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In a fascinating collaborative video from Vox and podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz, video producer Christophe Habursin explains how noise from increased boat traffic and explosive seismic surveying is affecting life underwater, particularly those marine animals (i.e. whales, dolphins) who rely upon sound as their primary sense. We often think of the ocean as a quiet,...

Dog trainer and security consultant Robert Zembrzuski and his amazing dog Milo” The Machine” of K9 Lenin in Luton, Bedforshire, England, very skillfully demonstrated a specific form of tactical crowd control in which Milo positions himself between Zembrzuski’s legs and the two walk, run and move perfectly in synch with one another. The two are...

Middle of Beyond has created a motion activated Alien Xenomorph egg storage container that “opens while emanating a green glow.” It is available to purchase from their shop. A Creepy Set of Glow in the Dark Alien Xenomorph Eggs Carefully Placed in a CartonAn Adorable Alien Xenomorph PlushHow to Make a Xenomorph Cryo-Stasis Tube and...

In a wonderful Ted Ed lesson written by educator Hanan Qasim and animated by Adriatic Animation, the purposeful pharmacological effect of caffeine is explained, specifically how it works in the human body to promote wakefulness. In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system. It keeps us awake by blocking...

The late, great Ronnie James Dio is known for his powerful voice, his pioneering sound, his slight stature and his iconic use of an old Italian hand gesture to indicate the devil’s horns of heavy metal (also handy memory tool for major/minor pairs on guitar per Suke Cerulo.) What is lesser known about the musician,...

A post shared by JAXA (@jaxajp) on Jul 14, 2017 at 5:49am PDT The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency brought a cute spherical camera drone, called the Int-Ball, to remotely float around and watch over the astronauts while they work on the International Space Station. According to JAXA, the “camera drone can record video while moving...

A wonderfully sweet yellow Labrador retriever named Messy offered his neighbor, an anxious Siberian husky named Audi, an affectionately comforting hug over the wooden fence. Audi had escaped from his front yard when his human inadvertently left the gate open and immediately ran over to see his reassuring canine friend. Oranit Kittagul, Messy’s human told...

Improv Everywhere conducted their fourteenth MP3 Experiment in New York City’s Battery Park and it featured thousands of people listening to synchronized instructions before engaging in an epic ping pong battle with tuned percussion tubes. For our latest mission, thousands of people followed secret, synchronized instructions delivered via headphones in New York’s Battery Park. Participants...

Volcom and Stab teamed up to install a 100-foot floating dock, named “The Dock,” in the middle of a ocean surf break in Bali, Indonesia and invited a group of talented surfers to have some fun on it. They captured footage of Balaram Stack, Imaikalani Devault, Noa Deane, Ozzie Wright, Mitch Coleborn, and Yago Dora...

Zebra Corner has inserted a “Real Person” named Mahk into a new commercial for the 2017 Buick Envision small luxury SUV. Here is the original commercial. Grandma is not safe. A ‘Real Person’ Named Mahk Is Inserted Into the Blind Panel of Chevy’s ‘More Awards’ CommercialA ‘Real Person’ Named Mahk Is Inserted Into the Blind...

While out walking on with his human Mark Freely along the harbor in Port Jefferson, Long Island, a heroic English golden retriever named Storm saw something that needed his attention and plunged into the water to investigate. As Storm made his way back to shore, it became clear that he was rescuing a tiny fawn...

The creative husband and wife wedding photographer team Judy and Gavin Holt has created “The Sequel: Gender Reveal,” scary horror movie gender reveal trailer to announce to their family and friends that they are having a second child. We wrote about their creepy pregnancy trailer from 2015 announcing their first Holt baby. via reddit Creative...

Simon Peterson (a.k.a. “The Peterson“) has created a fantastic video that takes all of us on a “pop culture nostalgia trip to the year 2006.” A complete list of the music and video clips that Simon used is available to view on his Remember blog. A Pop Culture Nostalgia Trip to the Year 1995Remember 2006,...

French filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu has created “Raiders of the Lost Darth,” a mashup of Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Star Wars films series. This is a special edition of his mashup from last year, titled “Raiders of the Lost Dark,” which includes more special effects and cameos. Indy Solo is back...

As a tribute to Jogwheel‘s classic Microwave This series on YouTube, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys created a super slow motion video of an airbag exploding in a microwave. The slow motion segments were filmed at 1,000fps and 2,00fps with a Phantom Flex4K camera. Gav and Dan pay tribute to...

A beautiful and determined Bengal cat decided that she wanted to get away from all the noise downstairs and skillfully carried her matching bed up the stairs and around the curve despite the fact it was at least twice her size. A Clever Cat Skillfully Opens a Dresser Drawer, Jumps In and Closes It From...

In a vivid episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, the ever-curious Tom Scott explained why computers aren’t able to capture the true intensity of rich pigments as he mixed up a batch of “The World’s Pinkest Pink” powdered paint by artist Stuart Semple. There are all sorts of complicated and clever ways that computers...

