sword (Sabrage). It took him approximately 7 minutes to get it down pat. A post shared by Mike Boyd (@mikeboydvideo) on Nov 28, 2017 at 5:27am PST A post shared by Mike...

During a performance of the Stravinsky ballet piece “The Firebird” by the North State Symphony at the Cascade Theatre in Redding, California, an audience member who had evidently been lulled to sleep by the hushed parts awoke with an audible yelp when the symphony had moved on to a more dramatic and louder movement of...

Konstantin Petrijcuks and a group of his skydiving friends launched two cars out of the back of an airplane while riding inside of them. There were a couple of minor injuries as the crew jumped from the vehicles over Arizona’s top secret Area 51, but everyone made it to the ground safe and sound in...

While on holiday in Antigua with his parents for Thanksgiving, Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment and the Vogue series “73 Questions“, happily accommodated his very funny father Don, who asked to be filmed making 73 random statements about their vacation. Despite a couple dad jokes, Don Sabia proved that he was a real natural...

In an enticing trailer for “Crocodile“, an episode from the fourth season of the sublime Netflix series Black Mirror, an investigator who is determined to solve a murder, interviews a witness to a crime. When she finds that he can’t or won’t remember much, she resorts to more invasive means with a curious box that’s...

In honor of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting theaters next month, ScreenPrism created an insightful video analysis of the symbolism, theories and ideologies behind the iconic Jedi weapon of choice, the lightsaber. The lightsaber is the Force made visible, sensible, concrete — the mental transformed into the physical. What really makes the lightsaber special...

Artist David Li created an interactive “Elastic Man” webpage for Adult Swim that features an elastic Morty Smith head that you can stretch, pull, and smack around from the comfort of your own web browser. A satisfying delight for all Rick And Morty fans. Aw jeez… https://t.co/3R5yV2doem pic.twitter.com/9zVmjAmP1s — David Li (@daviddotli) November 23, 2017...

On a comedic episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon and Jerry Seinfeld faced off in a hilarious stand-up battle to find out who is the better Seinfeld. Surprisingly enough, Jerry took home the win. Jerry Seinfeld Talks About Garbage in a Pragmatic Stand-Up Routine on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’Who’s on First?,...

Beardaments are small Christmas ornaments that men can attach to their beards. The tiny ornaments and various festive beard glitters are available to purchase from the Beardaments website. A post shared by Beardaments (@beardamentsofficial) on Dec 7, 2016 at 8:37am PST A post shared by Beardaments (@beardamentsofficial) on Nov 27, 2015 at 6:41pm PST A...

Austrian artist Simon Christoph Krenn has created “Parasitic Endeavours“, a disturbingly brilliant short film in which rendered body parts anthropomorphically crawl towards each other, pile onto one another and morph together in a desperate but mesmerizing symbiosis. via Vimeo Staff Picks An Elegantly Disturbing Photo Series That Visualizes the Truly Parasitic Nature of SmartphonesEye Piece,...

While making his way through the parking lot, a man was caught off guard by a car horn that was continuously blowing. As he got closer to the incessant noise, he noticed that it wasn’t a person being obnoxious, but instead a rather impatient dog who got tired of waiting. Shortly after making his discovery,...

In an really interesting video essay, Half as Interesting explains in great detail via animation about the Order of Malta in regard to its complete sovereignty due to its extraterritorial status of being exempted from local law, similar to the way embassies function. The Order of Malta has no real territory, making it the only...