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Engineer Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day attended the 2017 Incredible Science Machine (ISM) event in Westland, Michigan and got an up close look at 250,000 dominoes toppling over. The team of 19 builders behind the amazing creation ended up breaking three United States domino records. Sandlin then went home and did a domino motion...

Boomer the Bengal, little brother to the skateboarding Didga made quite the name for himself as he effortlessly broke his own Guinness World Record for skateboarding underneath a tunnel of outstretched legs of 20 different humans. The previous records was 13 people. Boomer’s previous record setting session from February 2016, when sister Didga also broke...

Beer Money Pulling Team & Lets Grow Pulling posted footage of a young man, named Oliver, driving his John Deere tractor ride-on onto a custom made mini trailer that is attached to his Chevy Silverado ride-on. via RM Videos 80 Year-Old Texas Man Takes His Rescued Dogs on Daily Rides Around Town on a Custom-Made...

Musician Seth Everman is back with a new video where he wonderfully improvises all sorts of old school video game music and sounds on a synthesizer. The stern-faced keyboardist put on a similar performance last year with even more video game goodness. Musician Improvises a Variety of Old School Video Game Music and Sounds on...

Jamie Baker has created a series of videos, titled “When Your Kid Annoys You,” that feature Baker and his little son engaging in high flying pro wrestling matches around the house with actual WWE commentary. ‘Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling’, A Funny Star-Studded Retelling of Triple H’s Professional Wrestling CareerConan O’Brien Plays and Reviews ‘WWE 2K14’ on...

On the season 43 premiere of Saturday Night Live, host Ryan Gosling got into character as a man who completely lost his mind over the Papyrus font being used in Avatar. Ryan Gosling and Vanessa Bayer Play a Pair of Obsessed Santa Fans at a Holiday Party in ‘Santa Baby’Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, and Cecily...

YouTuber Tyler Hudson created “Mosby’s Motto“, a really touching short film about his beautiful but goofy German shepherd with whom he found he had a great deal in common in terms of daily life. Yet despite these similarities, Hudson noted one significant difference that offered him a great deal of inspiration during his time spent...

In a rather chilly video essay, Half as Interesting explains which town is the most hyperborean in the world. In doing so, he revealed that Alert, Nunavut, Canada is the Earth’s northernmost inhabited area, but because it’s a Canadian military base, it’s not open to the public. The second most northern town of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard,...

In 1999, a really beautiful Australian shepherd named Zion performed for his human Pernille Sørensen, a graceful little dance with a frilly pink umbrella in between his jaws. Sørensen referred to it as his “rain dance”. My dog, Zion, an Australian Shepherd, was showing off his little rain dance in my garden. More recently, Zion...

In an amusing skit poking fun at the label-free sensibilities of millennials, guest host Ryan Gosling and the cast of Saturday Night Live hilariously modeled Levi’s Wokes – styleless, sizeless, non-gender specific jeans with a proprietary uni-fly design that goes all the way around to the back. Introducing Wokes, sizeless, style-neutral, gender non-conforming denim for...

A post shared by EFFEKT Architects (@effektarchitects) on Jun 13, 2017 at 2:12am PDT Danish architecture firm EFFEKT has created an absolutely beautiful way to experience the Gisselfeld Klosters Skove preserved forest with their exquisitely designed “Camp Adventure Treetop Experience“, a 600 meter circular wooden ramp that gently rises within the forest up to the...

In an adorable compilation of classic episodes entitled “Cats Can Be A Real Pain In The Grass“, an innocent Simon’s Cat demonstrates how challenging and dangerous it is to live with a very playful cat who is hungry all of the time. Included in this compilation is Hot Spot, Fast Track, Laser Toy, Trash Cat,...

The wonderfully satirical social commentator Exurb1a hilariously offered via clever animation, a number of helpful hints in regard to caring for one’s introvert, as if the introvert were a pet. In doing so, Exurb1a explained the habits of an introvert, the behavior of an introvert and the benefits of having an introvert in one’s life....

While passing by the Aquarium of the Pacific, a compassionate man named Marco Magallona spotted a beautiful blue heron cowering in the bushes. Upon closer inspection, Magallona notice the bird’s beak was closed shut by a tangle of fishing line. Concerned about the bird’s safety, Magallona made several unsuccessful approaches, without any success, so he...

In a hilarious parody of the Vogue series “73 Questions” starring Laughing Squid friend Joe Sabia, a rather disheveled, bespectacled character named Helga (Liza Koshy) who was completely unprepared for her interview, made a complete mess of her house as she gave nonsensical answers to the questions posed by the interviewer. All your questions, zero...

A few weeks after a mama bear and her two cubs broke into their garbage, a homeowner in Monrovia, California invested in a heavy duty bear-proof trash can and then watched with bemusement as the same trio returned and tried to break in again without any success. This mama, along with her 2 adolescent bears,...

While speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, wunderkind Elon Musk founder of SpaceX presented a number of updates and ideas, including using the Big F-ing Rocket (BFR) for international travel, which would take passengers to cities across the world in less than an hour. If you if you build a ship...

Visual effects and animation studio Framestore released an facinating video and write-up that breaks down the magical visual effects work that they put into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. A Breakdown of the Stunning Visual Effects Work in Marvel’s Superhero Film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’A Breakdown of the Stunning Visual Effects Used in Marvel’s...

“Outside” by the very talented performer Bill Wurtz is a whimsical but catchy song about all the weird things that might happen to him if he should leave his house and go outdoors. A spaceship came to take me away. Into the moonlight. And they touched me in an interesting way and now I’m pregnant...

PBTeen released a fantastic Chewbacca Bean Bag Chair designed to look like the face of the lovable Wookiee from Star Wars. The furry chair is available to purchase from the PBTeen website. Aaaarhg! This Chewbaccaâ„¢ Beanbag is a must-have seat for the biggest Star Warsâ„¢ fan. Ultrasoft, plush, and simply too epic to pass up,...

HBO released the first trailer for Spielberg, their upcoming documentary directed and produced by Susan Lacy that gives us a look at the career of legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The film will premiere October 7th, 2017 at 8 PM ET on HBO. Through exclusive interviews with actors, family, and the filmmaker himself, this unprecedented documentary...

Science and Star Wars is a show by Disney Digital Network, Lucasfilm, and IBM that explores how close we have come to actually creating the technology found in the Star Wars galaxies. On their latest episode, host Anthony Carboni look at how close we are to building real life droids that are capable of helping...

Glove and Boots puppet Fafa the Groundhog begs AMC to fix their hit show, The Walking Dead, in a heart wrenching parody of the song “Green Light” by Lorde. Here is Lorde’s original song. ‘Glove and Boots’ Puppets Perform a Shaolin Monk Parody of the Song ‘Uptown Funk’A Bad Lip Reading Parody of ‘The Walking...

On a hot episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, comedian Wanda Sykes chatted about her life and career and ate progressively spicy wings while being interviewed by host Sean Evans. Ricky Gervais Attempts the ‘Hot Ones’ Spicy Wing Challenge While Chatting About His LifeHenry Rollins Tells High-Octane Stories About His Life While...

In 2008, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner sat down with The New York Times and shared stories about his life, his dedication to his work, those who influenced him over the years, his very public relationships and his iconic pajamas. Hefner passed away on September 27, 2017 at the age of 91. In 2008, the founder...

During an interview with Chris Moyles of Radio X, the multi-talented Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters shared a story about a hilarious conversation the band had with the legendary Christopher Walken when they were appearing together on Saturday Night Live in 2003. Walken has asked about the pronunciation of the band’s name and in...

A post shared by Aston Martin (@astonmartinlagonda) on Sep 28, 2017 at 1:29am PDT Aston Martin partnered with Triton Submarines to create “Project Neptune,” an upcoming limited edition luxury mini submarine that will allow up to three people to explore under water at depths of around 1,650 feet at a max speed of 3.5 miles...

Siobhan O’Brien posted a video of her three-year-old daughter going from cheery to utterly devastated after getting the news that her pregnant mother will be having a baby boy. Tasty candy helps the cute little girl calm down, but she is still not happy about the entire situation. Our little 3 year old’s unexpected reaction...

Industrial Light & Magic presents a fascinating breakdown of how hundreds of artists, scientists, and engineers from around the globe created the incredible visual effects for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We hope you enjoy the reel which was screened at the SIGGRAPH 2017 Computer Animation Festival and debuted world-wide on the September 27th...

German insect enthusiast and breeder Adrian Kozakiewicz of Insecthaus proudly displayed a gorgeous archachatina marginata ovum – a giant West African snail that appeared to be the size of a small cat. According to Kozakiewicz, this is “the biggest snail you’ll ever see” A post shared by Adrian Kozakiewicz/Insecthaus® (@insecthaus_adi) on Aug 9, 2017 at...

An adorable little big-eyed owl named Nicha was so enjoying a yummy head scratch from her human, that when he stopped, the insistent little strigidae complained loudly until he resumed his head scratching duties. Per her human, Nicha loves attention. My pet owl Nicha loves to play and for me to show her attention An...

Norwegian rocker Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios compared three different electric guitars at three different price points – a borrowed BC Rich Warlock MK1 that sells for less than $300, a Cherrystone Hollow Body purchased on eBay and an $1,800 Musil guitar. While he had good things to say about each of the guitars,...

Jane is an award-winning film from National Geographic that tells the story of anthropologist and primatologist Jane Goodall and her remarkable pioneering work with chimpanzees. In making the film, director Brett Morgan referred to lost footage from the archives and used an original score written by Philip Glass. Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been...