National Geographic has created an absolutely gorgeous, mesmerizing video that slows down the frantic beating wings of brightly colored bee hummingbirds to a pace that allows the human eye see how remarkably they fly, feed and shake themselves off. The video accompanies a longer article about documenting the movement of these fascinating creatures. The wings...

British Airways teamed up with Comic Relief to present a really amusing safety video that features various British celebrities who are auditioning for coveted roles in said safety video while reading the script aloud and thereby getting the job done. Included amongst these celebrities are Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gordon Ramsay, Thandie Newton, Sir Ian McKellan, Jim...

A very determined 21 year old British man named Ed Pratt, who began an amazing worldwide trek upon his unicycle in 2015, very admirably took on the challenge of riding his cycle 3,400 miles across China to raise money for the School in a Bag organization. This incredible trip concluded almost six months after he...

To celebrate his millionth YouTube subscriber, Binging With Babish host Andrew Rea gave viewers a behind the scene look at his show setup and created the hilarious, super-sized entrée from the Saturday Night Live classic “Taco Town” parody commercial. Andrew made a crepe, pizza, multiple tacos and smashed them all together before deep-frying it all...

Dutch 2-year-old Senn Swieters was on track to take first place during a walking bike race in Klazienaveen, Netherlands earlier this month. As young Senn was about to cross the finish, he decided to change plans at the last second and turn around to race across the course again. via POPSUGAR Moms POV Footage of...

A post shared by Sophi (@sophifromtaipei) on Jul 10, 2017 at 9:25am PDT In a wonderful ad campaign for the 29th Summer Universiade Games, the subway cars of Taipei City, Taiwan were transformed into realistic immersive venues mimicking those of the scheduled sports. This includes a swimming pool, a football (soccer) field, a running track...

For their wonderful Real Happiness Project, the filmmakers of BBC Earth and creators of the incredible nature documentary Planet Earth II have repurposed ten hours of footage from their travels to create a soothing visual soundscape of relaxing mountain from around the world. As part of the Real Happiness Project we want to take you...

A playful litter of teeny tiny kittens hiding the front hedges adorably poked their heads out from the bushes each time their human rustled the branches and then popped right back down into the leafy lattice. The game was either one of peek-a-boo or whac-a-mole, depending on one’s perspective, but very amusing nonetheless. Kitt-a-Boo, A...

A photographer who goes by the name Ginger Beard captured incredible footage of a small bird that appeared to float in mid-air across the lens of his Hikivision EXIR Turret IP Network camera. This amazing effect was created by setting the frame rate at the same speed as the flapping of the bird’s wings. Ginger...

Bagel Seeds pic.twitter.com/xMw7j6KEha — Correct Names (@CorrectNames) July 11, 2017 Correct Names is an amusing account on Twitter that shares their “correct names” for everyday objects and animals. They refer to Cheerios as bagel seeds, an Apple charging cable is apple juice, and human teeth are mouth scissors. Barcode Horse pic.twitter.com/7cgNzxMcyV — Correct Names (@CorrectNames)...

When the employees of Argonics in Louisville, Colorado arrived at work and saw that their front door had been smashed to pieces, they thought they had been robbed. Despite the damage, however, it appeared that nothing was missing. The curious employees then reviewed security camera footage which revealed a rather unruly billy goat repeatedly ramming...

Princess Zelda Needs You Los Angeles artist Fernando Reza created a breathtaking new set of seventeen Legend of Zelda themed World War II propaganda posters. Each poster is available to purchase from his website. We previously wrote about Fernando’s Super Mario Bros. propaganda posters. The Triforce To Victory The Waves The Moon The Deku Tree...

The Minecraft Redstone Wall Torch, created by the GeeLabs at ThinkGeek, looks like it is straight out of the popular video game and lights up and area with a simple click of a button. You can sit it upright on a flat surface or mount it at an angle on a wall. Whether you use...

Father and son team Dan and Lincoln Markham of What’s Inside examined an actual stop light and then cut it open to find out exactly what is inside. We CUT OPEN a Stop Light!! Super interesting!! This was really interesting and educational! Always wondered how traffic lights work! Father and Son Throw Things Off a...

The Graham Norton Show has created a fantastic compilation of some of the best Star Wars moments. Guests like Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu), John Boyega (Finn), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), and Tina Fey have appeared on the show to share their hilarious Star Wars stories. Some of the Best Moments From The Graham Norton...

On a calorie filled episode of Cracked‘s Honest Ads series, businessman Roger Horton (Jack Hunter) stars in a parody commercial that reveals how junk food companies manage to get us hooked on chips, candy, and crackers. Now that we’re starting to get this whole cigarette thing under control, can we take care of the junk...

E Gilliam has created a clever bingo card for people who spend a lot of time sitting in on conference calls while at work. image via E Gilliam via Boing Boing Boing Boing BingoSneaky Cards, A Card Game About Creating Fun and Creative Social InteractionsClever Cockatoo Very Methodically Solves a Puzzle Box Puzzle Box He...

