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A post shared by Max Turk (@missmaxturk) on Jan 14, 2018 at 4:34pm PST Take a selfie and discover if your portrait is in a museum Google Arts and Culture has collaborated with over 1,200 museums around the world to provide the users of a very fun and informative app that gives insights into famous...

Patrick Nan recreated a scene from Fist of Fury to make it look like Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee) battles Hiroshi Suzuki (Riki Hashimoto), armed with a red lightsaber, with deadly lightsaber nunchucks. Nam was inspired by Ameen Naksewee‘s (a.k.a. “ameeeeba“) amazing illustration, “Bruce Lee Jedi.” image via Ameen Naksewee Les Misérables Performed With an Epic...

The first teaser trailer for the second season of the chilling Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale offers a peek into what Offred’s (Elisabeth Moss) life and the lives of others have come to after the first season and the changes that they all will face. Because Margaret Atwood‘s original 1985 novel ended much in the...

When really sweet dog named Maggie heard her human ask if she wanted to go to bed, her ears pricked up in tacit agreement. Maggie made her way over to her bed, let out a big yawn and was lovingly tucked in for the night. Boarded Dog Who Lost Her Babies Breaks Out of Her...

A post shared by Joseph Ford (@josephfordphotography) on Oct 26, 2017 at 11:18am PDT For his amazing series “Knitted Camouflage“, British photographer Joseph Ford enlisted the yarn skills of Nina Dodd to create custom sweaters that exactly match the environment of the photograph. For one photo, Ford collaborated with French street artist Monsieur Chat, who...

An absolutely beautiful green quaker parrot named Rio sitting atop the refrigerator repeatedly let out a hearty laugh whenever his human Scotch blew air onto his feathers. Rio’s laugh was so infectious that Scotch began laughing too. this is my quaker parrot, his names rio and he is very green and very sinister. via reddit...

Dashcam footage from on I-95 in Florida shows a gray car attempting to change lanes begin swerving and suddenly spinning wildly out of control across three lanes. The driver of the car, however, stayed calm and skillfully recovered within moments and without incident. via Boing Boing A Driverless Golf Cart Spins Out of Control at...

Netflix has partnered with Hasbro and Mystifying Oracle to create an upside down version of the classic Ouija board inspired by the popular Stranger Things television series. It is available to purchase from Amazon and the BigBadToyStore. Supernatural forces were uncovered, a young boy was rescued from a parallel dimension, and monsters—both human and otherworldly—were...

Romy McCloskey, a talented costume designer in Texas who raises butterflies, used her creative skills to repair the underdeveloped, broken wing of a young monarch butterfly. Using pieces of a wing from another butterfly who passed, McCloskey was able to fill in the gaps and create a smooth surface that allowed him to fly for...

The product designers at iomaa have created a 3D printed measuring cube that has the potential to bring order to any kitchen area and replace a majority of measuring tools. A single cube is able to accurately measure cups, teaspoon, tablespoons, and milliliters. The 3D printing files are available to download from Thingiverse. images via...

Half as Interesting explains in great detail how a shift in the official time zone for the island country of Samoa came about due to a desire to have closer ties with New Zealand and Australia than they did with the United States. Before 2011, Samoa was just three hours behind California, which made US...

Chris Smith and Jack De Sena of Chris and Jack have created “Secret Alien,” a great new comedy sketch where an uncertain space crew has trouble finding the dangerous alien that is hidden inside of one of them. ‘Alien: Covenant’ Prologue Trailer Features the Crew Enjoying Their ‘Last Supper’ Before CryosleepWeyland-Yutani Builds the Synthetic Android...

Art of the Film has created a captivating video featuring many of the different sounds found in season seven of Game of Thrones. No music included here, only sound effects and foley. Volume up, best with headphones. Enjoy! Supercut of Every On-Screen Death in Season Five of ‘Game of Thrones’An Epic Supercut Tribute to the...

DaveHax is back with another dapper life hack video where he demonstrates how to quickly tie a tie, without putting it on, and make the perfect knot. Perfect for formal wear and looking smart. How to Quickly Tie Your Shoelaces Using the Ukrainian Knot MethodLED Ampli-Tie, A Necktie That Doubles as a Working VU MeterA...

In an facinating episode of State of Repair, Motherboard sat down with pinball doctors Mike Hooker of Sayville, Long Island and Jon Ehrlich, owner of the Brooklyn pinball bar Jackbar, to chat with them about the popularity of pinball games today and what goes into keeping the specialized machines running. Pinball was once an American...

Stormtroopers walking down the stairs followed by Darth Vader. pic.twitter.com/LoQhOtdkpq — Sam Kalidi (@samkalidi) January 11, 2018 In a hilarious Star Wars themed remix, a solemn group of penguin Stormtroopers marched down the stairs one by one, clearing the way so that a penguin Darth Vader could make his grand entrance to a soundtrack of...

