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The AquaClimb is a fun series of custom made poolside mounted climbing walls that act as a safe alternative to diving boards and slides. Various versions of the aquatic climbing walls, which require no climbing gear, are available to purchase from the AquaClimb website. Energize Your Pool Scene with AquaClimb. A safe, fun alternative to...

Las Vegas video editor Robert Jones cleverly edited 75 movie scenes with bands to perform the song “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard. Here is the original music video. A ‘Home Alone’ Parody Music Video for the Song ‘Get Back’ by DUM in Which Band Members & Movie Characters Swap FacesFiery Music Video...

In a truly fascinating episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, host Tom Scott traveled to the Nottingham village of Gotham (pronounced Gautam) to recount the city’s unique history in which the residents of the 16th century pretended to be crazy in order to avoid visits by the King. This branded them simultaneously a village...

A feisty black cat named Pepé was keeping her human Brad Johnsen company while he was taking a bath, just hanging out quietly in the background. The little feline decided that she’d had enough, however, once he started singing about her and took some drastic action of her own in order to shut him up....

With the holiday season upon us, lucky owners of the Tesla Model X have discovered the wonderful Christmas mode built as an Easter Egg right into their cars. This cheery mode consists of a coordinated music and light show that during which the signature Falcon Wing doors raise and meet at the top of the...

In September 2016 we wrote about the Twinkling Stars Skirt by ThinkGeek a wonderful piece of clothing that ensures the stars will be out whenever it’s being worn. Since that time, this sparkly skirt has undergone some improvements to make it lighter and easier to wear They’ve replaced the long string of lights with LED...

The very talented and adventurous musician Rob Scallon went to his local Dollar Tree, purchased a tiny, toy guitar for a dollar, hooked it up to some electronics and rocked out rather respectably on an original heavy metal song that featured the distinctly tinkly sounds of the tiny toy axe. Rocking out on a budget....

A trucker caught dashcam footage of a fire truck smoothly drifting across four lanes of rush hour traffic on a Dallas, Texas highway while responding to an emergency. The rear axle steering of the truck allowed the back end to remain straight forward down the road, while the front cut across to the far left...

Textor released facinating video of their TS700 Involute Blade Slicer slicing bulk amounts of pepperoni and bacon at extremely high speeds. The rotating blade can easily cut through meats, up to 17 inches wide, at speeds of up to 2000 RPM. Capable of delivering high volumes of perfect meat and cheese slices in a wide...

While diving off the coast of Phuket, Thailand, a videographer with a sharp eye caught the amazing sight of an octopus emerging from a hole in the ocean floor and tossing away a crab shell with some force. The tidy little octopus had thoroughly enjoyed the contents of that shell earlier and seemingly wanted to...

Life Noggin narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko posits the question “Could You Actually Have An Anxiety Disorder?” and proceeds to explain via colorful animation, the causes of anxiety, the different forms of anxiety, the difference in brain chemistry for those who suffer from anxiety, how to relieve the symptoms of anxiety and how anxiety is...

In honor of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting theaters on December 15th, Joey Shanks of Shanks FX created a fascinating stop motion animation of a man using force powers to build a LEGO version of Kylo Ren‘s deadly TIE fighter spacecraft. ‘Shanks FX’ Recreates the Millennium Falcon Scene From ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’...

While on location in the Galapágos Islands for BBC Earth’s Blue Planet II, Rachel, one of the show’s directors, found out how friendly the area wildlife can be when a pelican showed up at her tent and refused to leave. No matter what Rachel did to try and shoo the bird away, the mischievously stubborn...

Los Angeles freelance trailer editor Clark Zhu created a moving mashup of movie trailers from 2017 featuring over 230 different films. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips A 2017 Movie Trailer Mashup Featuring 231 FilmsA Trailer for Disney’s 1991 Film Beauty and the Beast Made in the Style of the 2017 Live Action RebootA Mashup Movie...

Cookie Monster raps along to the song “Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check” by Busta Rhymes, with help from the Sesame Street gang, in an amusing mashup by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“). Here is the original music video. ‘Gimmie Some More… Cookies!’, A Mashup of Cookie Monster Performing the Busta Rhymes Song...

In June 2017, we posted a three part look at Barrow, Alaska, the most northern town in the United States and the people who live there. His and Hers Moments, a nomadic couple who travels all over the United States in an RV, spent some time in Barrow and documented a trip to the local...

Triple-X Motorsports created a spectacular compilation of people crashing their plastic toy cars while engaging in dangerous downhill racing at Rednecks With Paychecks Off-Road and Carter Off-Road Park. via Black Flag Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing, A Dangerous Downhill Challenge in Plastic Toy VehiclesThrill Seekers in Brazil Engage In an Exciting Downhill Roller-Cart RideA Racing Helmet...