A post shared by theoatmeal (@theoatmeal) on Jul 16, 2017 at 11:28am PDT The Oatmeal takes a look at an adorable little baby fart. Click on the arrow to scroll through the comic. Pikachu in 2016Classic Paintings Recreated With Modern Comic Book SuperheroesWhen Cats Get Inspired by The Empire Strikes Back

The very talented Rob Scallon performed a three-minute medley of guitar licks off of every song from every album ever recorded by the band Rage Against the Machine on his signature Rob Scallon 8-String ML1-8RS Chapman guitar. Every Rage Against the Machine song from their 4 album releases Rage Against the Machine (1992), Evil Empire...

The incredible velvet-voiced Puddles Pity Party sang a beautifully heartfelt old timey rendition of the brilliant Tom Waits lullaby “On the Nickel” from the album Heart Attack and Vine and film of the same name. Puddles was skillfully accompanied by Sweet Dick Rowlinson on tack piano. Tom Waits music is near and dear to me...

A wonderful but very protective elephant named Kabu at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand is very fond of her personal mud pile. So much that she actively guards it against intrusion by any other members of the herd, using any tool at her disposal including her legs, mouth and trunk. Kabu loves […]

Gina Barton and Joe Posner of Vox created a fascinating video essay that recounts the both the incredible talent of Vincent Van Gogh and the incredible challenges that he faced in his troubled life. Famous for chopping off a piece of his ear in a fit and delivering it to a woman in a brothel, […]

The incredibly talented Steve Onotera aka SamuraiGuitarist flawlessly played an absolutely gorgeous acoustic medley of Disney songs on a ringing, nylon-stringed classical guitar. Here’s a mashup of some classic Disney songs from Robin Hood, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, Pocahontas and Mulan. Enjoy! A Medley of Daft Punk Songs Played […]

tinyTesla is a wonderful do-it-yourself kit that contains all the supplies available to build a miniature Tesla Coil that plays music via USB connection and shoots sparks up to 4″ long in time to the tempo of the song playing. The tinyTesla is available for purchase in the Laughing Squid store for $197.00, 14% off […]

Wired took a look at the history of how color has been used in the film industry over the past 100 years, specifically noting how the color film process started, the various techniques that have developed over time and the amazing digital technologies available in modern times. Before they figured out how to shoot film […]

Edward Usher has created a funny 2017 edit of the ending to Inception that replaces Dom Cobb’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) spinning top totem with a fidget spinner. via reddit Musician Plays Bass With a Whirling Fidget SpinnerRazor Blades Turn a High-Speed Top Into a Powerful Hot Dog Slicing MachineFidget Spinner in a Vice Blasted With Air […]

Excited for the seventh season premiere of the Game of Thrones, the very talented musician GLASYS performed a brilliant cover of the iconic instrumental theme on an incredible series of synthesizers. GLASYS is also offering free mp3 available though his website. Gear used: Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 6, Nord Stage 2 EX, Akai MPK Mini […]

Chicago engineer Matt Mikka of Warped Perception filmed an Estes model rocket engine igniting underwater in super slow motion with a Phantom Flex4K high-speed digital camera. This time I take a estes Model Rocket Engine and Ignite it underwater to see just what happens, will it burn? will it blow? All while filming it in […]

A beautiful and very curious horse named Gypsy made her feelings very clear regarding the plush toy pony that her human set out for her. After fully investigating, Gypsy decided that she needed to put away such childish things and gave the fuzzy pony a swift kick that readily knocked it over. At first, Gypsy […]

Master impressionist and regular Walking Dead cast member Ross Marquand invoked some of his favorite characters auditioning for unlikely movie roles. Included in these unusual pairings are Tom Cruz reading for Star Wars, Antonio Banderas reading for The Big Lebowski and John C. Reilly reading for The Graduate Ross Marquand and his best celebrity impressions. […]

Irish actor Aidan Gillen, who plays Lord Petyr Baelish (“Littlefinger”), joined Vanity Fair to give us a recap of Game of Thrones season six in under five minutes. A Look at What Ads, Shows, and Movies Actors Were on Before They Were on ‘Game of Thrones’A Recap of Game of Thrones Season Five in a […]

Filmmakers at Corridor Digital teamed up with Mike Diva to create a hilarious short film featuring a group of fidget spinner masters who must face off in an epic anime style battle. A post shared by Corridor Digital (@corridordigital) on Jun 6, 2017 at 10:14pm PDT Watch the new vid I made with @CorridorDigital and […]

Digg created a video featuring every on-screen death in season six of Game of Thrones. We previously wrote about their Game of Thrones death montages from seasons one through five. Supercut of Every On-Screen Death in Season Five of ‘Game of Thrones’Supercut of Every On-Screen Death in Season Four of ‘Game of Thrones’Supercut of Every […]