During a scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a rebel soldier tasted the white substance found on the surface of the small mineral planet Crait and quickly realizes that it was salt. LeeAnna Vamp created a clever parody of the scene where her nephews play rebel soldiers and, after realizing what the planet is...

When a tiny baby cockatiel loudly begged his father for something to eat, the older bird patiently showed his son how he could eat on his own instead of just doing it for him. According to their human KristinGfugl, this is the first time she’s seen this happen. This is the first time I have...

For a number of years, we’ve been writing about the goofy antics of the baby giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China. Now these beautiful bears are coming to the big screen in an IMAX documentary feature film entitled PANDAS. The film, which is coming to theaters on...

Comicbook.com posted a hilarious gag reel for Thor: Ragnarok that features director Taika Waititi introducing a funny new Marvel film intro, dancing around on set, and having loads of fun with cast members. All of the good times and lighthearted directing made for one amusing superhero film. Thor Loses His Hammer and Battles Hulk in...

YouTuber Austin McConnell, a man who knows words, humorously explained through animation the fascinating history of ten different letters that are no longer part of the American English alphabet. While some of these symbols still exist in modern lexicon, such as ampersand (&) and ash (æ),the others either faded away with time or just never...

Netflix released the first trailer for Altered Carbon, their upcoming thrilling cyberpunk murder mystery series created by Laeta Kalogridis, based on the novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan. The series takes place in a dystopian world where human consciousness can easily be digitally loaded via memory stick. A former Envoy soldier, Takeshi...

Dani Ochoa performed a brilliant cover of the Star Wars Cantina Band song just by writing a formula on a piece of paper with a pencil. She also did a similar cover of the “The Imperial March”. Make sure to turn up the volume and mute any other sounds for the full effect. Surf Rock...

A post shared by Canan Esen (@nanacnese) on Feb 22, 2017 at 4:23am PST Artist Canan Esen creates absolutely beautiful watercolor portraits and illustrations of marine and animal life, many of which are considered to be threatened/endangered. Included in this category are elephants, reindeer, sperm whales, humpback whales, Orcas, and sea turtles. With the sale...

In March 2017, Brainfoo created an instructional video where they demonstrate how to make a tiny and very sharp katana using household items and tools. via The Awesomer How to Make a Miniature Bow and ArrowHow to Make Amazing Optical Illusions Using Household ItemsHow to Make a Ghost Trap From ‘Ghostbusters’ Using Cardboard and Tape

“MOWAGON” is a creative timelapse video, pieced together by Hamish Waterhouse from “millions of tiny photos taken on a Fujifilm X100T,” that takes a tour of Waterhouse and Hannah Chisnall‘s 1978 Dodge MOWAG B300 van, in order to help sell thier quirky vehicle which is currently located in Columbia. A post shared by Hamish Waterhouse...

A tenacious little ferret was so fiercely determined to open up a dresser drawer that she used every single part of her long body and a variety of different motions to make this happen. While ferret did fall off at the end, per her human, it will be there waiting for her when she’s ready...

Jacob Collier, an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist, partnered with Wired to sit down to explain and discuss the concept of harmony with people at five different ages and at five different levels of expertise. The conversations ranged from a young boy who quickly grasped this musical idea all the way to Collier playing a gorgeous duet...

Looping Japan 2017 is a beautiful series of animated GIF illustrations, created by artist Clara Christine Wijaya, that were each inspired by sights taken in during her trip to Japan last March. Wijaya posted more animated illustrations and the photos that inspired them on Behance, Instagram, and her Facebook page. I went to Japan for...

A post shared by Natasha (@ebdogs4096) on Jan 11, 2018 at 7:09am PST Natasha Jones, an employee at the Einstein Bagel Company in Melbourne, Florida who works the drive-thru window, has taken it upon herself to document the adorable facial expressions of the dogs in the cars that come through. Some are curious, others are...

Red Bull posted a thrilling new video, titled “Moonline,” that follows French professional speed riding and speed flying athlete Valentin Delluc as he majestically flies at night, during a full moon, over the Bossons Glacier in Chamonix, France with his LED illuminated wing. Valentin Delluc is a pioneering speedrider who’s flown down a French glacier...

In response to a viewer submitted question, SciShow host Hank Green explained what dogs see when they watch television with their humans, particularly focusing on the physical differences between human and canine eyes in terms of image perception. …regardless of breed, what dogs see on the screen is definitely not what we see. Dogs’ visual...

Swedish sculptor and stop-motion animator Alexander Unger (a.k.a. “Guldies“) has created “Going Fishing,” a splendid stop-motion clay animation about a person setting up camp and fishing on top of their project desk. The animation is filled to the brim with new stuff I’ve never tried before. I animated with branches and leaves, paper, clay, fabric,...