Sesame Street star Mr. Snuffleupagus joined Vanity Fair to read and react to amazing facts about the universe. All-new episodes of Sesame Street air every Saturday on HBO. Sesame Street Introduces Julia, A Four-Year-Old Character With AutismJoe Mangrum on Sesame Street’s Word on the Street PodcastShocking Facts About ‘Sesame Street’ That You May Not Have...

YouTuber Juan Jose Picon captured the performance of an amazing street artist who very skillfully manipulated her red-skirted, red-lipsticked mouse marionette through an amazing number of different dance styles (including tap dancing and twerking) to the Luis Fonsi song “Despacito” A Cappella Group ‘Shir Soul’ Uses Colored Dreidels to Assign Vocal Roles While Performing a...

Robert Carlson of 5 Mad Movie Makers created an awesome video where a toy Thomas the Tank Engine and a group of his steam locomotive friends perform all sorts of sick stunts on wooden train tracks. Compilation of Thomas the Tank Engine CrashesHow the Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Is a Perfect Backing Track to...

An absolutely adorable hedgehog named Mr. Pokee showed off his new blue knitted socks while getting a yummy belly rub. Mr. Pokee lives in Wiesbaden, Germany with his human Talitha and has accompanied her on many a holiday. Traveling with Pokee started when I decided to go abroad for a semester. At that point Pokee...

In the 22nd episode of his ongoing documentary series, entitled No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty dives deep into the amazing career of the incredibly versatile, multi-talented Keith David whose golden voice has resonated across stage, film, television and many other forms of modern media. Keith David is perhaps best known for his roles as...

Storm chasing filmmaker Dustin Farrell has created “Transient“, a stunning timelapse that compiles gorgeous footage of lightning bolts striking across the clouds and piercing through the sky to make contact with the ground. Farrell spent many days and drove many miles across the Great Plains during the summer of 2017 to capture such amazing, hardwon...

Filmmaker, actor, writer and comedian Jordan Peele sat down with the cameras of Vanity Fair and humorously addressed some of the more colorful fan theories (and conspiracies) that popped on reddit about his brilliant film Get Out. While some of the theories were obvious and others that were way out there, there was one that...

Videographer Swede Mason has put together a hilarious mashup that traded in the prominent visage of David Byrne in the video for the iconic Talking Heads song “Once In a Lifetime” with that of Donald Trump, providing a rather interesting take on the lyrics. And you may ask yourself What is that beautiful house? And...

A post shared by Lauren Ko (@lokokitchen) on Nov 24, 2017 at 12:01pm PST Seattle pastry artist Lauren Ko creates beautiful handmade pies and tarts that look absolutely scrumptious, with lovely designs she creates with pie crust and fruits. Each of these gorgeous culinary works are also given names that describe just how good they...

Louis Plamondon (a.k.a. “Sleepy Skunk“), a movie trailer editor based in Los Angeles, created a fantastic 2017 movie trailer mashup featuring trailers from 231 films. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips A Trailer for Disney’s 1991 Film Beauty and the Beast Made in the Style of the 2017 Live Action RebootA Shot for Shot Comparison of...

Professional engineer Paul Klusman has created a amusing new video where the classic film, Star Wars: A New Hope, is reenacted with dressed up cats. Klusman, the man behind the “An Engineer’s Guide to Cats” series, featured plenty of fake lasers, escalators, percolators, hand puppets, and homemade props in his purrfect movie remake starring fellow...

A thrilling new behind the scenes featurette has been released for Star Wars: The Last Jedi that features cast members training for their very physical roles in the upcoming film. The Last Jedi is set to battle its way into theaters on December 15th, 2017. Behind the Scenes Look at Star Wars: The Last JediMark...

Determined Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd of the Learn Quick series challenged himself to quickly learn how to break a wine glass using only his voice. It took him approximately 4 hours and 29 minutes over the period of 14 days. A post shared by Mike Boyd (@mikeboydvideo) on Dec 4, 2017 at 4:08am PST Determined...

A post shared by Boogie Parker (@thesouthparkers) on Dec 1, 2016 at 7:41pm PST Boogie Parker, the wife of South Park co-creator Trey Parker, posted hilarious and adorable behind the scenes footage on Instagram last year of Trey helping their daughter Betty Boogie Parker recite dialogue for Ike Broflovski, the cute little potty mouth character...

The cast and director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi appeared on a special episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. At one point in the interview, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) explained to Jimmy Kimmel how the “I Am Your Father” scene transpired and also did a spot on impression of Harrison Ford (Han Solo). Star Wars:...

On the latest episode of their Frontiers series, Great Big Story caught up with 77-year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi who picked up art after retiring. Instead of painting with a standard paintbrush, however, Horiuchi produces all sorts of incredible Japanese landscapes with Microsoft Excel. When Tatsuo Horiuchi retired, he decided to try his hand at art. But...