While watching the Invictus Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from the stands, an adorable little girl repeatedly swiped kernels of popcorn from a bag that was on the lap of the games founder Prince Harry. The Prince was so involved in a conversation on the other side that he remained oblivious to the theft, but...

Electrical engineer Greg Leyh has a long history of building amazing Tesla Coils, some of which have been featured in Survival Research Labs shows and at Maker Faire. He is currently is working on bringing the world’s largest Tesla Coil to life and he’s nearly completed the project, but unfortunately, he lost his creative space...

A post shared by Mark Powell art (@mark_powell_art) on Jul 12, 2017 at 5:58am PDT Equipped with his trusty medium black inked Bic Biro ballpoint pen, British artist Mark Powell draws absolutely incredible portraits of the beautifull weathered faces of older people that he sees onto the surfaces of vintage maps, newspapers, magazine covers and...

Toronto artist Dorota Pankowska created an awesome Blank Business Card that is only visible when viewed through a bright light. Pankowska shared more photos of her clever design on her website. It’s made from 3 layers of cardstock, and the one in the middle contains a laser cut stencil that allows the light to pass...

Zabring is offering a creative pair of largemouth bass fish slippers that look like they came straight out of the lake. The brightly colored microfiber slippers are available to purchase from Amazon. via WeirdShitYouCanBuy, Tina Roth Eisenberg Cutting Open a Big Mouth Billy Bass Singing Fish to Find Out What’s InsideA Big Mouth Billy Bass...

With the announcement of the BBC Blue Planet II prequel series, video producer Christophe Haubursin of Vox took a deep dive into the process by which composer Hans Zimmer, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood quite beautifully remixed an existing Radiohead song entitled “Bloom” into a gorgeously rich orchestral piece that worked perfectly with the series....

In their new insightful video essay, ScreenPrism dove in and gave us a wonderful breakdown of director Wes Anderson‘s life as a young man, his unique filming techniques, and his career launching 1998 comedy-drama film, Rushmore. The start of every school year provides a great excuse to revisit one of the most enduring films about...

Great Big Story travelled to the Japanese village of Inakadate in the Aomori Prefecture to learn more about the gorgeously detailed artistic rice paddy masterpieces that cover the many fields. Vice Mayor Yukio Kasai explained that the village has always been famous for growing rice and in an effort to promote tourism, the local farmers...

Looper takes a look at the easter eggs, hidden references, and things missed in season one of Netflix‘s television series, Stranger Things. Easter Eggs and Hidden References in LoganSecret Easter Eggs and References Hidden in Popular Television ShowsDaredevil Season 2 Easter Eggs, Secret Cameos and Hidden References

A fascinating advertisement for the retail payment system Klarma showed footage of a mysterious creature gliding underwater with its glorious long tresses luxuriously trailing along. It turns out that the creature is a gorgeous Afghan hound who plays a big role in the company’s highly creative “Smoooth” ad campaign. Last year, Klarna launched the “Smoooth”...

(larger) Retired Boeing software engineer Keith Enevoldsen created the color-coded “Periodic Tables of Elements, in Pictures and Words” for both kids and adults to help us all understand the chemical elements in a fun way with drawings of how they interact with our normal everyday lives. Enevoldsen also made a textual periodic table featuring even...

Victoria, British Columbia artist Kasey Golden challenged herself to see how small she could actually draw. Golden started off illustrating her cute original character, Hatch, on a standard 5″ x 7″ piece of paper and ended up with an extremely tiny scrap of paper that she had to use a magnifying glass on. A post...

Filmmakers Blake Faucette and Matthew Sumner of Distractotron and Beat Down Boogie created a new cosplay video featuring some of the most amazing pop culture themed costumes seen at Dragon Con 2017. They shared their full series of photos on Facebook and Instagram. A post shared by Blake Faucette (@videoguyblake) on Sep 22, 2017 at...

To celebrate season two of Stranger Things creeping up on us next month, Netflix created an amusing trailer, titled “Love in the Upside Down,” that imagines the popular series as a 1980s romantic comedy. A love story turned upside down. Beth & Taxes, A Romantic Comedy Parody About Love, Accounting, and Tax SeasonThe Upside Down...

In honor of Star Trek: Discovery, The Warp Zone performed a capella covers of five iconic Star Trek television show theme songs in one out of this world medley. They sing music from The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. Will Ferrell Sings the Female Vocals From the Original ‘Star...

A post shared by keisuke(25) (@kei7474) on Jul 22, 2017 at 5:11am PDT Japan is known for their amazing fireworks festivals (“hanabi“) that take place in various cities around the country throughout the course of the summer. Photographer Keisuke traveled to many of these festivals, capturing absolutely stunning photos that truly reflect the color, detail,...

Onni, the adorable umbrella cockatoo who likes to greet his dad at the door tried to make sense of the silly sounds that his human brother Chet was making. Ultimately, Onni decided to give Chet a kiss, perhaps in appreciation for the entertainment or in a polite effort to get him to be quiet. But...