Two methanol-fueled snowmobiles competed in a super fast drag race during the Snow Outlaws 2018 Michigan Madness event on January 5th in Mancelona. Jason Asselin posted an awesome video of driver Mike Allen and the Stilson Racing team taking their methanol-powered Arctic Cat snowmobile, called “The War Eagle,” to a first place finish. Power Tool...

The OCTO Citrus Reamer is a whimsical design by Almond Studio for Ototo that’s shaped like a petite blue octopus. This little cephalopod will get quite the workout as it sinks into a halved citrus fruit thrashes out its juice for use in cocktails, lemonade and other recipes. Octo is available for pre-order for its...

It’s a small world performed a wonderful electronic cover of the Game of Thrones theme song on four musical calculators.. Here is the original song. A Musical Mashup of 20 Iconic Television Show Theme Songs Performed in Two MinutesMusical Mashup of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Song & “This is a Man’s World” by James...

Paper airplane artist Luca Iaconi-Stewart sat down with Wired to explain how he spent the past decade, on and off, carefully creating a highly-detailed paper model of a Boeing 777 airliner using manila folders, X-ACTO blades, glue, and straight edges. What began as a school project years ago has morphed into an oft torn apart...

In a fascinating clip from the BBC Earth special Cats Uncovered, the way cats use their whiskers is examined through an experiment with a very playful cat who was more than willing to demonstrate his skills with a fishing rod toy. What the researchers found was that cats rely on their whiskers to assist them...

On an adventurous episode of their Human Condition series, Great Big Story traveled to a battlefield to watch excited participants engage in Boxwars, a battle between combatants who are heavily armed with custom designed cardboard armor and weapons. Ready for combat? Grab some cardboard, tape and hot glue for a battle of epic proportions. Welcome...

“60 Years of Logos: Chermayeff and Geismar” is a wonderful film by Dress Code for their client AIGA that tells the story of the legendary founders of Chermayeff & Geismar (Now Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv), the design duo who, over the past 60 years, have created some of the world’s most iconic logos. Amongst...

In a vigilant TED-Ed lesson by Emma Bryce, animated by Bruna Bey and Ricke Ito, narrator Addison Anderson explains how all of the components of the human body’s immune system work together to defend against any threat of disease, infection or illness on a daily basis. This system is a vast network of cells, tissues,...

In an adorable preview for the BBC One series Big Cats, a tiny rusty-spotted kitten, the world’s smallest species of wild cats, curiously explored his brand new world in the Sri Lankan forest. The tiny feline made his way through the woods, literally testing the waters of a stream, before charging forward to cross. A...

Musician Jon Hart performs amazing fingerstyle covers of multi-track songs with just himself and his guitar. Amongst the songs he’s covered are “Money” by Pink Floyd, “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac, “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve and “Three Little Birds/One Love” by Bob Marley. Hart amazingly covers each instrumental role (bass line, rhythm and percussion)...

In a nuanced episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain how a non-native speaker of any language may have difficulty speaking that language without an accent because they don’t having the right set of sounds within their native vocabulary arsenal, but...

The teaser trailer for the fifth season of the hit HBO show Silicon Valley shows a great deal of change for Pied Piper gang. With Erlich gone, their living situation is tenuous even as Richard’s company grows in size and esteem. The Pied Piper crew is back and getting reckless in a brand new season...

In a vivid episode of the PBS series It’s Okay To Be Smart, host Joe Hanson explained how certain animals like flamingos get their color from what they eat (carotenoids), before moving on to posit the question “Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?”. After examining the wings of butterflies and feathers of birds, Hanson...

In 2010, two adorable little Scottish fold kittens named Dusky and Cheese Puff, who both appear to be quite fond of fresh fruit, politely took turns at greedily consuming the same strawberry being held by their human. Dusky, the longhaired kitten, was more aggressive in the eating, while Cheese Puff was happy to just lick...

YouTuber Angel Nene has created a really wonderful video series in which photos of celebrities are seamlessly morphed into live 3D timelapses and accompanied by soundtracks appropriate for each time period of their respective careers. In one such video video for The Beatles, Neme captured the Fab Four aging together using a wonderful compilation of...

Don Komarechka, a Canadia photographer and author of the book SSky Crystals: Unraveling the Mysteries of Snowflakes, captures absolutely striking macro images of individual snowflakes that contain colorful patterns inside. These colors and patterns can be caused by malformations as the flake develops, a change in thickness, moisture and even external forces like wind. Komarechka...

YouTuber and gamer Hin Nya created a spectacular Aliens themed roller coaster ride in Frontier Developments‘ construction and management simulation video game, Planet Coaster. They released a 15 minute guided tour of their thrilling ride that takes viewers through major plot points and scenes from James Cameron‘s classic 1986 film. via reddit BATMAN: The Ride,...