Beirut pranksters Alex Stifler and Jad Khawandi of HowAboutBeirut frightened all sorts of random strangers around town by pretending to drop a tall stack of connected boxes on top of them. Rebirth 2013, A 32-Foot-Tall Stack of Junked CarsTwins Prank Strangers by Pretending to Teleport While Getting Their Photo TakenAn Autonomous Robot That Can Pick...

Two very curious cats approached a moving metronome with extreme caution, desperately wanting to know what it was, but afraid of its movement. Every time the metronome ticked, the larger calico cat would twitch in perfect time. Once she got her nerve up, however, the calico reached out to swat the thing. When the metronome...

Scottish scientist Lisa DeBruine posted a silent (and very clever) animated GIF created by Happy Toast in which three giant power lines appear to be playing a game of jump rope. In doing so, DeBruine posed a very good question, why do some people hear a thud or boom when the jump is completed despite...

The European Space Agency (ESA) posted a wonderful video of the Expedition 53 crew making pizza in zero gravity while on board the International Space Station. The supplies for making the pizza were sent up by the automated Cygnus spacecraft. A post shared by NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik (@astrokomrade) on Dec 2, 2017 at 5:51am...

An Israeli man in Binyamina Givat Ada, cleverly attached his violin bow to the windshield wipers of his truck, braced the violin itself against the driver’s side mirror and started the motor. The bow successfully swept back and forth across the strings, albeit rather dissonantly. But, after all practice does make perfect. My car is...

CryptoKitties by Axium Zen is a fascinating online game built using the Ethereum Blockchain technology that allows users to purchase virtual cats of with different traits to breed, sell, trade and collect. The setup involves a number of steps, all of which are explained on their site with a very helpful FAQ page. Additionally, users...

In 2016, Seung Chan Kim discovered why socks go temporarily missing in his house. It seems that with the help of a human accomplice, a sneaky little cat steals them while hiding underneath the upturned aqua blue laundry basket. It does help, however, that the cat is unknowingly loading the laundry basket for later. via...

While visiting his brother’s house in Chino Hills, California, a bearded man sought out the family dog, a funny little corgi who likes to spin around in endless circles as long that there’s a human hand to both lead and chase. I was visiting my brother in California. He knows I love this trick, so...

HBO Sports and the WWE teamed up with Bill Simmons to produce a documentary all about the life and career of professional wrestling legend André the Giant. Their first trailer, titled “He Was A God,” gives us a glimpse at a small portion of the amazing entertainment that the amazing man brought to fans around...

Josh and Ollie, known collectively known as Jolly as well as the “Korean Englishmen“, hilariously examined the English language and many of its quirks. Citing the number of homonyms (tear), homophones (tier), homographs (tear vs. tear) unusual letter combinations (enough) and conflicting definitions (nonplussed), Jolly declared English to be the most difficult and confusing language...

Adult Swim posted a Star Wars video featuring some of the funniest moments from Robot Chicken where Luke Skywalker has come “face-to-helmet” with his evil Sith lord father, Darth Vader. Vader’s Little Princess, A Star Wars Themed Children’s Book SequelDarth Vader and Son, A Star Wars Childrens Book by Jeffrey BrownRobot Chicken Star Wars Episode...

In May 2017, technician Brian Johnson sounded the beautifully renovated foghorn at the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse on Shetland Island, Scotland for the first time since 1987. Filmmaker JJ Jamieson documented the wonderful mechanical process that engages the gears to sound the horn. The Sumburgh Head Foghorn is a striking landmark. Recently restored and re-painted, the...

Sam Terry and his team at LID Helmets have created a wonderful foldable bike helmet for urban riders that features a collapsible and comfortable design. The stylish helmet, which comes in multiple colors, can easily be stored in a bag with ease. They are currently raising funds on Indeigogo to help with the manufacturing costs...

Bettina Warburg of Animal Ventures partnered with Wired to sit down to explain/discuss the concept of blockchain, the primary technology behind Bitcoin, with people at five different ages and at five different levels of understanding, ranging from a little girl who quickly grasped the idea of trade all the way to a man with significant...

Adam Savage of Tested visited Tom Spina Designs to get a behind the scenes look at how they brought his Chewbacca mask to life. The same mask that Savage wore to Comic-Con 2017. What’s underneath all that Wookiee fur? Adam and Tom walk through the many parts of Chewbacca, going over little-known details about how...

Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with incredible Swedish jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling to perform a lively cover of the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. Carling not only sang the lyrics, but she also played 10 different instruments and did some impressive tap dancing during the cover. Here is the original song. A post shared...

Lucas the Spider, the adorable animated arachnid by Joshua Slice who thought he had too many eyes, found himself outside in the winter cold, waiting by the window and asking to be let in. After getting no response, Lucas decided to just go sleep in the shed. Can I come inside please. It’s really really...